SrlnoVegetable FaVegetable I waPlantin Direct Sunlig Seed/Sapli10 Cucurbits Muskmelon, Cantalope 1 ESU Direct Sun Seed11 Cucurbits Pumpkin 0 ESU Direct Sun Don’t know

12 Cucurbits Squash, Summer 1 MSP, LS Direct Sun Seed

13 Cucurbits Squash, Winter 1 ESU Don’t Know Seed14 Cucurbits Watermelon 0 ESU Direct Sun Seed

15 Cucurbits Cucumber 1 LSP Direct Sun Seed

Companion Enemy Small/Lar Time to MatuLarge Garde > 80 days

Corn Potato Large Garde > 80 days

Potatoes Small Garde 30-60 days

Small Garde Don’t KnowLarge Garde > 80 days

Potatoes, aromatic herbs Large Garde 60-80 days

Squash likes celery, corn, melons and pumpkins,

Squash likes celery, corn, melons and pumpkins. Boragedeters worms, improves growth and flavor; Marigolds deterbeetles; Nasturtiums deter squash bugs and beetles;oregano provides general pest protection.

Beans, corn, peas, radishes, lettuce, sunflowers

Seed to Emergen Variety SourceDon’t KnowDon’t Know

4-6 days

Don’t Know6-8 days

6-10 days

Spacemaster Cucumber, Sugar Crunch,Salad Bush Cucumber , Cucumber Bush Companion, Pickle bush, Zebra Zuke, Golden Scalloponi, Sweet Zuke Zuccini,

Planning

Size Light Plan

Small Garde Large Garden Sunlight Partial Shade GardenBeets Cantaloupes Beans Beets BeansBroccoli Cauliflower Broccoli Brussels sprouts CurcubitsBush squash Collards Cantaloupes Cabbage Tomatoes/EggplaCabbage Cucumbers Cauliflower Carrots Sun BedCarrots Mustard Cucumbers Collards Shade BedEggplant Okra Eggplant Kale Water

English peas Potatoes Okra Lettuce FertilizersGarlic Pumpkins Onions Mustard FenceGreen beans Southern peas Peas Parsley SeedsLettuce Sweet corn Peppers Radish SeedlingsOnions Sweet potatoes Potatoes Spinach PotsParsley Watermelon Pumpkin Turnips FungicidePeppers SquashRadishes TomatoesSpinach WatermelonsTomatoes

Planting

Planting Method Planting Time Chart

Beets Celery Beans Beets Cucumbers

Broccoli Eggplant Cantaloupe Broccoli Cabbage Lima Beans

Cabbage Okra Carrots Carrots Summer Squash

Easily Transplanted

Require Care When Transplanting

Very Difficult to Transplant (Not Recommended)

Early Spring (March 20 – April 15)

Mid-Spring (April 15 – 30)

Late Spring (May 1-15)

Any of early spring, except peas

Early Sweet Corn (65-75 days)

Cauliflower Peppers Corn

Chard Spinach Cucumbers Parsley Tomatoes

Lettuce Peas Parsnip

Onions Squash Kale Potatoes

Tomatoes Turnips Lettuce Snap Beans

Watermelon

Radish

SpinachSugar Peas

• Leaf lettuce: April 1–August 1

• Head lettuce, romaine, and radicchio: August 1

• Spinach: April and the end of August

Early Cabbage

Early Tomatoes

Sweet Corn (85-95 days)

Early Potatoes

Garden Peas

Onion sets, plants

Summer Squash

Swiss Chard

• Turnip and mustard: April 1–August 1• Endive and escarole: May to the end of July

Head lettuce, romaine, and radicchio: either April 20, August 15, or both

Beets and carrots: April 1–July 10• Parsnips, salsify, and scorzonera: April 15–30• Radishes (spring and fall types): April 1–30 and August 10–September 1

• Radishes (winter type): July 25–August 5• Rutabagas: July 1

• Turnips: April 1–30 and July 25–August 5

Growing

Indoor Seedling Guide Growth Rate

Month Duration Produce Quick (30-60Moderate(60-8 Slow (80 >)

