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1 Grow It & Eat It March 17, 2012 Sponsored by the James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardeners

2 Selecting a Site for the Garden Sunny Well-drained Level Away from trees High winds 6 Hours to full day sun No standing water after rains Relatively level or build raised beds or terraces Shade and competition for water and nutrients Need air circulation Frost Avoid low-lying frost pockets Close to water Too heavy to haul Excessive hose lengths

3 Preparing your Soil Cultivate Your Soil Enrich Your Soil Test Your Soil

4 Testing your Soil

5 Planning your Garden Think, “What do you want to grow to eat?” If you don’t eat it, don’t grow it. Start small. Plant no more than you can take care of. Make a map of your garden. Best use of space. Location of sun. Tall vs. short plants. Pick out or order seeds early. Plants versus seeds.

6 Cool Season Crops Warm Season Crops Grow best in cool weather Spring and Fall Grow in warm weather After last frost date Lettuce family (transplants or seeds) Greens (transplants) Cabbage family (transplants) Onion family (transplants or sets) Peas Radishes Beets Turnips Spinach Tomatoes (transplants) Eggplant (transplants) Peppers (transplants) Beans Corn Squashes Melons Cucumbers Pumpkins

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8 Pollination Union of the pollen (male) with the egg (female) to produce a seed Plant Propagation from Seeds

9 Plant Propagation from Seed A seed is a plant in a box with its lunch A seed is made up of three parts: Embryo young plant before emerging from seed Endospermseed’s food reserve Seed coat protects the seed A mature seed, put in a favorable environment, will germinate, or begin active growth

10 SEED ANATOMY 1. 2 cotyledons 2. microphyle (hole) 3. hilium (scar) 4. seed coat 6. plumule 7. radicle

11 Environmental Factors That Affect Germination Moisture Heat Oxygen Light

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13 Planting Seeds in Your Garden Seed Bed Preparation Sowing Care After Sowing Reading the Seed Packet

14 Preparing the Seed Beds Break up dirt clumps Rake smooth and level Prepare seed drill Fertilize Firm seed bed soil

15 Reading the Seed Packet  Common, botanical and cultivar name  Maturity date in days.  Number of seeds in the package.  Date packaged.  Days to germinate.  Minimum germination percentage.  Cultural information including the following:  Germination temperature.  Planting depth.  Light required for germination.  Seed pretreatment:  Soaking  Scarification  Statification

16 Sowing your Seeds Carefully sow seed in drill (Spacing) Cover seeds Firm soil over seeds Water gently Shading ?

17 Pre-germination

18 Care of Seeds & Seedlings After Planting Thinning Pinching Watering Weeding & Cultivating

19 Setting Out Transplants Plant Condition Hardening Off Planting Watering In Mulching

20 Ongoing Considerations Planting Often Watering right Rotating Crops Stay out of garden when it’s wet Fertilizing (Side dressing) Cultivating & Weeding


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