This newsletter provides information about the Bock Community Garden for May 2011. It includes articles on using cardboard for pathways, a healthy garden training series, research evaluations from West Ag, tips on transplanting vs direct seeding, suggestions for garden journals, dealing with weeds, the new fruit tree orchard, an upcoming garage sale, and using row covers to protect plants from rabbits. The newsletter is 12 pages and covers a variety of topics to help gardeners in their planting and maintenance.
Row Covers & Pest Control; Gardening Guidebook for Boone County, Missouri ~ Master Gardeners of Boone County, University of Missouri ~ For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica
http://scribd.com/doc/239850233
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Kit klehm helpful advice for growing organic producekitklehm1
kit klehm Professional tips provider. There is nothing better than making a dinner from food that you have grown in your own garden. If you know what you are doing, gardening can be a fun and exciting adventure. This article will give you many tips about gardening, and in no time you will have the garden of your dreams.
You have a garden - how to keep it going - what to plant and when to plant. month wise activites. The book was written for the Doon gardening Society but it will be useful for every gardener
Row Covers & Pest Control; Gardening Guidebook for Boone County, Missouri ~ Master Gardeners of Boone County, University of Missouri ~ For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica
http://scribd.com/doc/239850233
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Kit klehm helpful advice for growing organic producekitklehm1
kit klehm Professional tips provider. There is nothing better than making a dinner from food that you have grown in your own garden. If you know what you are doing, gardening can be a fun and exciting adventure. This article will give you many tips about gardening, and in no time you will have the garden of your dreams.
You have a garden - how to keep it going - what to plant and when to plant. month wise activites. The book was written for the Doon gardening Society but it will be useful for every gardener
Pick Your Crops
Why go to all this trouble, then run down to the local feed and
seed store and pick up whatever’s on the shelf? A simple internet
search can put you in touch with companies that sell organic
seeds and seedlings.
Look for the USDA Organic logo. Organic transplants sold in your
local gardening center will have tags or labels showing they’ve
been grown under organic conditions.
Contact your local Cooperative Extension Agents for tips on which
plants grow best in your particular area.
The Top Ten veggies include tomatoes, zucchini squash, peppers,
cabbage, bush beans, lettuce, beets, carrots, chard, and radishes.
Which part of the plant will you eat? It varies by plant.
You’ll be eating roots of plants such as carrots, beets, turnips, and
radishes; and stems of asparagus and rhubarb. You eat the leaves
of lettuce, kale, cabbage, chard, spinach, and most herbs; and the
seeds of green beans and peas.
Onions and garlic are the bulbs of those plants, while tomatoes,
eggplant, zucchini, and pumpkins are fruit because they contain
seeds. One additional tip is to plant marigolds with your veggies.
They repel insects.
Choose veggies you and your family will eat, unless you’re planning to sell the unwanted plants at a farmer’s market. Think of
herbs as well – home-grown herbs are far superior to what you’ll
find in the supermarket.
Also remember summer vacation – if you’re going to be gone, find
someone who can look after your garden and harvest those tomatoes and zucchini for you.
Plant It, Grow It, Eat It: Making the Most of an Allotment ~ Kirklees, United Kingdom
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
May 2013 Louisiana School Gardening News
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Organic Gardening Tips To Grow Your Own Garden Naturally, Easily & Quickly.pdfMuntech1
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Companion Planting at the Bock Community Garden, Middleton, Wisconsin
1. The
Bock Community Garden
Monthly Newsletter - May 2011
What’s in this
Issue?
Cardboard pg 2
Healthy Garden Series pg 2
West Ag Research Evals pg 2
Transplant or Direct
Seeding pg 3
Transplanting Suggestions pg 4
Garden Journals, What to
Track pg 4
Here Come the Weeds pg 5
Garden Journals Bock Fruit Tree Orchard pg 6
Bock Garage Sale
If you want to be a successful gardener - you should keep a Coming Soon pg 6
garden journal, noting such things as soil preparation,
planting, weeding, fertilizing, bloom time, date crops ripen, Row Covers for Rabbits pg 7
and growing results. Also note any problems with weeds,
insects, or rainfall, and whether the harvest of each item was
Planting Techniques pg 8
sufficient, too much, or not enough.