Early Feb 14-16 weeks Leeks, onions Beets Broccoli Brussels sprouts

Mid Feb 12-13 weeks Celery Bush Beans Cabbage, Chin Bulb onions

Early Mar 10-11 weeks Leaf lettuce Carrots Cabbage

Mid Mar 9 weeks Mustard Cucumbers Cantaloupes

Early Apr 5- 6 weeks Tomatoes Radishes Green onions Cauliflower

Early-Mid May Hardening Spinach Kohlrabi Eggplant

Broccoli,Cabbage,Cauliflower, Head Lettuce

Peppers & Eggplants

Summer squ Lima beans, bu Garlic

Turnips Okra Irish potatoes

Turnip green Parsley PumpkinsPeppers Sweet potatoes

Tomatoes, cherTomatoes

Watermelon

Regular Veggies we purchaseTomatoesSquashesCarrotFennelBeansBeetsCucumbersPeppersPumpkinEggplantBerriesSpinachKale

Planning

Plan

TeePeeVertical/PotPotsBeans, etcSpinach, LettuceSoaker Hose

Copper Organic

Planting

Planting Time Chart Planting to Emergence

Beans 5-10 days

Cantaloupe Beets 7-10 days

Eggplant Broccoli 5-10 days

Peppers Cabbage 5-10 days

Compact, companion

slow NPK or just compost, manure

Early Summer (May 15 – June 15)

Pumpkins Carrots 12-18 days

Sweet Corn Cauliflower 5-10 days

Sweet Potatoes Corn 5-8 days

Tomatoes Cucumber 6-10 days

Watermelon Eggplant 6-10 days

Winter Squash Lettuce 6-8 days

Okra 7-10 days

Onion 7-10 daysPeas 6-10 days

Parsley 15-21 days

Pepper 9-14 days

Radish 3-6 days

• Head lettuce, romaine, and radicchio: August 1 Spinach 7-12 days

Squash 4-6 days

Tomato 6-12 daysTurnip 4-8 days

Head lettuce, romaine, and radicchio: either April 20, August 15, or both Watermelon 6-8 days

• Parsnips, salsify, and scorzonera: April 15–30• Radishes (spring and fall types): April 1–30 and August 10–September 1

Growing

Factors PEST REPELLENT PLANTS

Challenges Solutions Pest

Soil Ants

Water Aphid

Sun

Bugs Asparagus beetle

Fencing Cabbage butterfly

Weeds Cabbage Looper

Compost, Manure, Ph test

Drip/Soaker Hose

Plant planning

Companion Planting

Bunnies/Deers

Plucking, newspaper

Cabbage maggot

Carrot fly Codling moth

Colorado potato b

Corn earworm

Cucumber beetleCutworm

Flea beetle

Flies

Imported Cabbag

Japanese beetle

Mexican bean beeMouseMole MosquitoNematodes Peach borer Pests in general RabbitSlug and snailSpider mite

Squash bugSquash vine borer

Tomato Hornworm

WhiteflyWireworm

COMPANIONS & ENEMIES

Vegetable Companions Antagonists

Asparagus

Beans

Pole beans

tomatoes, parsley, basil

Potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, cauliflower, cabbage, summer savory, most other vegetables and herbs

Onion, garlic, gladiola, chives

Corn, summer savory, sunflowers

Onions, beets, kohlrabi, cabbage

Bush beans Onions

Beets Onions, kohlrabi Pole beans

Carrots Dill

Celery

Chives Carrots, tomatoes Peas, beans

Corn

CucumberEggplant Beans, Potatoes

Leek

Lettuce

Onion (and garlic) Peas, beans

Parsley

Peas

Potatoes, cucumbers, corn, strawberries, celery, summer savory

Brassicas (Cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, broccoli)

Aromatic plants, potatoes, celery, dill, chamomile, peppermint, sage, rosemary, beets, onions

Pole beans, strawberries, tomatoes

Peas, leaf lettuce, chives, onions, leeks, rosemary, sage, tomatoes

Leeks, tomatoes, bush beans, cauliflower, cabbage

Potatoes, peas, beans, cucumbers, pumpkin, squash

Beans, corn, peas, radishes, lettuce, sunflowers

Potatoes, aromatic herbs

Onions, celery, carrots

Carrots with radishes, strawberries, cucumbers, onions

Beets, strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce, summer savory, chamomile, leeks, parsley

Tomatoes, asparagus

Carrots, turnips, radishes, cucumbers, corn, beans, most vegetables and herbs

Onions, garlic, chives, gladiola, potatoes

PotatoPumpkin Corn Potato

Radish

SoybeansSpinach StrawberriesSquash Nasturtiums, corn Potatoes

Strawberries CabbageSunflower Cucumbers Potato

TomatoesTurnip Peas

PEST REPELLENT PLANTS

Pest Repellent Plant(s)

