Vegetable Planting Depth

When determining planting depth for your vegetable garden, each vegetable has its own specific depth requirement. Before you plant seeds, make sure you understand the proper depth needed for each vegetable.

Fertilizer

• Before you putting vegetable seeds into your garden, fertilizer should be applied to your soil. Till it into the soil to a depth of at least 3 or 4 inches.

Deep Planting

• According to North Carolina Cooperative Extension, asparagus and potatoes require the deepest depth when planting. While most vegetables should be planted no deeper than 1 inch, asparagus should be planted at a depth of 6 inches and seed potatoes should be covered with 5 inches of soil.

Shallow Planting

• Some vegetables require a planting depth of only 0.5 inch, or just the below the surface. These vegetables include beets, kale, eggplant and all types of pepper plants.