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Seed Starting

Seed Starting. Hardening off. Transplanting . Seeds. Raised Beds. Soil is worked (disturbed) much less. More friable. Fewer weeds since less or no exposed soil. Easier to build soil. Dries out quicker. Warms up quicker. . Water. Water containers at least once daily.

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Seed Starting

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  1. Seed Starting • Hardening off. • Transplanting.

  2. Seeds

  3. Raised Beds • Soil is worked (disturbed) much less. • More friable. • Fewer weeds since less or no exposed soil. • Easier to build soil. • Dries out quicker. • Warms up quicker.

  4. Water • Water containers at least once daily. • Outdoors shoot for 1" per week or more. • Water deeply once or twice a week to encourage deep roots.

  5. Mulch • Covering to block light and heat. • Retains moisture • Blocks weeds • Cools soil temp. • You can place compostables directly under mulch.

  6. Sources of Mulch • Dried grass clippings • Ground up leaves • Compost • Newsprint (not colored?) • Cardboard(plain) • Chop & drop.

  7. Mulch

  8. Pests and Diseases • Manual removal • Spray with water • Do nothing • Organically approved controls - Check out www.GardensAlive.com

  9. Gardens Alive

  10. Harvesting • Do this first before other garden chores. • Do early morning if possible. • Plan meals around what's coming in.

  11. Harvesting • Do this first before other garden chores. • Do early morning if possible. • Plan meals around what's coming in. • Canning, drying, root cellaring, overwintering.

  12. The Three Sisters

  13. The Three Sisters • Corn was dried for grinding into cornmeal. • Pole beans were selected for the ability to be dried and stored. • Squash would have been winter squash. • White corn varieties: Tuscarora, Iroquois white and Cherokee white. • Darker colored corn: Black Iroquois & Black Aztec. Rainbow Inca. • Beans: Scarlet Runner, Genuine Cornfield, Hopi Purple & True Cranberry. • Squash: Long Pie, Kushaw. • Raised beds for normal rainfall areas. • 3 corn & 2 pole bean plants per group. Go light on the squash. • Consider drip irrigation.

  14. Question of the Week

  15. Canning

  16. Addition Topics • Season Extension Techniques • Preserving • Specific Plant Varieties • Propagation • Worm Composters/Composting • Integrating Livestock • Seed/Plant Swap • Growing Animal Feed

  17. More… • Wild Edibles/Medicinals • Raising Livestock – Rabbits, Poultry, Goats, Fish • Black Soldier Fly Harvester • Self-Harvesting Livestock Feed Techniques • ???

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