Dirty Hands, Clean Eating Planning Your Garden Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library February 6, 2016
Issues to Consider Type of Garden What to Plant Sun Requirements Water Requirements Soil Amendments
Getting Started Ludwig, David. "How To Design & Build a Vegetable Garden." YouTube. YouTube, 15 Feb. 2013. Web. 30 Jan. 2016.
Types of Gardens Raised beds Tilled plots Communal gardens Community gardens Container gardens
Types of Gardens, Continued Hanging Heirloom Hydroponic Kitchen Shade Square Foot
Let’s Begin Do you have any special needs that might limit your ability to tend a traditional garden? How much time do you have to devote to your garden project?
Gardens of Focus Low tunnel Square foot gardening Raised beds Container gardens
Low Tunnels Toscano, Kim. Constructing Row Covers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI_BNPqyv4E Web. March 2015. Accessed February 4, 2016.
Square Foot Gardening Rich, Michael. SFG Teaching Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4pSkgyJfLE. Web. June 28, 2009. Accessed February 6, 2016.
Container Gardening Kohler, John. Top Five Container Gardening Tips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mO8S4ccNSI. Web. January 19, 2016. Accessed February 4, 2016.
Traditional Tilled Plots Southern States Coop. “How to Start Your Tilled Garden.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHVhJ7iC8vM. Web. December 7, 2011. Accessed February 4, 2016.
Sun Requirements Most vegetable gardens need 6 to 8 hours of full sun per day. North-south orientation assures the most sunlight. Let’s look at my example.
Suzie’s House
Water Requirements As most of us are looking at raised beds with lots of mulch and appropriate soil additives, we know our beds will retain water better than traditional gardens. Remember not to overwater.