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For most people, growing chemical-free vegetables is what organic gardening is all about. As more and more news comes out about the dangers of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, more people are choosing to grow their own organic food. They are finding that homegrown vegetables are fresher and taste better than the store-bought kind.

How to plan your organic vegetable garden? You may dream of a big organic garden filled with all types of fresh and inviting vegetables.  But this takes experience and preparation. For the first-timer, small is beautiful; take time to get it right on a small scale before launching a huge project. Keep the following ideas in mind to save yourself a lot of work and frustration later in the season. Start small. Little organic plants and seeds turn into a big commitment as they grow. A 10-x-20-foot garden is plenty to grow a variety of vegetables, such as lettuce, beans, carrots, tomatoes, and peppers. If you want to grow vining crops or space hogs such as corn or pumpkins, you can expand it to 20 x 30 feet. Planting too large a space to keep well tended probably is the number-one cause of gardener frustration and burnout.

Put the garden in full sun. Organic vegetable plants need at least six hours of full sun daily to grow fast. Orient and plan your organic garden, so that tall plants such as corn and tomatoes don’t cast shade on shorter plants such as beets and cabbage. Make it convenient and inviting. Place your organic garden in a location where you’ll see it daily. Your garden is more likely to thrive when you visit it regularly.

Grow a mix of crops. Planting a variety of organic vegetables ensures that something will produce. Also diversity in the garden encourages good insects and helps reduce problems from harmful ones. Choose a well-drained spot. Organic vegetables are more prone to disease in soggy soil. Consider building raised beds.

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