Growing Vegetables with Martha Stewart

by Martha Stewart
Published March 20, 2023

When it comes to creating a healthy and productive garden, proper soil preparation is very important. Here, my garden has already been cleaned of debris and old root systems from the previous year. The area was also tilled and amended with nutrient-rich compost. I decided to make square beds to make better use of the space and allow us to plant more. Each bed is about six feet square, with some that are a little larger to fill up the entire length of the garden. The deep, organically rich soil will encourage and support the growth of healthy root systems.

Growing a Vegetable Garden with Martha Stewart

Materials

  • Spot of land - this can be in your backyard!
  • Shovel (if grass needs to be removed)
  • Plant seeds
  • Garden rake
  • Popsicle stick
  • Marker or a pen

Growing a Vegetable Garden

I live on a 150-acre working farm. I share it with nine Friesian horses, one Fell pony, five donkeys, and lots of peafowl, geese, and more than 150-chickens. I also have greenhouses, flower gardens, and vegetable gardens. It takes a lot of work to keep them all maintained. My outdoor grounds crew and I use our Kubota machines on a daily basis. I’ve been using Kubota products for years and love how easy they are to maneuver. We use them to mow the paddocks and fields, pull the hay wagons, transport compost and mulch, and many, many other chores.

  1. Scout out the perfect spot to start your garden. You'll want enough room for each of the vegetables you decide to plant.  Prepare the spot of land by removing any lawn grass from the area. You'll want your garden to be solely rich dirt so your vegetables can thrive.
  2. Once you have a nice spot of dirt, take your garden rake and start breaking up the soil. This will help loosen the dirt so that the seeds can grow nice and strong!
  3. Get seeds from seed catalogs, stores, friends or when you are traveling.
  4. Once the soil is broken up, start creating furrows, or long trenches, in the soil to plant the seeds.
  5. Once the furrows are made, just sprinkle each type of seed carefully in their own row and then gently backfill the area with soil.
  6. Using your popsicle stick, label what vegetable you planted and stick it at the beginning of the row.
  7. My granddaughter Jude planted this garden when she was 9!
  8. Rake and backfill
  9. Your seed packets should list how long each crop takes to grow. Wait that period of time before harvesting!