What is the best garden layout?

Hi I am a first timer and I have been looking through some other sites for suggestions but I am still a little confused on the proper layout.

I have already purchased

String beans, tomatos, spinach,bell pepper, onions,
asperagus, garlic, strawberries, blueberries, and grapes


If there is anyone that can help it would be greatly appreciated thank you!!!!

The proper/best layout for a garden is whatever is easiest for you to manage.

Are you planting in the ground or in raised beds? If you are using raised beds, I would suggest no more than 4' wide. Otherwise you will have problems tending to the plants in the center of the beds. You can go any length - depends on how far you are willing to walk around your garden. Some suggestions:

1- Your taller plants (beans/tomatoes) should be on the north side of your garden to avoid shading the shorter plants.

2- You will need a trellis or some sort of pole support for the beans if they are not a bush variety.

3- You will need to support your tomatoes and peppers with a cage or by staking them.

Hope this gives you some ideas.

Kelly

I would like to thank you both. Locakelly that was very helpful information.

Plant your strawberries, grapes, blueberries and asparagus where they can grow for years--these are perennials and will come back year after year (some asparagus beds produce for 10-15 years). They also require different fertilization than annual vegetables.
Kelly gave you good advice--we run our tomatoes on a lattice fence about 4' off the ground--makes for easier picking, watering, and fertilizing. Also makes for cleaner tomatoes!
Go to your local library and check out a book on vegetable gardening. TimeLife, New York Times, and a host of others have such books. You will learn the basics--how and what to fertilize, how long until you can harvest, how to recognize pest bugs and diseases. Find someone local who has gardened for several years. A gardener will share successes and mistakes, and save you a lot of grief and bother. Also may share vegetables!
Good luck with your garden--you will enjoy it so very much!

You're welcome, mytrio. Please let us know what you decide to do.

Kelly

P.S. We like pictures!!

I will be sure to keep you all posted! Wow! I had no idea that asparagus would regenerated for so many years after being planted. I read an article online stating that if I plant my asparagus this year it wouldn't edible for about three years is this a true statement?

Yes. Asparagus needs to establish strong roots in order to harvest spears later. It normally takes about 3 years till you can get a full harvest.
Assuming you planted 1 year old crowns.

Year 1 - Do not harvest anything.
Year 2 - Light harvest, but very light
Year 3 - Regular harvest but do not take them all. Some need to fern so the roots can regenerate stored energy for the winter and the following year.

Thank you all!