Since my funds are limited I have decide to do most of my garden in grow beds. I will do one 30’ long section as a grow box. Here is the definition of a grow bed copied from the program.
Grow beds use your natural soil and are usually 16 to 22 inches wide, running from10 to 50 feet in length. (For your convenience, Garden Wizard uses 18-inch widths and 30 feet lengths, although you can change either dimension to meet your particular needs.) There is a walkway ranging from 3 to 3.5 feet between each bed, and similar space around the edges of the garden for easy access. Each bed can have one or two rows, depending on the type of plant. For example, lettuce is grown in 2 rows per bed while tomatoes are grown in only 1 row per bed. Water and fertilizer are applied directly down the middle of the bed (between the two rows). Grow bed gardening is less expensive than grow box gardening because you do not need special soil, lumber for the sides, and so forth.
In order to have as much success as possible, your garden area should:
- Be at least 18 inches wide
- Have rows running from North to South
- Be levelable (even if you need to use terraces)
- Have an adequate water supply
- Have easy access to the rows and edges
In addition, since you live near Tooele, Utah, your garden should be exposed to a FULL afternoon sun.
Most of your garden will be planted after the last spring freeze, around 5/4/2004.
Here is a screen shot of that section.