At the end of the growing season, you'll have a complete Companion Planting pg 9-11
record of what you did, and this information will give you the
basics for planning next year's garden. More ideas on page 4.
Workdays pg 12
Patty Zehl, Communications Coordinator Garden Committee pg 12
2. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR GARDENERS MAY 2011
Cardboard - Bring to the Garden
Start saving and collecting cardboard for use in pathway construction and
to surround the native trees - which we will be doing during upcoming
workdays. We must put cardboard beneath any woodchips we lay, or the
weeds will just grow through the woodchips to reach sunlight.
Flatten it, remove tape and staples and bring it to the garden. There is a pile
outside the double-door entrance at back of garden - on North side of fence. Be sure it’s
secured under the wood pallet - so it doesn’t blow around cashing a trash problem.
Healthy Garden Training Series
The USDA People's Garden Initiative promotes growing healthy food,
people and communities. It encourages USDA employees and
communities to plant gardens because we believe the simple act of
planting a garden can make real and lasting change to improve food access
and healthy lifestyles.
The USDA People’s Garden Initiative and Cooperative Extension Service
bring you this series of training sessions on a wide variety of horticultural and garden related topics.
There is no charge for registration and all sessions are open to the public. Visit this website to learn more
and register:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/broadcasts/emg/
West Ag - Research Evaluations
Flower and vegetable evaluations have long been a part of the trial gardens
program. Each summer we trial hundreds of new flowers and numerous new
vegetable cultivars. We receive the newest selections from growers across
the United States and from some European Countries.
Please check out the links to PDFs of evaluation sheets below, to find the
results of our evaluations for flowers and vegetables. You will find
evaluations from 2007 and 2008 for both flowers and vegetables. In
addition to the evaluations, we post our Favorite Picks for peppers,
tomatoes and other various vegetables. Watch this website for new
Favorites for annual flowers trialed during 2009 season.
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/westmad/garden/Evaluations.html
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3. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR GARDENERS MAY 2011
Transplant or Direct Seeding?
There are advantages and disadvantages to using transplants or direct seeding in your garden. Transplants
are starter plants that are at least 4-6 weeks old when you plant them, started by you or a nursery from
seed in containers. Direct seeding is placing seeds directly in the soil of your garden.
Advantages of Direct Seeding:
o Direct seeding is more cost effective - a package of seeds is often
much less expensive then transplants. Example: a $2.59 package
of 100 seeds compared to a $2.59 pack of four transplants.
o When purchasing seed you can often find a much greater variety
of cultivars than purchasing transplants.
o Quick growing crops direct seeded in the garden will quickly
catch up to transplants.
o Root crops with tap roots, like carrots generally don’t transplant
well and need to be direct seeded.
Advantages of Transplants:
o Transplants give higher early yields
o For a shorter growing season, like we have in Wisconsin it’s better to use transplants for
vegetables that take a long time to reach maturity from seed.
o If you want six different varieties of one type of vegetable,
the cost of transplants when purchasing single plants are
similar to purchasing seeds.
Plants that are Usually Direct Seeded:
Beans, beets, carrots, corn, cucumbers, garlic, lettuce, muskmelons,
okra, parsnips, peas, pumpkins, radishes, rutabaga,
salsify, spinach, squash, turnips, watermelon
Plants that Transplant Well:
Basil, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, Chinese VEGETABLE GROWN BY
cabbage, cauliflower, celery, chard, chives, collards, Artichokes Root Divisions
eggplant, endive, escarole, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, Asparagus 1-Year Old Roots
mustard, okra, onions, parsley, peppers, tomatoes Garlic/Shallots Cloves
Horseradish Root Cuttings
Then there are a handful of vegetables that aren’t
Onions Sets
usually grown from seed at all. They’re grown
vegetatively. (See table on right.) Potatoes Seed Potatoes
Rhubarb Root Crowns
Patty Zehl, Communications Coordinator
Sweet Potatoes Slips
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4. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR GARDENERS MAY 2011
Transplanting Suggestions
Most vegetables are ready to set in the garden when they are 4-6 weeks old. Set only the best plants that
are strong, stocky, vigorous and disease free. Tomato plants 4-5 weeks old grow and yield better than older
transplants.