Mints, tansy, wormwood

Southernwood, tansy

Beans corn, cabbage, horseradish, marigold, eggplant (as a lure for the Colorado potato beetle)

Pumpkin squash, cucumber, sunflowers, tomatoes, raspberry

Peas, nasturtium, lettuce, cukes

Grows/helps with everything

BUSH bean, spinach, borage, lettuce (as a border), onions

Chives, onions, parsley, asparagus, marigold, nasturtiums, carrots

Kohlrabi, potatoes, fennel, cabbage

Most aromatic herbs, including catnip, chives, clover, coriander, eucalyptus,

fennel, garlic, larkspur, marigold, mustard, nasturtium, peppermint, spearmint

Basil, calendula, nasturtium, parsley, tansy, tomato

Catnip, dill, eucalyptus, garlic, hyssop, nasturtium, onion, pennyroyal,

Garlic, wormwood

Spiny amaranth, tansy

tansy, tobacco, wormwood Basil, tansy

Leafhopper Geranium, petunia

WormwoodCastor bean, narcissus BasilCalendula, French marigoldGarlicOregano Garlic, marigold, onion Fennel, garlic, rosemary Coriander, dill

Radish

Clover

peppermint, rosemary, sage, southernwood, spearmint, thyme, wormwood

Garlic, marigold, radish, sage, tansy, thyme, wormwood

Basil, leek, lettuce, nasturtium, onion, rosemary, sage, tansy, tobacco,wormwood

Catnip, coriander, eucalyptus, marigold, nasturtium, onion, tansy

Cosmos, geranium, marigold, thyme

Catnip, corn, marigold, nasturtium, radish, rue, tansy

Catnip, marigold, nasturtium, peppermint, rue, spearmint, southernwood,

Dill, garlic, geranium, hyssop, peppermint, nasturtium, onion, pennyroyal,

sage, southernwood, tansy, thyme, borage

Catnip, chives, garlic, nasturtium, odorless marigold, tansy, white geranium

Garlic, marigold, nasturtium, rosemary, savories

Catnip, marigold, nasturtium, peppermint, petunia, radish, spearmint, tansy

Borage, calendula, dill, opal basil, thyme

Basil, nasturtium, peppermint, thyme, wormwood

IdeasSelf Watering PotsPallet GardenGardening in a Shoe BagWalmart Shoe BagBag PlantersPots for cheap

Gutter GardeningComposting IndoorIndoor Hydroponic

Resources

http://www.ikeahackers.net/2010/07/vastlig-topsy-turvy-style-planter-for-2.html

http://www.ikeahackers.net/2011/05/tromso-indoor-composting-worm-bin-and.html

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/docs/Grow_Boxes_2009.pdfhttp://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-turn-a-pallet-into-a-garden/http://www.instructables.com/id/VERTICAL-VEGETABLES-quotGrow-upquot-in-a-smal/http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rubbermaid-Hanging-Canvas-20-Pocket-Shoe-Organizer/8195155

Polypropylene dustbin http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10096417/Polypropylene storage bins http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70102972/#/40102978Polyprepylene storage bins -http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40056537/http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30221236/#/90221238http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/17228340/http://www.ikeahackers.net/2011/05/tromso-indoor-composting-worm-bin-and.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j31E28DCCU

http://greenupgrader.com/16857/3-gorgeous-vertical-gardens/

Slrno Keerais Botanical Name1 Ponnankanni Keerai Alternanthera sessilis2 Thandu Keerai Amaranthus caudatus L, Foxtail amaranth3 PonKeerai

4 Amaranthus hypochondriacus L

5 Amaranthus spinosus L.

6 Amaranthus tricolor L.

7 Amaranthus viridis L.

8 Arakkeerai (Spleen Amaranth) Amaranthus dubius

9 Hopi Red Eye Amaranth Amaranthus

10 Polish Amaranth Amaranthus

11 Burganday Amaranth Amaranthus

12 Karusankanni Keerai Eclipta alba13 Vallarai Gotu Kola

14 Portulaca oleracea L. Common Purslane15 Kodi Pasalai16 Gongurak/Pulicha Keerai Garden Sorrel17 Modhakanthan Keerai Cardiospermum halicacabum L. var. luridum (Blume)

18 Agathi Keerai Sesbania grandiflora 9b to 1119 Vendhaya Keerai Fenugreek20 Kadugu Keerai Mustard Leaves21 Beetroot Keerai Beta vulgaris22 Muranga Keerai Drumstick Keerai23 Mulangi Keerai

24 Sillu Keerai

25 Pannai Keerai/Makili keerai26 Manal Keerai Gisekia pharnaceoides L.27 Manathalaki Keerai Nightshade28 Pasalai Keerai Spinacia oleracea, Basella alba L.

