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Growing Your Own Plants• From Seed - 3X diameter• Annuals – Most Vegetables• Perennials – Trees, Berries
• From Tubers• Horseradish, Jerusalem Artichoke, Sweet Potato
• From Cuttings/Grafts• Sweet Potatoes, Grapes, Fruit & Nut Trees
• From Roots• Rhubarb, Raspberries, Strawberries
• Bulbs
Planting Types• Seeds• Annuals
• Plant Every Year• Die at end of year
• Perennials• Keep Growing each year• Do not need replanted• Usually need stratified to grow
• Tubers• Plant from the roots each year• Dig up the roots as the crop• May be a perennial or Annual• May grow slips
Planting Types• Cuttings• Cuttings from live plant
• e. g. sweet potato• Cuttings can be rooted or grafted• May be annual or perennial
• Bulbs• Mostly flowers
• Roots• May be split from roots• Perennial or annual• Perennial that may be treated like
annual• May also be grown from seeds• Celery Roots
Potting Soil• Should be Sterilized/Pasteurized• Moisten soil until it holds its shape when you squeeze a ball of it.• Place in metal pan and cover with metal lid or foil• Heat in oven set at 350°F• Heat until temperature reaches 180°F for at least 30 minutes• Do not heat above 195°F (Use a meat thermometer to check)
Potting Soil RecipesSeedling Soil Mix• 5 parts finely screened compost
• 4 parts garden soil
• 1-2 parts coarse sand
• 1-2 parts sphagnum peat moss
• 2 T. lime for each shovel of peat moss • 2 tbsp. 12-12-12 fertilizer
Soil-less Container Mix• 1/2 cubic yard sphagnum peat
moss
• 1/2 cubic yard vermiculite
• 10 pounds bone meal
• 5 pounds limestone
• 5 pounds blood meal
Potting Soil Recipes General Potting Soil Mix• 6 gallons sphagnum peat moss
• 1/4 cup limestone
• 4¼ gallons vermiculite or perlite
• 4¼ gallons compost
Soil-based Container Mix• 1 part screened compost
• 1 part garden soil
• 1 part coarse sand or a mix of vermiculite and perlite
Potting Soil RecipesPotted Perennial and Shrub Mix• 1 part compost
• 1 part coarse sand
• 1 part sphagnum peat moss
• 1 part composted pine bark
• 2 T. lime for each shovel of peat moss
Peat-Soil Combination Mix • 2 parts vermiculite
• 3 parts sphagnum peat moss
• 2 parts perlite
• 2 parts dehydrated manure
• 3 parts garden soil
• 1/2 part bone meal
Potting Soil Recipes• Basic mix• 2 pt perlite• 3 pt peat moss• 1 tblsp lime• 2 tblsp 12-12-12 fertilizer
Handouts• Handouts Available at www.savedbyagun.com – FREE!• PDF of this presentation and other presentations can be found on the
website listed above.• Schedule of Classes on Website