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Veggie Gardening 101Dr. Christine CokerDr. Christine CokerAssociate Research and Extension Associate Research and Extension Professor of Urban HorticultureProfessor of Urban Horticulture
Ask yourself
• What do I want to plant?
• How big should my garden be?
• Where should I put my garden?
What to Plant
Select vegetables and the amount to plant by looking forward to harvest and how you will use the vegetables.
Garden Size
• Family size
• Amount of vegetables you need (or want)
• Will you preserve or use most of your vegetables fresh?
• Available time and equipment
• Physical ability
Water
• Water is the major constituent of plant tissue.
• Medium in which cell metabolic processes occur.
• Medium for transport between cells in plant tissues and organs.
Light
• Light is required for photosynthesis.
• Day length (actually length of the dark period) is important for some plants.
• Long-day plants– Spinach, Chinese cabbage, some
radishes
• Day-neutral plants– Tomatoes, squash, beans
Minerals
• Besides water, soil is the main source of plant nutrients.
• Excessive amounts toxicity
• Deficiency poor and/or abnormal growth
Minerals
Essential elements– 1. Required for complete life cycle
• [seed to seed]
– 2. Lack causes a particular symptom– 3. Re-introduction relieves symptom– 4. Has a known chemical function within
plant
Macronutrients
Present in “large” quantities [% vs. ppm]– Nitrogen – N – 2-6%– Phosphorus – P – 0.15-0.6%– Potassium – K – 2-6%– Calcium – Ca – 0.5-2.5%– Magnesium – Mg – 0.15-0.6%– Sulfur – S – 0.15-0.6%
Micronutrients
• Manganese – Mn – 100-300 ppm
• Iron – Fe – 50-150 ppm
• Chlorine – Cl – 10 ppm
• Copper – Cu – 2-5 ppm
• Boron – B – 30-60
• Zinc – Zn – 100-300
• Molybdenum – Mo – 0.01 ppmppm = parts per million 1 mg/L = 10,000 ppm
Vegetables are food.
• White (Irish) potato is the most consumed vegetable in developed countries followed by tomatoes and cabbage.
• In developing countries, starchy root and tuber vegetables are the most consumed commodities.
• Also important: plantain, onion, watermelon, tomato
Recommended Veggies for Small Spaces
• Bush Bean• Lima Bean• Broccoli• Cabbage• Carrot• Cauliflower• Swiss Chard• Cucumber
• Eggplant• Lettuce• Onion• Pea• Pepper• Pumpkin• Summer Squash• Tomato
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