29 Sirukeerai

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Poong keeray (as A. frumentacea).

Kuppai mulli, Mulli kirai, Mullu keerai, Mullu kirai, Semmulli kirai, Sivappu mulli kirai. .

Ceri kirai, Ciru kirai, Kupei keeray (as A. tristis), Seri kirai, Thandu keerai.

Iruvati, Iruvati kirai, Kollai kirai, Kuppai keerai,

குப்பை�க்கீபை� Kuppai kirai, Sinna keerai, Vakuca kirai.

Vazzukai Keerai, Pasale Keerai

Basella alba var rubra

Raphanus sativus

Amaranthus graecizans L. ssp. thellungianus (Nevski) Gusev

Celosia argentea L. var. argentea , Silver spiked cockscomb

Tropical Amaranth Amaranthus Polygonoides

30 Paalai Keerai Tylophora indica (Burm.f.) Merr.31 Paalak.Chukkan Keerai32 Thoyya Keerai Digera muricata L

PicturesIndian VeggiesBotanical NameEdible Amaranth

NameMoisture(g)

C. argentea 85Amaranthus viridis 91A. spinosus 84Alternanthera sessilis 84Basella alba 93Sauropus androgynus 88

Native to Edible Wild PlantsFoundationWild SpinachFoundationChickweedFoundationMallowFoundationPurslaneTart Green Curly DockTart Green Sheep SorrellTart Green Wood SorrellPungent G Field MustardPungent G Winter CressPungent G Garlic MustardPungent G Shepard's PurseBitter Gree DandelionBitter Gree Cat's EarBitter Gree Sow ThistleBitter Gree Nipplerot

http://abhi-recipecollection.blogspot.com/2012/03/green-leaves.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_used_in_South_Asian_cuisinehttp://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Amaranthus.htmlhttp://www.evergreenseeds.com/edamyintsach.html

http://www.echonet.org/content/article/779/celosia

http://echonet.org/content/article/1363/VEGETABLES%20AND%20SMALL%20FRUITS%20IN%20THE%20TROPICS%20%20PART%203.%20P%20-%20Z#Quai

http://keys2liberty.wordpress.com/tag/red-cockscomb-edible-uses/

Sun/Shade Where to Buy Addtn InfoAquarium storesWildgardenseeds/EvergreenSeedsWildgardenseeds/EvergreenSeeds

Horizon Herbs

Horizon HerbsHorizon HerbsHorizon Herbs

Cardiospermum halicacabum L. var. luridum (Blume)

HomeHomeIndian StoreIndian Store

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EvergreenSeeds/HorizonHerbs/Wildgardenseeds

EvergreenSeeds/HorizonHerbs/Wildgardenseeds

EvergreenSeeds/HorizonHerbs/Wildgardenseeds

https://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=452

http://www.wildpantry.com/seeds.htm

http://compare.ebay.com/like/330292445830?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

http://opendata.keystone-foundation.org/category/amaranthaceae

False Amaranth… grows in NJ

Dry Matter Protein Protein(g) (g fresh wt) (% dry wt)

15 1.2 89 2 22.2

16 3.6 22.516 3.6 22.57 3.3 47.1

12 3.4 28.3

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bean teepee

soaker hose

copper organic fungicide

start now.. most use hybrid .. heirloom will have issues with fungus.

http://www.marcmradell.com/Home/

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/lg_e_vegetables.htm

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/quickref/vegetable/plantingguide.html

http://extension.psu.edu/cumberland/programs/master-gardener/notes-from-the-vegetable-garden/march-2010/view

http://extension.psu.edu/juniata/news/2012/benefit-from-planting-vegetable-companions

http://primexgardencenter.com/ - organic seeds/fungicide

http://www.garden.org/foodguide/browse/veggie

http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/vegetablecompanions.htm

http://extension.psu.edu/cumberland/programs/master-gardener/notes-from-the-vegetable-garden/march-2010/view