spring conference - organic growers school · 2017. 4. 1. · beginning gardening leave something...
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Spring Conference
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Beginning GardeningLeave something wild
Garden organicallyKnow your soil
Feed the soilWelcome diversity
Invite failureBe generous with your harvest
--Adapted from Wendy Johnson
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Site Considerations• Sunshine• Size• Proximity to
House (or work)• Proximity to
Water• Shelter From
Wind• Microclimates• Quality of Native
Soil
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Design Details• Site, size, dimensions• Orientation• Access and maintenance• What’s your style?
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Double Dug Beds
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Lasagna Garden
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Raised Beds
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Square Foot Garden
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Hugelkultur
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To Seed or Not to Seed
•Better performance for some varieties•More choice•Can be risky •Importance of thinning •More cost-effective •Weeds
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• More control
• Head start
• Weed control
• Succession planting
• Immediate gratification
Benefits of Transplants
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Which for What?
Veggies to direct seed:•Beans, Beets, Carrots, Melons, Peas, Radish, Spinach, Squashes, Turnips,
Zucchini, Potatoes, LettuceVeggies to transplant or start in trays:•Beets, Tomato, Pepper, Eggplant, Celery, Greens, Leeks, Onion, Scallions,
Lettuce
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Direct Seed Techniques
• Rows
• Square-foot
• Broadcast
• Stale-bedding technique
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Grow Your Own TransplantsYou will need:•A warm place with *plenty of direct light*! •Soil mix should be light and well-drained•Pots, plug trays, soil blocks, or seed boxes•Source of water for gentle, consistent moisture•Labels
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Make Your Own Soil Mix• 1 part compost
• 1 part garden soil
• 1 part sifted leaf mould
• 1 part sharp sand or granite rock
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COMPOSTING 101
• Composting is a method of speeding up natural decay processes.
• Decomposed material is nature’s fertilizer. • Organic material + microorganisms +
optimum carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N)+ heat = COMPOST!
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Design Options• Choose an out-of-the-way place, not too close
to creek or stream (leachate can be ammonia-rich)• Shade or covered structure• Build it: chicken wire or palettes• Free-standing
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How to make Compost
• Dig a spit, layer with woody materials• Soil• Nitrogen rich materials• Soil• Carbon Rich materials• Soil• Water
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Maintenance
● Size
● Cold vs. Hot
● Water
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Application
● Ready when?
● Sifting
● How to apply
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• Plan• Plant what you love to eat + 1-2 adventure
crops/season• Diversity• Keep a journal• Feed the soil
Planting Your Garden
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How Much Do I Plant?
• How many fresh servings of your favorite vegetables can you eat each week?
• Do you plan to can, freeze, or otherwise preserve your harvest?
• Do you want harvest to share?
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Spacing• Plant on centers
• Plant intensively
• Microclimates
• Grow vertically
• Online guides
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Soil Fertility
FEED THE SOIL
and the SOIL will
feed YOUR PLANT
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Principles of MaintainingHealthy Soil
• Top on the top, bottom on the bottom
• Keep it covered
• Don’t disturb it
• Maintain living roots at all times
• Diversity and architecture
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Just ONE TEASPOON of soil contains between 100 MILLION and 1 BILLION bacteria.
Build it & they will come.Add ORGANIC MATTER to
Your Soil…routinely & regularly
Good Soil Is Brimming With Life!
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• One inch per week
• Water deeply but infrequently
• Daily water seeds and new transplants
• Water for micro-life
Watering
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WeedingWeeds as allies and teachersWeeds as soil coverageWeeds as “sacrificial lambs”Techniques for managing
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Observe your plants
Foliar feed/ Soil Drench
Side-dress
Fertilize Regularly
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Harvest Regularly
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Leave something wild