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I moved into a new construction home and want to start planning where the best place to put in a raised vegetable garden this spring. The house sits on 1/2 acre and the back yard has an 8' wooden fence and there are no trees. The house faces the east. Where would be the best area of the yard to put the garden.

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hazelinok

last year

You're in Oklahoma?

If your house faces east, then your backyard is on the west side. I suggest planting where there is afternoon and evening shade. Full sun in Oklahoma is an entirely different thing. If you don't have a place where this is afternoon/evening shade, get some shade cloths ready. Summer here can be brutal.

We put our kitchen garden to the east of a large tree that provides shade relief for both the gardener and the plants during those hot summer afternoons.

Maybe consider strategically planting some trees too.

Our survivalist garden doesn't get any shade from trees or structures, so we put shade cloth on our trellises to protect the tomatoes and other things in July and August.

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vgkg Z-7 Va
last year
The area which gets the most direct sun is usually the best area to plant a veggie garden. 8-10 hours is good. Also veggies do well with early morning sun and late day shade. The early sun will dry up the dew (avoiding fungal problems) and the late day shade helps with tempering the summer heat.
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
last year
Really depends on a number of factors, not the least of which is how you want to use the rest of the yard. Generally speaking, the sunniest spot near a water supply.

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Thank you Lilyfinch Oh !! I can not disguise my passion even speaking a language that is not mine? Oh! It is difficult to hide the emotions when they are very intense ... I check that the Google translator uses the same term when I write "garden" (total area, which includes ornamental plantings and there may also be an orchard area inside) and when I write "Orchard". He always translates as "Garden". Could you help me by telling me what term you use in English when you want to refer to the area where you grow vegetables? Is it correct to use the term "vegetable garden"? Thank you very much!! If I continue participating in this forum I will finish speaking English despite my absolute inability to learn languages hahahaha In fact I already know many terms that I do not need to use the translator, for example pruning, Deadheading, manure, mulching, bareroot, hardy ... yes, all the words that I know of English are referring to gardening !! Hahahaha How strange !! True?
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vgkg Z-7 Va
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I'll amend my first post to say that the 8-10 direct sun hours would be for certain plants like watermelons and corn. Depending on what you want to grow the sun hours can range down to 5-6 hours for summer squash, cukes, lettuce, etc. 7-8 hours for tomatoes, peppers, and so on. Also it's best to place the tall crops (corn, staked tomatoes) on the north side of the plot so that they won't shade shorter plants.
jlhart76
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Since you posted this in the Oklahoma group, I'm guessing you're in Oklahoma? If so, welcome! And be sure & check out our weekly thread in the Oklahoma Gardening forum. There are a few of us who post regularly and most of them know way more than I do about gardening. I'm sure we could help you out with advice specific to Oklahoma.

Most experts advise to put the beds east to west to prevent taller plants from shading out shorter ones. But with our summer sun, sometimes you want that shade. If possible, I'd do a mix of east-west and north-south beds, see which works best for you.

As for position, put it close to the house and a water source as you can. If it's inconvenient for you to get to it, you're less inclined to go out. Ideally, I put my beds somewhere I have to walk by every time I leave the house. That way I am more likely to stop and pull weeds or water or whatever needs to be done, & doing something every day means I only spend a few minutes at a time.
HU-159402497
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last year
thanks I am in Oklahoma. I will check out the weekly thread for sure ☺

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