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Which vegetables do you want to grow?. Where should the garden be?. Full sun Fertile/well-drained soil Source of water Weed free As close to back door as possible. Types of Gardens. Container Raised beds Conventional. Containers. Raised Beds. Conventional.
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Where should the garden be? • Full sun • Fertile/well-drained soil • Source of water • Weed free • As close to back door as possible
Types of Gardens • Container • Raised beds • Conventional
How big should the garden be? • Which vegetables do you want to grow? • What is your family size? • How much of each vegetable desired? • Fresh or preserved? Garden Tabloid Planting Guide
Making a Garden Plan • Plant groups • Calendar • Plant size • Trellis • Row width
Calendar • Spring • Summer • Fall • Cool season plants • Warm season plants
Row Width • Trailing plants • Upright plants • Multirow • Bed/container size
Irrigation • Timing • Amount • Type • Sprinkle • Drip • Flood
Weed Management • Soil preparation • Mulches • Herbicides • “Cold steel”
Fertilizer Application • Preplant • Side dressing • Fertigation • Foliar feeding
Signs of Overfertilization • Wilting seedlings • Browning of leaf margins (crispy) • Poor fruit set • Too much vegetative growth without blooming Remedy - Water, water, water
Corrective Pesticide Use • Identify the problem • React to problems as they occur • Integrated Pest Management
Harvesting Interval • Waiting period after pesticide use • May eliminate use of certain pesticides
Mississippi FavoritesTomato Fertilizer • Importance of calcium • Blossom end rot • Do not over-nitrate • pH • Declines during season
Mississippi FavoritesGrowing Peppers • Treat like tomatoes • Usually do not stake or prune • Sweet peppers do not set fruit in hot weather • Takes hot sun to make hot pepper • Susceptible to blossom-end rot