If you're not sure where to get started in your spring garden, we have put together some simple planting plans to get you started. Whether you want a fruit garden bursting with fresh berries, a salad and herb garden for spring salads or a BBQ garden for your summer entertaining dishes, we have a plan for you!
These planting plans call for planting quite densely which is great to pack in a real variety of fruit and veges, just take care to water and feed regularly. They are based on a 1m x 2m garden bed, split into 6 equal sections. If your garden is larger or smaller, simply add or remove sections as needed.
Salad and Herb Garden Planting Plan
This garden planting plan has everything you need for delicious summer salads! If it is still cooler in your region you may want to leave spaces and wait until later in October to plant some of the more tender plants such as tomatoes and cucumbers - or at least use a cloche to protect them from the elements.
BBQ Garden Planting Plan
If BBQs are your summer staple meals, this garden plan is for you. Sweetcorn cooked on the BBQ and salads with freshly picked lettuce, beetroot and tomatoes will be on the menu if you plant this garden. If it is still cooler in your region you may want to leave spaces and wait until later in October to plant some of the more tender plants such as tomatoes - or at least use a cloche to protect them from the elements.
Fruit Garden Planting Plan
This fruit garden is one you can enjoy for seasons to come, as the plants will last for many years not just one season!
Offset plants in a zig zag pattern to help fit more in your beds.
Click here for our Building a Raised Vege Garden Guide and click here for our Planting a Raised Vege Garden Guide.
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Spring Garden Planner Comments
thanks for the raised garden planting plan, seems I never plant mine full enough, hopefully have a great crop this summer!
June Abbott
Thanks June, here's to a great spring in the garden! Happy planting from the Tui Team
jenna
What no carrots at all?!
Melissa Dehar
Hi Melissa, the above planting plans are just suggestions. You can adjust to include crops you would prefer to eat, including carrots. Thanks, Jenna - Tui Team
jenna
I have 2x 1x2m raised garden beds, how do you go about crop rotation with the bbq and salad plans?
Jess
How do I make the garden bed? Do I just dig a hole in the ground? How deep should it be? What should I add? What tools will I need? Thanks! :)
Rebecca
Hi Rebecca, this is a 'how long is a piece of string' question. Your options are limitless, but you are constrained by your site, whether it is flat, sloping, exposed, in full sun or shady. North facing is best as you get all day sun. Shelter from prevailing winds is important for your vegetable garden to thrive, your soil type is also important. If you have heavy clay soils you are better to create a raised garden bed on top of your soil. Remove the existing grass and weeds. This can be done by spraying the area or by laying cardboard over the area and building the soil on top of that with compost, animal manure, straw, rotted lawn clippings, aged sawdust or top soil, put sleeper, bricks or some sort of border around the area to contain the garden. If you have good soil rake out the grass, weeds and dig the area over. Add compost, pea straw, sheep pellets, rotted lawn clippings, animal manures, aged saw dust, top soil or garden mix, any organic material you can add will improve the soil. The area choose to edge the area with bricks or sleepers, whatever you have available. You will need a good digging spade and a garden fork for turning the soil over, then a hand trowel for planting and a watering can or access to a hose to water the plants. Check out our how to start a vege garden in lockdown article on our website https://tuigarden.co.nz/inspiration-hub/ideas-and-inspiration/how-to-start-a-vege-garden-in-lockdown/.
Lianne