Planting a Garden

Essential Standard 7.00- Apply procedures to

plant a garden.
Objective 7.01

 Plan a garden.
Research- Location

 Plan the best location

 Items to consider
 Sun
 Shade
 Water
 Air
Research- Type

 Raised beds
 Flat beds
 Containers
 Roof top
 Vertical gardens
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
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
Flat Beds

 Flat bed is the most tradition way to plant

vegetables is 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.
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
Container

 Make sure your containers have holes in the

bottom for water drainage
 Container garden takes up a small amount of
space.
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.
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
Roof Top
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
Vertical Gardens
Vertical Gardens
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
Plan

 Season
 Fall
 Winter
 Spring
 Summer
 Type of plants
 Annual
 Perennial
 Vegetable
 Flower
Establishment
Objective 7.02

 Establish a garden
Planting Seeds

Fall vegetable seeds Winter vegetable seeds

 Lettuce (mid-February through
 Kale early March)
 Mustard  Carrots
 Broccoli  Onions
 Cabbage  Peas
 Collards  Potatoes
 Radish  Turnip
 Onions  Lettuce
 Radish
Planting Seeds

Spring vegetable seeds Summer vegetable seeds

 Beans  Brussel sprouts
 Corn  Okra
 Pumpkin (harvest in the  Beans
fall)  Cucumbers
 Cucumber  Kale
 Radish
Transplanting

Fall vegetable plants Winter vegetable plants

 Broccoli  Lettuce
 Cabbage  Spinach
 Lettuce
 onions (sets)
Transplanting

Spring vegetable plants Summer vegetable plants

 Tomatoes  Okra
 Peppers  Cauliflower
 Squash  Cucumbers
 Cucumbers  Kale
Maintaining a Garden

1. Stake plants as needed

2. Control pest
 Keep clean
 Remover debris and dead plants
 Check pest problems and maintain non chemical
methods of control
3. Harvest plants as they mature
4. Do not let plants over ripen or decay