Avoid disturbing roots when transplanting. Moisten the soil of the transplant and remove the plant from
the container before placing in the garden. Some containers such as the peat pellet may be inserted directly
into the soil, resulting in a reduction in transplant shock.
Transplant when conditions are best — soon after a rain, when
cloudy, or in the late afternoon. Protect plants 2-4 days after
transplanting with something that provides a wind and sun barrier
like an upright board, shade cloth or use hay or straw and create an
artificial bowl around the transplant.
When setting the plant into the soil, do not compress the soil
around the roots; gently pour water into the hole to settle the soil
around the roots. After the transplanting water has dried a bit,
cover the wet spot with dry soil to reduce evaporation.
Patty Zehl, Communications Coordinator
Garden Journals - What to Track
You can record as much, or as little as you want, in your garden journal. Just make sure it's a fun activity,
rather than a chore. Some suggestions for the kinds of information you may want to include are:
Names of all seeds and plants used
Planting dates for seeds and plants, and you garden layout
Source and cost for plants and seeds, any guarantees
Weather particulars such as rainfall, frost dates and results
Plant characteristics, date of germination, date they emerge in spring, appearance of blooms
Date and type of fertilizer or other chemicals applied, and to which plants
Watering schedule
Diseases, insects that you experience and what you do
Date of harvest (for vegetables) or cut flowers taken
Observations: what was/was not successful, ideas from other gardeners
Helpful web sites, gardening books or magazines
As you garden and plant through the years, a journal such as this becomes indispensable. There is no way
you can keep it all in your head, even if you think you can. Write it down, and keep the facts for the years
ahead. Include pictures, seed packages and drawings. You will treasure your efforts in the future.
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5. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR GARDENERS MAY 2011
Here Come the Weeds
Of all the issues that gardeners have to deal with,
weeds are probably the most vexing. How often do
we hear gardeners confess: “the weeds got ahead of
me!” Many BCG gardeners have already faced a
barrage of over-wintering biennial or perennial
weeds as we prepared our plots for planting. And
rises to optional levels (usually by early June), it’s
there are millions of carry-over seeds from last year
time to apply the marsh hay between the rows (3-4
and many years past just waiting to germinate
inches thick) and rely on hand weeding to pull out
along with our garden seeds and among our
those pesky weeds that manage to poke through the
transplants.
mulch or in the rows. Don’t forget the weeds along
So, as the orientation handout “Weeds – What the borders of your plots where they take advantage
Every Gardener Needs to Know” admonishes: stay of the thinner mulch and exposed soil.
ahead of them by starting early in the season!
If you have questions about weed identification or
Before planting, it’s important to remove the entire
weeding practices, please don’t hesitate to consult
plant structure (tops, roots, rhizomes, etc.) of all
your neighbors with clean plots. I try to visit my
weeds that over-wintered in your plot. If you hold
plot several times a week, usually early afternoons
off on mulching until the soil warms up enough to
or early evenings, and would be happy to answer
favor your garden seeds and plants, you’ll have to
questions about weeds and weeding or other
cope with some weeds emerging in and between
gardening issues such as watering, insects, and
your rows. But these can be easily controlled by
diseases. If I don’t have adequate answers, I’ll try
hand weeding in the rows and by using a small hoe
to help you find them.
(I prefer a child’s hoe) to lightly rake/chop them
out between the rows. Once the soil temperature Emil Haney, Education Coordinator
Garden Tip:
Do you have weeds in your garden? If the answer is yes, don’t think of all of them as the
enemy and put them in the compost bins as some gardeners have done. Attached to these
weeds are clumps of soil that your garden needs, and valuable organic matter - great
ingredients for healthy soil.
