Decide one of two things:

• Do I want my garden bed in a particular spot or;
• Do I want to grow particular vegetables?

This is important because you either grow vegetables to suit the position you want the garden bed in OR you put the garden bed in a position to suit the vegetables you want to grow. I would suggest the best option is “b”, because you will have healthier, stronger, more nutritious, pest and disease resistant plants, if you do. It is much more difficult to maintain a garden where the plants are struggling to get what they need out of the environment (light, water, space, support, air, nutrients). (more…)