1. Essential Standard 7.00- Apply procedures to plant a garden.
Planting a Garden
Essential Standard Apply procedures to plant a garden.

2. Objective 7.01
Plan a garden.

3. Research- Location Plan the best location Items to consider Sun Shade
Water
Air

4. Research- Type Raised beds Flat beds Containers Roof top
Vertical gardens

5. Raised beds Typically made of wood at least twelve inches in height
Convenient for watering and harvesting
The gardener can create a good quality soil mix
Allow the gardener to grow more crops in a given area

6. Raised beds Less soil compaction than flatbed plantings
Can be set up on any surface such as concrete or porches
Can be built to make it accessible to elderly or handicapped individuals

7. Flat Beds
Flat beds is the most traditional way to plant vegetables in rows
Usually a two foot gap is left between each row for easy watering and harvesting
One disadvantage of flatbed planting is it consumes a lot of space.

8. Container
Container gardens are easy to make, manage and add beauty to any area.
Examples of containers
Whiskey barrels
Washtubs
Plastic or clay pots
Wooden crates
Baskets

9. Container
Make sure your containers have holes in the bottom for water drainage
Container garden takes up a small amount of space.

10. Roof Top Roof top gardens make good use of unused or wasted space
They are expensive to establish.
Check local ordinances before you begin for rules and regulations.

11. Roof Top Enlist the assistance of an architect or landscape contractor
Use as little weight as possible
Incorporate windbreaks into the garden design
Consider ease of watering and harvesting plants from your roof top garden

12. Roof Top

13. Vertical Gardens Saves valuable garden space
Vertical structures have a tendency to cast shadow.
Watch the sun’s movement for several days before planting.
Examples of vertical gardening structures:
Trellis
Arbors
String poles
Teepees
Cages

14. Vertical Gardens

15. Vertical Gardens

16. Soils Soil needs determined by what plants you select
Soil amendments are determined by what plants you select
Soil less mixes are determined by what plants you select

17. Plan Season Fall Winter Spring Summer Type of plants Annual Perennial
Vegetable
Flower

18. Establishment

19. Objective 7.02
Establish a garden

20. Planting Seeds Fall vegetable seeds Lettuce Kale Mustard Broccoli
Cabbage
Collards
Radish
Onions
Winter vegetable seeds (mid- February through early March)
Carrots
Onions
Peas
Potatoes
Turnip
Lettuce
Radish

21. Planting Seeds Spring vegetable seeds Beans Corn
Pumpkin (harvest in the fall)
Cucumber
Summer vegetable seeds
Brussel sprouts
Okra
Beans
Cucumbers
Kale
Radish

22. Plants- Cool Season Crops
Fall vegetable plants
Broccoli
Cabbage
Lettuce
onions (sets)
Winter vegetable plants
Lettuce
Spinach

23. Plants-Warm Season Crops
Spring vegetable plants
Tomatoes
Peppers
Squash
Cucumbers

24. Plants- Summer Crops Summer vegetable plants Okra Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Kale

25. Maintaining a Garden Stake plants as needed Control pest Keep clean
Remover debris and dead plants
Check pest problems and maintain non chemical methods of control
Harvest plants as they mature
Do not let plants over ripen or decay