Use a fork or spade and turn the weeds over. Shake the soil loose and lay your weeds on an
empty section of your garden - allowing them to dry out in the sun. When you know the
weeds are dead use them as mulch, eventually they will decompose and improve your garden
soil. Carry out and discard weeds with seed heads, or invasive plants.
Patty Zehl, Communication Coordinator
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6. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR GARDENERS MAY 2011
Bock Fruit Tree Orchard
During the 2010 gardening season, the Bock throughout the
Community Garden received 28 fruit trees from growing
Jung’s Nursery as one of several Madison area season.
winners in a competition sponsored by Edy’s Fruit
Priorities for
Bars. Planted in the new orchard – located along the
the 2011
northern and eastern sides of the garden – are 16
growing season
apple trees, 4 pear trees, 4 cherry trees, and 4 peach
will include
trees.
pruning the
The 2011 gardening season will be the first full trees to assure
growing season for the trees after planting. During healthy
this season watering, pruning and observation for branches, and the removal of any fruit blossoms.
disease will be critical for the future health and Removing potential fruit early on in the tree’s life
production of the trees. With careful attention, the cycle ensures stronger, healthier trees in the
orchard should be producing fruit within 3-5 years. future.
A drip irrigation system was installed at the same
With much care and attention, the fruit trees will
time that the orchard was planted. Watering by drip
provide bountiful harvests for Bock gardeners for
irrigation assures that the trees will receive deep
years to come.
watering that enables strong root systems to form. It
is imperative that gardeners, even with the best
intentions, do not water the fruit trees. Volunteers Kurt Zimmerman, Native Area and Orchard
will make sure the trees remain watered and healthy Coordinator
Bock Garage Sale - Coming Soon
What: Items are needed to sell at our garage sale,
including bakery items.
When: Sometime in June - the date has not been set yet.
Where: Somewhere in Middleton - we’re still working
out the details.
Why: to raise money for Bock garden operating expenses.
Who: Lisa Garsee, the Bock Fundraising Coordinator
needs your help. Contact her with items to donate, and if
you can help during the sale.
Contact her at: garsee636@aol.com, 228-5133
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7. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR GARDENERS MAY 2011
Row Covers
for Rabbits
Floating Row Covers
are lightweight blankets
made from spunbonded
polyester or polypropylene. Row Cover Installation
There are two basic types of Floating Row Covers: Row covers can be anchored by piling loose soil,
1. Frost protection mulch, rocks or bricks over the edges or by using
2. Insect barrier plastic or metal staples.
If the desire is to extend the growing season by The plant bed to be covered should be fertilized
protecting crops from low temperatures, be sure to and planted prior to installation of the row cover.
purchase the frost protection type. Floating Row When properly installed, the fabric should be
Covers generally come in rolls 6 to 30+ feet wide to loose on the top to allow for plant growth.
nearly any length desired. Typical lengths range from
Management of Row Covers
25-50 feet to over 2,000 feet.
Plants can be watered directly through the row
To protect vegetable and fruit crops planted in rows cover material. Add another 2 to 4°F of extra
or narrow beds from rabbits cover the newly sprouted frost protection by using two layers. Do not use
seedlings with either typed of floating row cover, more than two layers of row cover - it will reduce
allowing air, light and rain onto the plants, but light transmission an additional 10 to 12 percent.
blocking rabbit access.
Weeds will grow very well in the microclimate
Maintain the protective cover until the young created under the row cover .To weed the
seedlings have passed their most tender and delicious covered plant beds, lift the row cover, pull weeds
stage and become less attractive to rabbits. When they and reinstall. To minimize the need to weed,
flower, be sure to remove the fleece material so mulch can be used under the row cover.
pollinating insects can reach them. In the case of
As the plants grow, the row cover will be lifted
berries, lettuce and other salad greens, remove the
up, providing protection for the plants. The row
cover only when necessary for harvesting.
