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Garden Planning: things to consider
Meadow Lynn Market Garden, April 8 2020
Outdoor Gardening Spaces
Garden Theme Companion Planting & Rotation Self-Feeding Gardens Vertical Gardening Ease of weeding Allelopathy Water Source Space for plants
Garden Themes
- Aesthetics
- Type of Plant: Salads, salsa, full- sun crops vs root crops
- Beneficial gardens, companion plants
- Self-Feeding Gardens
- Square foot gardening for small space
- Vertical gardens, or trellis
- Shading
- Privacy
- Rotation and soil health
Aesthetics
Portage Garden
Keyhole Garden
Types of Gardens to Consider:
Salad Garden- notice the tall plants are at the back. Lettuces grow easily and can be replanted during the season.Quick growing
Salsa Garden
Beneficial, Companion planting
Minimizing Risk: Companion planting increases odds of higher yields even if one crop fails or effected by natural hardships such as weather, pests or disease.
Crop Protection: Companion planting can offer a more delicate plant shelter from weather such as wind or sun by growing beside another plant which can shield and protect while itself having a natural defense against the harsher conditions.
Trap Cropping: Companion planting is the ultimate organic pest management system. Some plants helps repel unwanted pests, while others can be used to lure pests away from the garden. This is referred to as trap cropping.
Positive Hosting: Planting in proximity to plants which produce a surplus of nectar and pollen can increase the population of beneficial insects that will manage harmful pests.
Good list at West Coast Seeds:
https://www.westcoastseeds.com/blogs/garden-wisdom/companion-planting
Companion Planting:
Good list at West Coast Seeds:
https://www.westcoastseeds.com/blogs/garden-wisdom/companion-planting
Garden Rotation
Light-feeders vs Heavy Feeders
Heavy Feeders Light Feeders Givers
to thrive, these plants need very fertile soils:TomatoesPeppersEggplantBroccoliCabbage,CauliflowerPotatoes
Plant these crops where your heavy feeders were the year before to use up the rest of the nutrients:LettuceSpinachArugula CarrotsBeetsRadish
Known as nitrogen-fixers (produce their own nitrogen needs):PeasBeans CloverAlfalfa Peanuts
Self- Feeding Garden
Self-feeding gardens
Plants that produce their own nitrogen
Peas
Beans
Clover
Peanut
Lupin (flower)
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
Trellising: Many positives
Vegetables that you can trellis
Indeterminate tomatoes
Cucumbers
Pole Beans
Winter Squash, Melons
Peas
Hot house Peppers
Sweet Peas
Trellis as shade for other crops
Shade cloth
WeedMaintenance
Allelopathy & Gardens: Weed suppression
Allelopathy: An organism produces one or more chemicals that influence the germination, growth, survival, and reproduction of other organisms.
Walnut Trees – Juglone
Alfalfa – Ethylene
Peas
Garlic Mustard
Golden Rod
Sumac
Prairie Blue Grass
Watering
Dubois Agri Innovation Center
Privacy
Space for Plants
Corn‐ 1 ftPotato 1.5 ftCucumber‐ 10 inchesCarrots‐ 2 inchesCelery‐ 1 ftKale‐ 1 ftBok Choy‐ 6 inchesLeek‐ 4 inchesgreen onion‐ 2 inchesSwiss Chard: 6 inches
Tomatoes ‐ 2ftZucchini ‐ 3 ftPeppers‐ 1 ftHead lettuce ‐ 1ftBeets‐ 4 inches Beans‐ 6 inchesOnions‐ 4 inchesEggplant‐ 2ftSpinach‐ 2 inchesRadish‐ 1 inchBroccoli‐ 2.5 ftCabbage‐ 3ftCauliflower‐ 2.5ftWinter squash‐ 3 ftWatermelon‐ 2 ftBasil‐ 6 inchesFennel‐ 6 inches
Questions?