Greg Seaman is the founder and editor of Eartheasy.com, an online guide to sustainable living. Greg and his family have 30 years of organic gardening experience, having lived off-grid and maintained two vegetable gardens and an orchard since 1980. This article is the second in a three-part series on backyard vegetable gardening.

To see all three articles, visit: eartheasy.com/grow_backyard_vegetable_garden.html.