cover can be left on until the plants pull the slack
Advantages Using Floating Row Covers out of the row cover. At this point, the row cover
1. Frost protection, +2-4 F must be removed to enhance plant growth.
2. Wind protection for plant seedlings
3. Insect protection Remove the row cover when dry and roll it up,
4. Rabbit protection paying attention not to damage it and store in dry
5. Transmits light (85% average), water, and air location free of rodents for another season.
6. May be reused 2 to 3 years if gently used Recommended Garden Plants
Disadvantages Using Floating Row Covers The following plants will perform well for plant
1. Weeding under covering requires lifting of row protection and season extension: carrots, chard,
cover cucumber, green beans, lettuce, pumpkin,
2. Pollination of crops is prevented unless the row summer squash, and winter squash. Works great
cover is periodically folded back to expose flowering to protect young green beans from rabbits.
plants Source: USDA Natural Resources
3. There is some potential for plant abrasion on Conservation Service: httphttp://plant-
sensitive plants, such as tomato and pepper seedlings. materials.nrcs.usda.gov/news/features/com
munitygardens.html
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the same diseases. For example, tomatoes, peppers,
Planting Techniques eggplants, and potatoes belong to the Solanaceae
family and all are susceptible to early blight.
Plan to use all the space in your garden. Through Rotating vegetable placement in the garden helps to
the following planting techniques you can make control plant diseases. Rotation also helps curb
maximum use of the space you have. insect infestations. Some insects overwinter in the
soil and begin feeding when their specific host is
Vertical Cropping - Train veggies like pole beans,
present. If a crop is moved to a different location in
peas, cucumbers, squash and gourds to some type
the garden, the insect population may decrease.
of support to save space in the garden. Fences,
poles, wire cages, trellises can be used for support. Interval Planting - To provide fresh vegetables over
a long period of time, plant one vegetable every 10-
Succession Planting - This technique involves
14 days. This practice works particularly well for
growing a crop like lettuce in the spring and
crops such as beans, sweet corn and peas, which
replacing it when the warm weather hits with a
have a short "peak" period of quality.
crop like beans. In the late summer, you can reverse
the process and replace the beans with a cool Other Garden Tips
season crop like lettuce or radishes. Don't plant too much of any one crop at one time,
especially those crops which must be eaten fresh,
Intercropping - Is the growing technique of
like radish, and cannot be stored.
planting fast growing vegetables among slow
growing vegetables. An example of this technique Run rows north and south, when possible so that
would be planting radishes, lettuce or green onions exposure to sunlight is even for all rows.
among caged tomato plants.
Allow space between rows for convenient cultivation
Plant Placement - Arrange crops so planting, with the type of tool you plan to use.
cultivating, pest control, and harvesting can be Use stakes, string and a yardstick to lay off straight
done with the least effort. Plant perennial crops, rows. Place a garden label at the head of each row;
such as rhubarb, asparagus, strawberries, and bush include the crop, variety and planting date on label.
fruits along one side of the garden. These crops stay
in the same location for several years and should be Plant sweet corn in blocks rather than in single rows
placed where they will not be in the way or be so that much pollen is present in the air around the
damaged at soil preparation time. Whenever corn stalks. This practice should produce better
possible, plant tall crops to the north of lower pollination and ear fill-out.
growing crops to avoid shading. Plant two or more varieties having different maturity
Plant Rotation—Many disease organisms are soil- dates to prolong the season for any one crop. While
borne and can infest a vegetable yearly when the genetic crossing may occur, this is a problem only in
same crop is planted in the same location. Plants in sweet corn where "xenia" effects show up on the ears
the same botanical family often are susceptible to (example: yellow kernels mixed with white ones)
Source: University of Florida & Iowa State
http://jefferson.ifas.ufl.edu/horticulture/veg_garden_tips.shtml
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM814.pdf
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Companion Planting The most dependable functions of companion
plants include:
o Hiding or masking a crop from pests,
o Producing odors that deter or confuse
pests,
o Providing trap crops which draw pest
insects away from other plants,
o Acting as nurse plants that provide
breeding grounds for beneficial insects,
o Providing food to sustain beneficial
insects as they search out their prey,
Many people think of organic gardening as o Creating a habitat for favorable creatures.
growing without the use of pesticides or
herbicides. This is obviously a fundamental part Some common companion planting ideas
of organics however; organic gardening is include:
composed of numerous aspects that make up a
whole interconnected system. This system relies o Plant marigolds in garden to repel pests.
