A critical part of setting up your spring garden will be planning out the locations of certain types of vegetables. It’s time to think about what grows well together, who can be good neighbors and so on. When planning, you must also keep in mind if any of your plants will need supports, or fencing, to help it grow. The time you spend now in setting up a good support system can pay dividends in the volume of crops your plants provide. It doesn’t need to be extravagant, but it can be as elaborate as your imagination allows.

I think all in all, I spent around $40 today. I bought wood, twine and a PVC gutter piece. The existing trellis was galvanized cattle fencing I added about two years ago. it’s still going strong and can be purchased at your local tractor supply for around $30 a panel. We bought a panel and cut it up. It is thick so you’ll need a grinder to cut it. You can also grab a few friends and bend it like an arch, if you don’t have room to lay an entire piece out. Your imagination can literally run wild when you come up with items to use in the garden. Tomato cages have been in short supply for me this year, I accidentally stumbled upon a few at Lowe’s, but they were on a pallet shoved in the corner. I think I only found them because they were misplaced in the store.

Whatever you can think of can be done. Whatever household items you have sitting around, you can use in the garden. This is definitely the year for coming up with new ways to use what we have on hand and making the best of it. Remember when I asked you to be on the lookout for items? This is why….these items can be repurposed to suit our gardening needs. Simple things like poles, bottles, string, whatever you can get your hands on can become a tool. You’ve got this, we’ve got this!! Soon, we will be growing together 💜🌱💜