grow your own, nevada! fall 2012: hillbilly gardening
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Hillbilly Gardening
By
Randy Robison
AKA J.M. Gardener
A little history
RetiredParamedic/ Engineer Nevada State Fair
Champion Gardener
Addictive behavior.
• If a little is good and a lot is better
So what is Hillbilly Gardening?
• A very old idea that’s become new again.
• Times have changed as they do, and people have relocated to smaller locations
• We still want to have a garden no matter where we live.
• So let get started.
We have moved from this lifestyle
To this
But we still desire to have freshVeggies
You can .
• Just think inside the box or can or bucket or pool or rain gutter.
• Anything can now be your garden.
• Its movable. Ez to maintain and water
• Its low cost
• Its FUN
How do I start
• Soil is always the foundation of any garden.
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• Buy Soil
Mix it yourself
1/3 Composts, 1/3 Peat Moss, 1/3 Coarse Vermiculite
Vegetable beds
• Now get creative
But you don’t under standthat wont work for me.
• Try this
Ok how about this
Just saying. Get started
Now what can I grow
It all Starts with great seeds
Read the seed packageit’s loaded with great information
Soil temp for germination
Planting depth
Days to germination
How do I plant
Seed depth two to four times the thickness of seed
Soil temp for germination
When Do I Plant
Hardiness of plants
Care for your plants
• Salt build up
• drill hole so water can drain them out
• Fertilization
• Watering
• Pest protection
• Frost protection
Salts
• It depends on the soil mix in your containers and whether or not your containers have drain holes in them. If you are using a fast draining mix, such as the gritty mix, and your containers have proper drain holes, then the salts will leach out easily.
• If you are using a heavy mix with components like peat and compost it will not leach as easily and the salts can easily accumulate.
• Of course if your containers do not have drains, then the salts will accumulate regardless of how well draining the soil mix is.
Fertilization
• Apply water-soluble fertilizer every two weeks to supplement the slow-release fertilizer. Water-soluble ones deliver nutrients directly to plant roots and are easy to apply. Just dissolve them in water and pour the liquid into the container for a nutritional boost. Follow package directions for dilution rates
• Organic choices such as fish meal emulsion and liquid kelp work well, too
• Alfalfa pellets also contains a hormone, triacontanol, which promotes plant growth
Pest protection
Frost protection
Watering
Keep an open mind and have funQuestions