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Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Vegetable Gardening,Home vegetable gardening,Produce value of$14 billion per year(U.S.),40%of families have vegetable gardens,Why grow vegetables?,Taste,Saves money,Health,Can be chemical-free,Exercise,Attracts wildlife,Planning a garden,Location,Water supply,Full sun,Well drained loam,pH,6-6.5,Away from trees,Away from slopes,Planning a garden,Size,Start small(25 x 25 or less),Most seed packs plant a 15 row,Garden layout,Rows oriented east to west,Taller&trellised plants on north side,Shorter plants towards south side,Plant perennials together,Block(bed)gardening,Vegetable garden design,Rows,Beds,Mixed beds(flowers/vegetables),Containers,Window boxes,Planning a vegetable garden,What uses?,Fresh,canning,freezing(p.500),Climate assessment,Dates of avg.spring&fall killing frosts,Frost free period=#days from last spring frost to first fall frost(ranges from 60-250 days),Planning a vegetable garden,Vegetable characteristics,Days to maturity,Warm season vs.cool season,Warm season restricted to frost free period,Cool season can tolerate light frost,Start indoors&transplant for Spring crop,Plant as seed for late fall crop,Planning a vegetable garden,Vegetable characteristics,Harvested crop and light requirements,Fruit 8 hours,Root 6 hours,Leaf 4 hours,Harvested crop and nutrient requirements,Leaf crops high N,Root crops High K,lower N,Planning a vegetable garden,Intercropping,Succession planting(double cropping),Relay planting,Crop rotation,Companion planting,Row to row distance,Intercropping,Succession planting,Relay planting,Planting at intervals for continuous,extended harvest,Beans,sweet corn,lettuce,Sow when previous crop has emerged(germinated),Crop rotation,Companion planting,Some plants do better next to certain types of plants,Some plants have insect repellant properties,Some plants attract beneficial insects,Example:corn/squash canopy disorients squash vine borer,Companion planting for pest control,Beneficial insects,Poor plant combinations,Plant antagonism,some plants secrete growth-suppressing chemicals,Beans do not follow onions well,Tomato/potato do not follow,Brassicas,well,Plant spacing,Can determine final size of plants,Equal access to water,nutrients,light,Canopy can suppress weeds,Planting a vegetable garden,Seed,Viability&storage,Direct vs.indirect sowing,Prepared seed types,Seed tapes,primed,pelleted,treated,Pre-germinating seed(p.493),Thinning,Growing vegetables from indirect seeding,Warm for germination,Seedlings in good light,lower temp.,Hardening off,Transplanting at proper depth,Vegetable garden cultivation,Watering,Fertilizing,Weed control,Mulching,Pests,Garden watering,Heavy&occasionally,Germinating seeds,seedlings,transplants frequent&light,Critical watering periods,Water in evening,Soaker,drip irrigation,Garden fertilizing,Vegetable plants vary in N-P-K needs,Annual application of compost(5-11lbs./sq.yd.)or manure(12lb./sq.yd.),Green manure crops(legumes,rye),overwinter,or intercropped,Granular N-fertilizers applied in Spring(one month before planting),Weed control,Hand weeding,Hoe weeding,Mulch,Plastic,organic,newspaper,Proper plant spacing,Vegetable garden pests(p.498),Animals,Birds,rabbits,deer,voles,insects,Insects,Sucking insects,chewing insects,Moths/caterpillars;beetles/grubs,Microorganisms,Bacteria,fungi,viruses,Virginia Tech Insect pests of vegetables,Training plants,Optimize use of space,Lessen contact of fruit with soil,Training plants,Cages,Home gardening resources,NCSU Information leaflets,
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