As far as our local area is concerned, there are no supermarkets and vegetable markets in rural areas. Except for some meat products, all the food needed for three meals a day is self-produced and self-sufficient, especially vegetables, which are grown in our own garden. I remember when I was a child, watering the vegetables in the garden was something we had to do every day. Every day after dinner, we go to the garden with buckets and buckets to water all the vegetables.
Although the vegetable garden in rural areas is not very big, we need vegetables all year round, so the side dishes in the garden need to be updated all year round. What vegetables should be planted in what season? How to plant it? There are still some rules.
One is ordinary vegetables. Small vegetables, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, spinach and cowhide are the most common and necessary vegetables for three meals a day, so these vegetables can be sown at any time, pulled out from seedlings and planted while eating. You can also transplant seedlings. According to your personal preference, you can either pick up the leaves outside and eat them, or pull out the whole tree.
The second is seasoning vegetables. Vegetables such as leek, celery, green garlic, shallot, mint, coriander and houttuynia cordata are often called seasoning vegetables, also called lazy vegetables. This vegetable is the best to grow. Generally, it can be harvested many times after sowing or transplanting. Pay attention to watering on weekdays and apply a little fertilizer when necessary.
In the vegetable garden, in order to make full use of the limited land resources, conventional vegetables and seasoning vegetables can be interplanted. For example, we often interplant green garlic and shallots with vegetables, Chinese cabbage and spinach, killing two birds with one stone.
The third kind is pods and melons. Vegetables such as cowpea, pea, tea bean, pod, pumpkin, cucumber, yam and loofah can be planted in the corner of the vegetable field with fences or fences, and bamboo poles or fruit trees can be used as the support for plant climbing, so that fresh vegetables can be eaten without occupying land and making full use of space.
In addition to the above vegetables, eggplant, potato, taro and other vegetables can also be planted in rural gardens, and several fruit trees can also be planted, and vegetables can also be planted under fruit trees. As long as you are willing and patient, fresh vegetables can be picked at any time in rural gardens!