Having a name like 24 Carrot Magic, one vegetable that we knew we had to grow was Carrots. Not only does the vegetable assist us in a fantastic pop culture pun but it can be utilized in savory snacks, sweet desserts, and even some nutritious and energy-boosting drinks. With one vegetable confirmed, we wanted a few other vegetables that could be easily utilized in various different ways. We knew that we wanted our dishes to be fun and exciting just like 24 Karat Magic, thus in comes Spinach and Zucchini, two vegetables that are used in recipes such as Green Smoothies, Zucchini Bread, and (our personal favorite) Zoodles! Lastly, we wanted to plant something that would be useful in trading with other groups so Basil and Chives it was. They are interesting herbs and always come in handy when making food, whether they are the star of the dish or supporting characters.
Planning our plot layout was difficult to manage, considering the plants we chose and the space allotted for our group was small. However, with some strategic placing, we were able to find (hopefully) optimal locations to grow each and every crop. Carrots prefer full sun, but don’t necessarily mind some shade, which is why we decided to plant them in the left and right border of our plot. Therefore, none of our other plants can block the carrots from the sun. Also, since carrots grow underground, we knew that it wouldn’t interfere with an above-ground vegetable like zucchini. Zucchini was a difficult vegetable to incorporate into our garden, as it needed a lot of space for its vines to proliferate. However, through consulting and research, we learned to play one zucchini plant at each of the four corners of our garden. Through that strategy, we hope for each plant to have enough space to grow and hang off the sides of the garden without interfering too much with the surrounding plants. Next, we placed the spinach at the middle of the plot. We had researched and learned that spinach needs full sun and that was what it would get in the center of the garden. The chives and the basil also need full sun as well so they were placed near the north and south borders of the garden.
With zucchini being our largest vegetable, we gave each a full 20 x 20 cm space to grow. Chives and basil did not need much space to grow so we gave them both 20 x 27 cm to grow. For the carrots, we gave them two sections of 20x10 cm to grow underground. Finally, we gave the spinach a 27 x 10 cm plot of land as spinach needs a lot of space to grow as well.
Planning our plot layout was difficult to manage, considering the plants we chose and the space allotted for our group was small. However, with some strategic placing, we were able to find (hopefully) optimal locations to grow each and every crop. Carrots prefer full sun, but don’t necessarily mind some shade, which is why we decided to plant them in the left and right border of our plot. Therefore, none of our other plants can block the carrots from the sun. Also, since carrots grow underground, we knew that it wouldn’t interfere with an above-ground vegetable like zucchini. Zucchini was a difficult vegetable to incorporate into our garden, as it needed a lot of space for its vines to proliferate. However, through consulting and research, we learned to play one zucchini plant at each of the four corners of our garden. Through that strategy, we hope for each plant to have enough space to grow and hang off the sides of the garden without interfering too much with the surrounding plants. Next, we placed the spinach at the middle of the plot. We had researched and learned that spinach needs full sun and that was what it would get in the center of the garden. The chives and the basil also need full sun as well so they were placed near the north and south borders of the garden.
With zucchini being our largest vegetable, we gave each a full 20 x 20 cm space to grow. Chives and basil did not need much space to grow so we gave them both 20 x 27 cm to grow. For the carrots, we gave them two sections of 20x10 cm to grow underground. Finally, we gave the spinach a 27 x 10 cm plot of land as spinach needs a lot of space to grow as well.