WHERE do you PLANT?
Where to START? It can be quite INTIMIDATING when starting a new project, especially GARDENING. Ever since the pandemic, more people have been driven back to HOME GROWN food, I was no exception. In this series, we will GUIDE you to start GROWING food from the garden.
Identify where you have more sunlight
You can identify the most SUN-exposed area using a sun path app on your phone. Note: sun path changes throughout the year according to your location.
OBSERVE existing feature that can affect sun-exposure like: existing trees, neighbor's house..etc
Sun exposure can be classified into 3 categories:
Full sun - >6 hrs of direct sun exposure
Partial sun - 3-6 hrs of direct sun exposure
Shaded - <3hrs of direct sun exposure
Plant Arrangement
The planning of your plant arrangement is CRUCIAL if you want to MAXIMIZE the efficiency of your garden.
Similar to your house, the arrangement of your garden will be influenced by a human ergonomic.
Hence you will need a minimum of 0.6m of CIRCULATION between each rows. An ideal ROW width will range from 0.9 to 1.2m.
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Water Access
The location of your garden will be influenced by the WATER access. Although you can use hose or water can, you would like to invest less and spend less time.
Having water access NEARBY will prove helpful especially for a DAILY task, unless it rains heavily of course.
Note: A good PRACTICE is to have a stopper (quarter valve) in case of water LEAKAGE and need fixing.