Gardens - Fruit & Vegetable Gardening

Seven steps to a potager plot

By: Marjorie Mason

Photography by: Stacey Van Berkel-Haines

Secrets to creating your own edible garden that is as decorative as it is delicious

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2. Edge your planting areas
I edged each planting area with bark slabs, which helps to contain compost I add annually. A mulch of straw keeps the soil temperature constant, preserves moisture, prevents weed growth and keeps the produce clean.

Page 1: Create your paths
Page 2: Edge your planting areas
Page 3: Picking what to plant
Page 4: Rotate your crops
Page 5: Placing your plants
Page 6: Support climbing plants
Page 7: Use edible edging

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