Deciding a location

When deciding a good site for your garden, soil types must be taken into consideration. Think of it this way: does your soil contain a lot of clay? Is the area really rocky? Has it been excessively used for gardening? If you answer yes to any of these questions, you may not want to garden there. See, when considering a location for your garden, it is important to figure out if your plants will thrive there. A soil that contains large amounts of clay or rock probably won't be the ideal place for your garden. The roots of the plants will not have room to expand, or be capable of acquiring the nutrients needed for growth. A garden area that has been over used and not fertilized properly also will not allow your plants to develop properly. This is because the supply of nutrients in the soil has most likely been depleted by previous crops, and not replenished by proper fertilization. Think of it this way: if you had a refrigerator, placed a bunch of food in the refrigerator, started consuming it and never replacing the food that you consumed, eventually you would run out. The same concept works with the garden. Because the plants need nutrients to grow, there must be nutrients available in the soil. If you're not fertilizing the soil, or in other words not adding nutrients back into the soil, eventually there will be no nutrition left in the soil for your plants. They will be scrawny and flavorless if they even manage to survive.