Question by Christy: How do I start a vegetable garden in Indianapolis, IN?
I live in a suburb of Indianapolis, IN and have never had a vegetable garden. I would like to start out small to see how it will go. There are a lot of squirrels and rabbits in our neighborhood to, so I need to know if I need a fence or any other way to deter them.
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Answer by ranger_co_1_75
You need a good recipe for squirrel gravy and rabbit stew so you can enjoy your garden labors after if the critters eat your plants. LOL
Actually no, you won't need anything special for the squirrels. Very little grown in a garden is squirrel food. Most likely they will dig up your garden because the soft dirt will be an easy place to hide nuts and seeds for the winter.
Rabbits will eat lots of things grown in your garden. Purchase 24 inch high "Chicken Mesh Wire" and some stakes at the local farm store. Place it around your garden to keep Rabbits out and protect your plants.
First sit down and figure out what you need for space. Vining Squash and Pumpkins need about 5 ft. or planted on the edge of the garden so they can run off somewhere out of the garden to spread out. If you want Tomato's, figure 3 ft. circle for each Tomato Plant. For plants like peppers, cabbage, head lettuce or egg plant, 12 inches between plants in a row. For onions, leaf lettuce, bush beans, about 4 inches between each plant in a row.
Don't forget to leave space to walk between the rows.
Once you have the size of the garden you want, dig up the sod and weeds, pile it in a pile in one corner of the garden, cover with newspaper and lastly cover the news papers with lawn clippings or straw. Plant your Pumpkin or Squash on top of the pile, it will love the decomposing sod and grass clippings. The rest of the garden, till until the dirt is loose and easy to work with. Make your rows, plant your plants and seeds, and you will be a gardener.
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