Bell Quiz 3/23

1. What do you know about gardening?

2. What is your favorite part of gardening?

Plan and Prepare for a Vegetable and Herb Garden

Plant and Soil Science

Reasons to Grow a Garden.

•Save money

•Good exercise

•Satisfaction of growing your own Food

•Fresh quality food.

Location Considerations

•Amount of Sun/Shade

•Type of Soil

•Proximity to Water

Size Considerations

•Amount Space Available

•Family Size

•Experience Gardening

Garden Plan

Plant the type of food your family likes to eat.

Will you can some or just eat it during the summer.

Garden Plan

Plant perennials together on side of the garden. Perennials are plants that live for multiple growing seasons.

Plant same members of plant families together.

Garden Plan: Layout

Rows should run east west to prevent shading.

Taller crops on the north shorter on the south.

Succession crops allow multiple crops to planted in the same space at different times.

Garden Plan

Intensive or Block Gardening

Plants are grown in blocks instead of rows.

Higher yield from minimum space.

Should not be more then 4 feet across.

Types of Gardens

Roof Raised Flower boxes Etc.

Preparing the Soil

Determine the fertility of your soil by having your soil tested.

Collection kits are available at all county extension offices.

Preparing the Soil

•Leaves

•Manure

•Grass Clippings

will all improve the tilth and organic content.

Hardiness Zones

Types of Vegetables

Cool-season Vegetables tolerate light frost

and grow better in cool temperatures 50 to 65 degrees. Examples – Peas, Radishes, Lettuce

Warm-season These vegetables will not live

through a frost. Grow better between 60 to 90 degrees.

Examples – Tomatoes, Peppers, Squash

Movie Questions

1. How deep are the sowing pots?2. What type of seed does he sow?3. The ______the seed, the _____the

covering.4. What is breaking out?5. Do you need specialty tools when

gardening or transplanting?6. What do you need to do before

planting plants outside? Why?

Movie Questions cont.

7. What is the key or objective when taking a cutting?8. Where do you cut a cutting?9. What does he cover the top of the filled put with? Why?10. Do you want flowering or not flowering Fuchsia cuttings?

Bell Quiz 3/27

On the board!!

5 minutes to finish your layout and paragraphs!!

One paragraph on your layout. One paragraph on the crops/veggies

you chose and why. Picture of your layout with veggies.

In your groups, plan your garden

Dimensions, layout, spacing, crops (at least 5 per group), depth of seeds, number of seeds, cold/warm season crops, etc.

Garden Expectations

Each group member MUST pick at least one crop.

Be ready to explain your garden to the class and answer questions.

Happy Spring Break!!