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Grow It & Eat It

Grow It & Eat It. March 17, 2012. Sponsored by the James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardeners. Selecting a Site f or the Garden. Sunny. 6 Hours to full day sun. Well-drained. No standing water after rains. Level. Relatively level or build raised beds or terraces.

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Grow It & Eat It

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  1. Grow It & Eat It March 17, 2012 Sponsored by the James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardeners

  2. Selecting a Site for the Garden Sunny 6 Hours to full day sun Well-drained No standing water after rains Level Relatively level or build raised beds or terraces Away from trees Shade and competition for water and nutrients High winds Need air circulation Frost Avoid low-lying frost pockets Too heavy to haul Excessive hose lengths Close to water

  3. Preparing your Soil Cultivate Your Soil Enrich Your Soil Test Your Soil

  4. Testing your Soil

  5. Planning your Garden Think, “What do you want to grow to eat?” If you don’t eat it, don’t grow it. Start small. Plant no more than you can take care of. Make a map of your garden. Best use of space. Location of sun. Tall vs. short plants. Plants versus seeds. Pick out or order seeds early.

  6. Cool Season Crops Warm Season Crops Grow best in cool weather Spring and Fall Grow in warm weather After last frost date Lettuce family (transplants or seeds) Greens (transplants) Cabbage family (transplants) Onion family (transplants or sets) Peas Radishes Beets Turnips Spinach Tomatoes (transplants) Eggplant (transplants) Peppers (transplants) Beans Corn Squashes Melons Cucumbers Pumpkins

  7. Plant Propagation from Seeds Pollination Union of the pollen (male) with the egg (female) to produce a seed

  8. Plant Propagation from Seed A seed is made up of three parts: A seed is a plant in a box with its lunch young plant before emerging from seed Embryo Endosperm seed’s food reserve Seed coat protects the seed A mature seed, put in a favorable environment, will germinate, or begin active growth

  9. SEED ANATOMY 1.  2 cotyledons 2.  microphyle(hole) 3.  hilium   (scar) 4.  seed coat 6.  plumule 7.  radicle  

  10. Environmental FactorsThat Affect Germination Moisture Heat Oxygen Light

  11. Planting Seeds in Your Garden Seed Bed Preparation Reading the Seed Packet Sowing Care After Sowing

  12. Preparing the Seed Beds Break up dirt clumps Fertilize Rake smooth and level Firm seed bed soil Prepare seed drill

  13. Reading the Seed Packet • Common, botanical and cultivar name • Maturity date in days. • Number of seeds in the package. • Date packaged. • Days to germinate. • Minimum germination percentage. • Cultural information including the following: • Germination temperature. • Planting depth. • Light required for germination. • Seed pretreatment: • Soaking • Scarification • Statification

  14. Sowing your Seeds Carefully sow seed in drill (Spacing) Cover seeds Firm soil over seeds Water gently Shading ?

  15. Pre-germination

  16. Care of Seeds & Seedlings After Planting Watering Weeding & Cultivating Thinning Pinching

  17. Setting Out Transplants Plant Condition Hardening Off Planting Watering In Mulching

  18. Ongoing Considerations Planting Often Watering right Cultivating & Weeding Fertilizing (Side dressing) Stay out of garden when it’s wet Rotating Crops

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