Mark Van

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Starting your first market garden can seem quite intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be so difficult, as long as you break it down into smaller steps.
1. Do Your Research
2. Find Some Land
3. Plan Your Crops and Production
4. Prepare Your Soil
5. Plant Your Crops
6. Maintaining Your Crops
7. Harvesting
It’s best for market gardeners to try and find in-demand products that fetch a high price and are currently under-served in the local market. Although pretty much any crop can be grown. It’s best to avoid crops like corn and wheat though, which large farms are already supplying lots of at low prices. Of course, it will depend on your local area. The name “market garden” gives a good clue that you should be listening to what your market is asking for, and then supply that.
3 years ago
Vegetable gardening requires a commitment of time and effort, but growing your own fresh vegetables doesn't have to take over your life. If you start with a few easy-to-grow vegetables that don't require daily care, you will be eating fresh. You don't even need a full garden: Most of these vegetables can be grown in containers and kept at a hand's reach.
Leafy Greens
Herbs
Cherry Tomatoes
Beans
Garlic
Onions
3 years ago
Stack woody waste in a shallow trench in a garden bed; burn the brush until the smoke thins; dampen the fire with a one-inch dirt cover; let the brush smoulder until it is burned.
3 years ago