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Fall Vegetable Gardening

Fall Vegetable Gardening. Presented by Kent Phillips Howard Co MG kent.a.phillips@gmail.com. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Maryland Master Gardeners’ Mission.

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Fall Vegetable Gardening

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  1. Fall Vegetable Gardening Presented by Kent Phillips Howard Co MG kent.a.phillips@gmail.com

  2. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  3. Maryland Master Gardeners’Mission Our mission is to educate Maryland residents about safe, effective and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes, and communities.

  4. www.extension.umd.edu/growit Grow Your Own Food We Can Show You How Click on Classes Tab And Scroll down to Howard County

  5. A version of this PowerPoint can be found at https://extension.umd.edu/mg/giei-howard-county-presentations

  6. What Do We Mean By Fall Gardening? • Planting crops for harvest prior to frost or a hard freeze

  7. What Do We Mean By Fall Gardening? • Planting crops for harvest prior to frost or a hard freeze

  8. What Do We Mean By Fall Gardening? • Planting crops that can be overwintered for winter or spring harvest.

  9. What Do We Mean By Fall Gardening? • Planting cover crops on unused beds to increase soil fertility and minimize winter weeds

  10. What Do We Mean By Fall Gardening? • Extending the season by using a cold frame, greenhouse or low tunnel.

  11. Preparing the Site • Remove waste from previous crop. • If ground is dry, give it a thorough soaking. • Work compost into top few inches of soil. • Add recommended amount of Nitrogen (.20#/100 sq. ft. of garden.

  12. Nitrogen Calculation Soybean meal – 7-3-1 .2/.07 = 2.85 #/100 Organic Nitrogen is less effective in cool/cold weather since soil microorganisms are less active Blood Meal – 15-0-0 .2/.15 = 1.3 #/100 Blood meal contains 50% water soluble nitrogen so it is effective in cool weather 10-10-10 .2/.1 = 2 #/100 all water soluble nitrogen

  13. Fall Days & Cooler Temps • Cool nights slow plant growth but you can speed up growth using row cover or plastic. • Vegetables take longer to mature. Days grow shorter, less sunlight energy for plants. Add 14 days to maturity time for so called short day factor • These environmental conditions add sugar to cole crops. • Lettuce and spinach will not bolt.

  14. Cover Crops • Check out GIEI website for info on cover crops • GE006_CoverCrop2.pdf • Different cover crops do different things • Break up clay soil (forage radish) • Deep root systems to capture nutrients (winter rye) • Add nitrogen to the soil (legumes) • Plant a legume and cereal together to get additional benefit. • Cover crops can be planted in any unused beds at anytime of year but no later than mid-October.

  15. Winterizing the Garden • September • Pull up and compost undiseased spent plants • Plant spinach and kale for spring harvest • October • Pull up and compost undiseased spent plants. • Cover pepper and tomato plants to prolong production. • Remove and store stakes and cages. • Plant cover crop in empty areas. Till in organic matter. • November • Cover empty beds with shredded leaves to stop winter weed growth. • Mulch overwintering carrots, leeks, winter onions, strawberries, radishes and parsnips with clean straw. • December – Get soil sample for spring planting

  16. Compost and Leaves Covering Beds

  17. Rake & Take Program • Leaves are available through the Howard County “Rake and Take Program” or you can just pick them up from your neighbors. • Register with Pat Hooker, Howard County MG • E-mail: phooker9440@gmail.com • 410-489-4314 • Leaves may require shredding. • Takers pick up bags curb-side.

  18. Resources • Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC) • 800-342-2507 • www.extension.umd.edu/hgic • Grow-It-Eat-It website • www.extension.umd.edu/giei • Master Gardener state website • www.extension.umd.edu/mg

  19. This program was brought to you by Maryland Master Gardener Program Howard County University of Maryland Extension

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