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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 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 combinati