1. L/O/G/O Veggie Gardening 101 Dr. Christine Coker Associate Research and Extension Professor of Urban Horticulture

2. L/O/G/O Garden Considerations

3. Ask yourself What do I want to plant? How big should my garden be? Where should I put my garden?

4. What to Plant Select vegetables and the amount to plant by looking forward to harvest and how you will use the vegetables.

5. 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

6. Garden Location Close to the house Full sun Near a water supply Well-drained

7. L/O/G/O The Basics

8. What do plants need? H 2 O Light Minerals

9. 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.

10. 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

11. Minerals Besides water, soil is the main source of plant nutrients. Excessive amounts –  toxicity Deficiency –  poor and/or abnormal growth

12. 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

13. 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%

14. 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 ppm  ppm = parts per million  1 mg/L = 10,000 ppm

15. Get a soil test!

16. L/O/G/O Planting Times

17. Spring Onions Cabbage Lettuce Corn Tomatoes Peppers Eggplant

18. Summer Lima beans Squash Cucumbers Peas Okra

19. Fall Spinach Mustard Turnips Cauliflower Carrots Broccoli Beets Collards

20. L/O/G/O Vegetables

21. 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

22. Edible Plant Parts

23. Leaf Collards Lettuce Cabbage Spinach Kale

24. Flowers Broccoli Cauliflower

25. Mature Fruit Tomato Pepper Eggplant Watermelon Cantaloupe Pumpkin

26. Immature Fruit Cucumber Squash Okra

27. Stems Asparagus Irish potato

28. Buds Brussels sprout Onion Leek

29. Roots Sweetpotato Carrot Radish

30. 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

31. L/O/G/O at the Beaumont Horticultural Unit Perry County, MS MSU Trials

32. Grape Tomatoes

33. Asian Eggplants

34. Asian Cucumbers

35. Bitter Melon (Bitter Gourd)

36. Pumpkins

37. L/O/G/O Publication 1091 Garden Tabloid

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40. Save the Date! Vegetable Field Day Beaumont Horticultural Unit June 12, 2014