upon insects, birds, shade, sun, and all other o Plant flowers in the Aster family
aspects of a living and working community. By (sunflower, purple coneflower, black-
growing numerous types of crops you create eyed susan) to attract beneficial insects
habitats for beneficial insects or animals, deter such as lady beetles, spined soldier bugs,
problem pests, and enrich your soil to create a assassin bugs, and predatory wasps.
living ecosystem of beneficial bacteria and o Plant beans and potatoes together to
helpful fungi. repel Colorado potato beetles and
Mexican bean beetles.
One method used by some organic gardeners is o Plant onions to repel many insects and
companion planting. There is no scientific potentially, wildlife.
evidence that companion planting works, but
many gardeners have sworn by it for centuries. Below is a partial list of companion crops from
Companion planting is the practice of "Plant by Plant Guide" in Rodale's Successful
interplanting vegetables, herbs, and flowers in Organic Gardening Companion Planting:
order to attract beneficial insects or to
camouflage pest-prone crops.
Plant Companion(s) and Effects
Asparagus Tomatoes, parsley, basil
Tomatoes (improves growth & flavor); said to dislike rue;
Basil
repels flies & mosquitoes
Potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, cauliflower, cabbage,
Bean
summer savory, most other veggies & herbs
Sunflowers (beans like partial shade, unless you live up
north, sunflowers attract birds & bees for pollination),
Bean (bush)
cucumbers (combination of heavy and light feeders),
potatoes, corn, celery, summer savory
Bee Balm Tomatoes (improves growth & flavor).
Beet Onions, kohlrabi
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Tomatoes (attracts bees, deters tomato worm, improves
Borage
growth & flavor), squash, strawberries
Cabbage Family
(broccoli, brussels Potatoes, celery, dill, chamomile, sage, thyme, mint,
sprouts, cabbage, pennyroyal, rosemary, lavender, beets, onions; aromatic
cauliflower, kale, plants deter cabbage worms
kohlrabi)
Caraway Loosens soil; plant here and there
Peas, lettuce, chives, onions, leeks, rosemary, sage,
Carrot
tomatoes
Catnip Plant in borders; protects against flea beetles
Celery Leeks, tomatoes, bush beans, cauliflower, cabbage
Chamomile Cabbage, onions
Chervil Radishes (improves growth & flavor).
Carrots; plant around base of fruit trees to discourage
Chive
insects from climbing trunk
Corn Potatoes, peas, beans, cucumbers, pumpkin, squash
Cucumber Beans, corn, peas, radishes, sunflowers
Dead Nettle Potatoes (deters potato bugs)
Dill Cabbage (improves growth & health), carrots
Eggplant Beans
Fennel Most plants are supposed to dislike it.
Flax Carrots, potatoes
Roses & raspberries (deters Japanese beetle); with herbs to
Garlic enhance their production of essential oils; plant liberally
throughout garden to deter pests
Potatoes (deters potato beetle); around plum trees to
Horseradish
discourage curculios
Cabbage (deters cabbage moths), grapes; keep away from
Hyssop
radishes
Nutritious edible weeds; allow to grow in modest
Lamb's Quarters
amounts in the corn
Leek Onions, celery, carrots
Lemon Balm Here and there in the garden
The workhorse of pest deterrents; keeps soil free of
Marigold nematodes; discourages many insects; plant freely
throughout the garden.
