OK Beginning Farmer & Rancher Horticulture Demo Site: July 2012

Oklahoma Beginning Farmer & Rancher Program Horticulture Demonstration Site July 2012

Tomatoes are planted both in a stake-and-weave system... … and in cages.

The stake-and-weave systemuses twinebetween stakes tosupport the plants.The twine isnormally not putup until theplants are tallenough; whatsshown here is forillustrationpurposes.

Eggplant Rye mulchPeppers: California Wonder, Jalapeño

California Wonder pepper ripens red.

Greens (chard) were mowed, then a plantingspace was strip-tilled for beans (Provider andContender). Drip irrigation keeps soil moistenough for the beans to sprout, even in the hotJuly weather.

Strip tillage was done using the BCS tillerattachment with the outer tines removed.This allowed for minimal soil disturbanceduring planting operations.

The corn has been blown down inhigh winds - not even ademonstration garden is perfect!

Okra varieties are Evertender andBowling Red. Evertender was the topyielder in the 2008 variety trial, and iseasy to harvest.

A cover crop of buckwheat in one ofthe green fallow plots that make up25% of the cultivated area at any onetime..

Cucumber varieties: Suyo Long,Homemade Pickle, Smart Pickle.Note the cattle-panel trellis for thecukes.

Cucumber: Suyo Long

Peanut varieties:Texas Red & White, Carwiles VirginiaSouther pea varieties:Ozark Razorback, Pinkeye Purple-hull

http://kerrcenterdaytoday.wordpress.com	130
http://www.kerrcenter.com	129
http://kerrcenter.com	25

OK Beginning Farmer & Rancher Horticulture Demo Site: July 2012

by Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture on Jul 18, 2012

Accessibility

Categories

Upload Details

Usage Rights

3 Embeds 284

Statistics

OK Beginning Farmer & Rancher Horticulture Demo Site: July 2012 Presentation Transcript