Plant selection

The selection of the plants totally depends upon you. Make a list of vegetables you want to grow and choose the ones, which would grow in your soil. You should also determine, the space required. Just because you love apples, does not mean that you can grow an apple tree in your apartment balcony. There are hundreds of fruits and vegetables to choose from and each type has many varieties in it. The plant selection depends on many criteria.

They should be easy to grow. Tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, lettuce, basil, sage and thyme are the easiest vegetables and herbs to grow. The success rate of these plants is high. Little maintenance is required for a good harvest.

If you are planning to grow rabbits in your farm, avoid planting carrots. You can plant a few carrots for their food, but remember that they would feed on all of them and you won’t be able to make use of those carrots.

Plant the vegetables and fruits which you consume. If no one in your house likes cucumber, there is no point in growing it, just because it is easy to do so.

Plants which provide fast output would increase motivation. If a crop takes just a month to flower and give fruits, vegetables or berries, it would motivate you a lot. If a crop takes more than a month to just sprout, you may be bored.

The soil, sun, shade, wind and other elements are very essential to choose the plant. Arrowroot would thrive only in a warm climate and day lilies would grow faster in dry soil. Thus, the soil and the other features of the spot should also be taken into consideration.