How to Size and Plan a Vegetable Garden 

Pretty much one of the top four best gardening channels on the tube

I’m a beginner gardener my name is John and your information has been some of the best I’ve seen and heard on RU-vid I really appreciate the work and the effort that you put into your videos thank you very much I have six raised birdie garden beds that I’m starting this year wish me luck! Michigan

This can get pretty overwhelming for a person like me who has only ever grown a few things in grow bags. Im in way too deep now. I started way too many plants. Im stressing over exactly how to lay them out. I should have started with a plan first. I guess Im just going to start transplanting and praying. 🙏 Theres soo much info on youtube. This video is actually helpful.

I love you for showing this. I was struggling to come up with a decent plan. Thank you...

3 days of going down the rabbit hole on growing a vegetable patch and this has been the most useful video so far, thank you 😀

Really appreciate the straight-forward, actionable advice! Keep up the great videos. As a recent home buyer this is really helpful to pre-plan what to do with our empty yard for next season.

So helpful! I am planning my own garden this year. Great details and hints that will help tremendously to someone new at this.

I plan on incorporating more vegetables into my flower gardens this year. I love how well flowers and vegetables grow together and complement each other in my small yard. I've already started planning where my raised beds are going and where the walkways will be. I hope that 2021 is a better year for all of us. Stay safe and healthy.

I love your dedication to the metric system All the best Eben

Don't really understand those two thumbs down. The video/content is great!

I just made a 20x20 garden so glad I found this video

Very helpful! I am known to get garden fever and then poop out because of the sheer work. This winter I will plan BETTER with your suggestions. Thank you!

Very helpful. This is my first year doing an actual in ground garden. Have done a couple raised beds the past few years.

excellent video!

I love the look of your garden. Mine is spread out all over the place, a few plants here, there, and yonder. It works for me, with very little labor to keep it going. I'm in the south so many of my veggies are planted in guilds under trees to shade them during the heat of the day, otherwise they would burn up mid-summer.

Hey!! I love love love your composting video thank you!

Thank you so much for this video. Because I tend to over plant, I was hoping to try out selling at the local farmers market this year. The links you provided are going to be very helpful.

Loosely quoting you: "You need experience, you need to earn it." I made a garden in 2020 for the first time. I wasn't prepared for all the animals that are hungry and losing habitat. This year the habitat is even smaller due to even more development and I'm building an enclosure. I learned a lot my first year, and, more importantly, I need to be mindful of how much I plan to do. I'm making space to grow as a gardener but I won't use all that space right away. I'm hoping I make the space correct for the future but not to have eyes bigger than my stomach.... as you said, like my grandfather used to say. ;) Thanks for an informative video. I subscribed for more.

Thank you.

A lot of great information. Thank you for this video

Love the videos thank you so much for making it simple

Thank you!

Planning is the key to a successful garden. I have a 14x21 garden, and I opted for the intensive gardening method to increase my yield. For example, if a seed is to be planted 2 inches apart in rows 6 inches apart, I plant 3 to 4 rows 2 or so inches apart in those 6 inches. I also use plots instead of individual rows. I have 3 main plots 4 feet wide and 11 feet long. A path that goes around 3 sides of the inside perimeter of the garden and 2 paths between the plots. One thing to remember is, don't be afraid to change your design from year to year. Think of a plan that works for you and what you are growing.

Nice--I'm just getting my garden going again after a 3 year gap--between a water line replacement and a new fence--well my new garden i'm trying something different it's 5 foot wide by 30 foot long--we'll see how it goes! Great info!

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you

Thanks this is very helpful

my garden is 50 by 40 ft. Its pretty much a second job to set up plus my bee farm.

I have 20x24 space!

Hello! Can someone explain how much is a 15 feet of row of tomatoes? And the first link for the sqf per person doesn’t work anymore. But it doesn’t really matter.

We had cows for 3 years and just got rid of them. The last of the cows were on a back lot of about 4 acres. Our front lot is about 1/3 acre and our property is where the water runs off and through from the road and everyone uphill from us. The cows have been off this spot for about 9 months to 1 year. We have to manage the water directions but, we plowed and are planting in the high spot. How safe is that?? I would sort of considered it aged manure. The heavy manure areas are away from the garden area (also 'older' manure, but deep) We are in the process of removing the excess manure and removing it to a back area. I told my husband I don't want to eat the vegs!! I am putting up old 3x5 galvanized troughs/~30 inches high and 1/4 inch thick for me, since I am almost 68. Had to have a welder remove most of the bottoms so they could drain good. I'll put old wood, trigs, leaves, etc in the bottom part of my troughs and fill with good soil. The other 4-5 acres I am putting in native plants/trees, etc. That will take me awhile! Should I plow big 'drifts' in fall and seed? I've been putting trees in everywhere possible! I want to live to see some of the fruit of my labor! I thank God for every tree and plant that survives and takes off! Our veg lot is direct sun.

Good tips ! Question, When you advise perpendicular to the slope (I apologize, new to gardening and a little unsure ) do you mean if you have a north to south slope your vegetable row should be laid out east to west? My understanding that right?

Hi. Could you suggest some veggies a novice grower like myself could get their feet wet (so to speak) using a 2' x 4' elevated garden bed? Thanks.

Trying to decide between 8x12 vs 8x16... Probably shouldn't take on too much as this is our first year of real gardening. We had tomatoes in pots last year that didn't do very well, but no prior experience. One row of tomatoes, one row of potatoes and a row of beans. Should the tomatoes be planted on the north side? I heard they can get pretty tall.

Is there anything you can spray for weeds on a garden?

Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video. I have been looking for this exact video. The video titles said they were for outlining or helping beginners.Tried last year and I was told I didn't replant some of them deep enough plus I had some birds eating some squirrels and before I had something eating the leaves if have any tips on how to keep pesky animals out and I guess bugs eating my plants really appreciate the video best one I've seen definitely going to subscribe

Your links don't work and your volume is too low. Other than that, great info!

Go big or go home

Thank you.