Novice Gardener - Veg Plot Help Please??

kiwichick

Hi All,

I have recently moved to a house with a 150ft, south facing, bare bones garden. Now, I have 3 young children so ornamentals I can do without for now but I would LOVE to grow my own veg for next year.

I have ordered loads of seeds so know what I want to grow I just dont know where to grow it.

The garden is narrow, about 22ft but long 150ft. It is south facing and has no large trees etc for shading. We sit on the top of a slight hill so the garden slopes down away from the house. Not a massive drop but enough to effect the water table I would think.

I am thinking raised beds are the way to go as when I dig past the topsoil I expose thick orangey clay. I dont know how to position them though. I think I need 4 beds for crop rotation but dont know whether its best to have them at the bottom of the garden of the top, best to run north/south or east/west??

I do have 2 compost bins. One being filled slowly, the other ready for when the 1st is full. They are located at the bottom of the garden as the sun seems to stay on this patch the longest and I thought it would help keep the temp in the bin high.

Any of you more experienced gardeners have any advice for me? It will be VERY much appreciated.

Thanks,
Allison.

melipona

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pickledtink

Try posting this in the 'potting shed' thread on here. Plenty of experienced avid gardeners able to help.