How to arrange the planting area

• First create a “blueprint” of your garden area using scaled grid paper, showing the number, location, and size of your soil-beds.
  
• Orient your soil-beds for maximum advantage of sunlight, watering, and access.
• As you place plants on your “blueprint”, put tallest varieties on the north or east. Never shade short plants with taller ones.
• Place leafy crops, such as lettuce and spinach, in locations with less than optimum sunshine if necessary.