Marjoram Here and there in the garden
Mint Cabbage family; tomatoes; deters cabbage moth
Tomatoes, radish, cabbage, cucumbers; plant under fruit
Nasturtium
trees; deters aphids & pests of curcurbits
Beets, strawberries, tomato, lettuce (protects against
Onion
slugs), beans (protects against ants), summer savory
Parsley Tomato, asparagus
Squash (when squash follows peas up trellis), plus grows
Pea
well with almost any vegetable; adds nitrogen to the soil
Petunia Protects beans; beneficial throughout garden
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Horseradish, beans, corn, cabbage, marigold, limas,
Potato
eggplant (as a trap crop for potato beetle)
Helps tomato, but plant throughout garden as deterrent to
Pot Marigold asparagus beetle, tomato worm & many other garden
pests
Pumpkin Corn
Peas, nasturtium, lettuce, cucumbers; a general aid in
Radish
repelling insects
Carrots, beans, cabbage, sage; deters cabbage moth, bean
Rosemary
beetles & carrot fly
Roses & raspberries; deters Japanese beetle; keep away
Rue
from basil
Rosemary, carrots, cabbage, peas, beans; deters some
Sage
insects
Soybean Grows with anything; helps everything
Spinach Strawberries
Squash Nasturtium, corn
Strawberry Bush beans, spinach, borage, lettuce (as a border)
Summer Savory Beans, onions; deters bean beetles
Sunflower Cucumber
Plant under fruit trees; deters pests of roses & raspberries;
Tansy deters flying insects, also Japanese beetles, striped
cucumber beetles, squash bugs; deters ants
Tarragon Good throughout garden
Thyme Here and there in garden; deters cabbage worm
Chives, onion, parsley, asparagus, marigold, nasturtium,
Tomato
carrot, limas
Valerian Good anywhere in garden
Wormwood As a border, keeps animals from the garden
Plant along borders, near paths, near aromatic herbs;
Yarrow
enhances essential oil production of herbs
Resource: The Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening, J.I. Rodale (editor)
Sources:
Washington State University, Clark County Extension
http://clark.wsu.edu/volunteer/mg/gm_tips/CompanionPlant.html
Seeds of Change:
http://www.seedsofchange.com/enewsletter/issue_55/companion_planting.aspx
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Workdays Garden Committee
Who do you contact if:
o You need to reschedule Voting Committee:
o You think you are scheduled for
Garden Coordinator - Bill Bogenhagen,
one of these dates, but don’t see bogiemsn@yahoo.com, 836-7906
your name
Cathy Arndt, the Rules Coordinator - her Communications Coordinator - Patty Zehl,
contact information is in the list to the right pztwister@yahoo.com, 233-1074
Supporting: Koren Schemmel
Garden Registrar/Treasurer - Jane Prejean,
Wednesday May 18, 6-8pm jeprejean@yahoo.com, 831-0999
Workday Leader is Emil Haney
Grounds Coordinator - Brad Sherman,
brad.sherman@hologic.com, 215-9761
Katy Bixby Donna Leet
Historical & Records Coordinator - Wava Haney,
Mark Felten Jennifer Magee
wava.haney@uwc.edu, 827-5419
Liz Freitick Beth Misco
Don Gibbard Robert Moldenhauer Rules Coordinator - Cathy Arndt,
Mike Golden Greg Paveck cslanders@charter.net, 239-0590
Nancy Korn
Ancillary Committee:
Children’s Garden Co-Coordinators -
Julie Kessel,
Saturday June 4, 10am-noon jmkessel@pediatrics.wisc.edu, 233-1592
Workday Leader is Patty Zehl Barbara Gallay,
bgallay@gmail.com, 237-1744
Supporting - Brad Sherman
Michael Fischer Don Gibbard
Education Coordinator - Emil Haney,
Jennifer Magee Dale Klubertanz
ehaney@uwc.edu, 827-5419
Mike Golden Donna Leet
Nancy Korn Katy Bixby Fundraising Coordinator - Lisa Garsee,
Ruth Pedersen Donna Erickson garsee636@aol.com, 228-5133
Supporting - Bill Bogenhagen
Native Area & Orchard - Kurt Zimmerman,
kjzimmrmn@yahoo.com, 219-6425
Saturday June 11, 10am-noon Supporting: Emil Haney
Children’s Garden, no Workday Leader Plant-a-Row for the Hungry - Katerina Stephan,
katerina@chorus.net
Janet Rother-Harris Supporting: Cathy Arndt
Supporting: Jane Prejean
Ed Greiner
Luke Greiner Social and Outreach - Koran Schemmel,
Jessica Greiner kschemmel@gmail.com, 234-0913
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