1. Which vegetables do you want to grow?

2. Where should the garden be? v Full sun v Fertile/well-drained soil v Source of water v Weed free v As close to back door as possible

3. Types of Gardens v Container v Raised beds v Conventional

4. ContainersContainers

5. Raised Beds

6. ConventionalConventional

7. How big should the garden be? v Which vegetables do you want to grow? v What is your family size? v How much of each vegetable desired? v Fresh or preserved? Garden Tabloid Planting Guide

9. Garden Plan

10. Making a Garden Plan v Plant groups v Calendar v Plant size v Trellis v Row width

11. CalendarCalendar v Spring v Summer v Fall v Cool season plants v Warm season plants

12. Row Width v Trailing plants v Upright plants v Multirow v Bed/container size

13. Plant Spacing

14. Cabbage Drainage

15. IrrigationIrrigation v Timing v Amount v Type u Sprinkle u Drip u Flood

16. Drip Irrigation

17. Weed Management v Soil preparation v Mulches v Herbicides v “Cold steel”

18. Plastic Mulch

19. Healthy Transplant

20. Fertilizer Application v Preplant v Side dressing v Fertigation v Foliar feeding

21. Signs of Overfertilization v Wilting seedlings v Browning of leaf margins (crispy) v Poor fruit set v Too much vegetative growth without blooming Remedy - Water, water, water

22. Corrective Pesticide Use v Identify the problem v React to problems as they occur v Integrated Pest Management

23. Harvesting Interval v Waiting period after pesticide use v May eliminate use of certain pesticides

24. Mississippi Favorites Tomato Fertilizer v Importance of calcium u Blossom end rot u Do not over-nitrate v pH u Declines during season

25. Blossom End Rot

26. Mississippi Favorites Growing Peppers v Treat like tomatoes u Usually do not stake or prune v Sweet peppers do not set fruit in hot weather v Takes hot sun to make hot pepper v Susceptible to blossom-end rot