How do I arrange vegetables in a garden?
BasicsWatch how the sun moves across your intended plot, then arrange your rows lying east to west so the sun follows across them, and you will have fewer concerns about plant shading. Arrange vegetables in rows or sections of the same kind of plant, or intermingle fast growers like radishes to harvest before slow growers mature. Place taller plants like corn, okra and tomatoes in rows where they cast the least amount of shade onto low-growers like bush beans, onions, garlic, radishes, beets, pepper, and greens.OtherPlant wide growing bushy plants such as zucchini and squashes, and vining plants such as pumpkins with plenty of room to spread at maturity. Plant cool season crops like lettuce between heat loving plants as the cool-crop vegetables will all be harvested before the later season plants mature. Try planting bush tomatoes in containers or large pots. These can be set up and moved around in pleasing arrangements. Consult your local nurseryman about companion planting, which uti
