A Rural Experience

Basic tools you will need

Choosing the right tools for your garden is important as they are not cheap and you wouldn’t want to buy any unnecessarily. Personally I would recommend stainless steel tools, although these are more expensive, they certainly last longer, are lighter and easier to clean. The basic tools you will need to maintain your vegetable garden are as follows:

Should I have a shed?

Sheds

Sheds are convenient and practical. If you can site one near your vegetable plot then you can keep everything you need in one place.

Should I have a greenhouse?

Greenhouses

You may decide that a greenhouse is not for you and you certainly don’t need to have one for a successful vegetable garden but it does have very distinct advantages. Having a greenhouse allows you to start the

Step 1: Choosing a site

Choosing your site.

So you’ve decided that you’d like to grow your own vegetables. Well it’s not surprising really, the amount of people growing their own food has risen dramatically in the last 10 years. Some of the main reasons for this, is knowing where your food has come from, knowing what has been put on it to keep pests and diseases away and help it grow, and the pure pleasure of providing extremely tasty vegetables for the kitchen.