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Vegetable Garden

• Discover all you need to know about the famous vegetable garden and how to create your own veggie garden. 

Vegetable Garden The long history of Japanese Gardening has been one of cultural and spiritual significance. The scenic view that comes with a Japanese Garden is one that draws attention from people of all ethnicities. While these gardens are more cultural than anything, some sections are still used to produce goods. A vegetable garden is usually only a small portion of a Japanese Garden but it still goes with the ethnic theme. The vegetable garden section is used to produce traditional Japanese vegetables that can be used for various foods or ceremonies. While large Japanese Gardens that are used for spiritual or ceremonial purposes, in America, admirers of the Japanese culture will build a small Japanese vegetable garden addition to their house.

The Japanese vegetable garden features many of the traditional aspects of a Japanese Garden. Surrounding the designated vegetable growing areas, are the scenic features that make a Japanese Garden significant. Stone paths, bamboo fences and Japanese plants or trees are some of the features of a Japanese vegetable garden. A Japanese vegetable garden can include any of the common traits of a regular Japanese Garden but it downsized into a small area to grow vegetables. Japanese vegetables gardens are popular in the western part of the United States where Japanese Gardens as a whole are more popular.

One of the differences between a traditional Japanese Garden and a Japanese vegetable garden is the amount of plants scattered throughout. In a vegetable garden, there needs to be mass amounts of sunlight reaching the growing vegetable plants. In a Japanese Garden, there are many trees and tall shrubs that add to the scenic aspect of the garden. The purpose of each garden reflects the garden’s surrounding features whether it is Japanese trees, stones, or fences that add to the scenic landscape.

The Japanese vegetable garden it popular in the United State as it pays respect to the Japanese culture by incorporating its features in to traditional American gardening. To make the vegetable garden more scenic, American’s will attempt to recreate a Japanese Garden scene while still planting their regular vegetables. Japanese Gardens in the western part of the United States has been a major tourist attraction for years as it captures Japanese culture on American grounds. Many Americans admire the Japanese culture and creating a Japanese vegetable garden is a way to pay respect to the Japanese culture while capturing their scenic landscape.

In Japan, a vegetable garden is not as common as the overall more scenic landscaped Japanese Garden. Though they are not as common, they do still exist and are very significantly structured. A common form of Japanese vegetable garden is a raised garden bed. This form of vegetable garden consists of open area with hills and the garden beds are located at the top of the hills. The hills are created with rice straw, manure, or sea weed then mixed with dirt to provide a fertilizer that helps grow the vegetables not only faster but healthier as well.

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