EDIBLE GARDENING EDIBLE GARDENING BY BY Venkappa Gani Venkappa Gani September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008

EDIBLE GARDENING  PLANNING  PREPARING  PLANTING  CARING  HARVESTING

PLANNING  Site Selection  Garden Size  Decide What to Grow  Location  Time of Planting

PREPARING  Soil Preparation is Key for Success  Nutrients  Organic Matter  Air  Water

SOIL TYPES  Sandy  Sticky Clay  Rocky  Soil Test

Soil Amendment  Plant Materials  Manure  Compost

TILLING SOIL  Deep Digging  Shallow Digging  No Digging  Raised Beds  Row Preparation

Soil mixed with organics

Layering

Earth Worms

Worm Casting

Earth worm

PLANTING  Tools: Hoe, Rake, Hand trowel  Seeds: Purchase, Home grown  Transplants: Buy, Home grown  Time of Planting  Cool Season  Warm Season

CARING  Thinning  Watering : Drip irrigation, Soaker hose  Feeding: Organic Nutrients  Supporting: Stakes, Trellis, Cages  Weeding: Mulch, Black Plastic  Insects  Protecting

HARVESTING  Leafy Vegetables: By hand  Fruity Vegetables: By Hand  Rooty Vegetables: Digging & Lifting

Storing  Long term Storage: Freezing, Canning  Drying Vegetables & Herbs  Sun  Warm Indoor space  Domestic Oven  Dehydrator

Radishes  Red Radishes  Diakon

Potatoes  Potato  Sweet Potato

Onions  Yellow  White

BEETS  Beet Roots

Fennel  Fennel full Grown

Spinaches  Amaranthus  Malbar Spinach

Cucumbers  Foot Long  Mini (Tinda)

Egg Plants  Black  White

Peas  Sugar snap

Bitter Melons  Flower & Fruit  Bunch

Edible Gourds  Snake gourd  Italian Squash

Swiss Chards

Tomatoes

Peppers  Cayenne  Orchid

Exbition

Award Winners

Squash  Male Flower  Female Flower

Squash  Growth

King of the Show

Peaches

Cool Season Vegetables  Beets  Carrots  Radishes  Onions  Garlic  Turnip  Spinach  Cabbage  Broccoli  Collard  Mustard  Cauliflower  Brussels Sprouts  Lettuce

Warm Season Vegetables  Beans  Tomato  Potato  Swiss Chard  Melons  Eggplant  Squash  Okra  Peppers  Cucumber  Malabar Spinach  Kohlrabi  Fennel  Pumpkin  Winter Squash

HERBS  Cilantro  Dill  Basils  Oregano  Mints  Salad burnet  Rosemary  Bay leaf  Thyme  Mexican mint marigold  Sage

Fruit Trees  Chill Hours requirement  Tropical  Sub tropical  Self pollinating  Disease resistant  Pruning  Spraying

Fruit Trees  Peaches  Apples  Pears  Persimmons  Pomegranates  Loquat  Jujubes  Olives  Papaya  Banana  Figs  Black berry  Grapes

Peaches

Apples

Pears

Persimmon

Pomegranate

Jujubi  Tree with fruits  Fruits

Jujubis

Citrus  Myer Lemon

Citrus  Kumquat

Citrus  Pink Grape Fruit

Banana

Banana

Tree ripe Banana

Papaya with buds

Successful Gardening Tips  Seek Local Advice  Good Soil  Good Location  Adequate Moisture/Drainage  Mulch  Right Plant at the Right Time  Harvest at the Right Time  Control Pests and Disease  Be Visible  ENJOY