The document discusses a series of noontime talks on organic vegetable container gardening. It provides an outline of topics that will be covered in the talks, including introductions to organic vegetable gardening and the basics of organic vegetable container gardening. Examples of container types and materials that can be used are also presented. The talks aim to promote organic practices like using compost and beneficial insects instead of synthetic chemicals.
Potenatials of protected cultivation in indiaDIVYA ARTI
India is the second largest producer of vegetable crops in the world. However, its vegetable production is much less than the requirement if balanced diet is provided to every individual. There are different ways and means to achieve this target, e.g., bringing additional area under vegetable crops using hybrid seeds and use of improved agro-techniques. Another potential approach is perfection and promotion of protected cultivation of vegetables. It is a method where plants are getting protected from adverse conditions like rains, freezing temperature, hailstorm, sun burn, insect and disease pest etc. The main purpose of protected cultivation is to create a favourable environment for the sustained growth of crop so as to realize its maximum potential even in adverse climatic conditions. Protected cultivation offers several advantages like production risk is comparatively less than open field condition, 10-12 times higher yield than that of outdoor cultivation, proper nourishment of the crop, opportunity for year round production of high-value vegetable crops, disease free quality planting material production, efficient utilization of land and resources (Sindhu and Chatterjee 2020) . In hilly areas parts of the country especially in Northern plains the soils are highly fertile but extremes of temperature ranging from 0-48 °C during the year do not allow year round outdoor vegetable cultivation. Similarly, in several parts of the country biotic stresses mainly during rainy & post rainy season, do not allow successful production of vegetables like tomato, chilli, okra, cauliflower etc. in the fields (Wani et al., 2011). DIHAR one of the DRDO laboratories, is providing adequate support and technological help to set various types of green houses, both for the Army Units deployed in the far-flung areas and for the local farmers in the Ladakh (Mishra et al., 2010).
Integrated Nutrient Management refers to the maintenance of soil fertility and of plant nutrient supply at an optimum level for sustaining the desired productivity through optimization of the benefits from all possible sources of organic, inorganic and biological components in an integrated manner
Integrated nutrient management (INM) involves efficient and judicious use of all the major components of plant nutrient sources for sustaining soil fertility, health and productivity
Integrated approach for plant nutrition is being advocated because single nutrient approach often reduces fertilizer use efficiency and consequently creates problem fertilizers can help in enhancing and maintaining stability in production with least degradation in chemical and physical properties of the soil.
A healthy soil is a living, dynamic ecosystem that performs many vital functions.
A healthy soil produces a healthy feed for consumption. Improved soil health often is indicated by improvement on physical, chemical and microbiological environment.
Introduction of high yielding varieties, irrigation and use of high analysis fertilizer without proper soil tests, accelerated the mining of native soil nutrient resources.
Under intensive cultivation without giving due consideration to nutrient requirement has resulted in decline in soil fertility and consequent productivity of crops
Vegetables are rich source of energy and nutrition.
Potenatials of protected cultivation in indiaDIVYA ARTI
India is the second largest producer of vegetable crops in the world. However, its vegetable production is much less than the requirement if balanced diet is provided to every individual. There are different ways and means to achieve this target, e.g., bringing additional area under vegetable crops using hybrid seeds and use of improved agro-techniques. Another potential approach is perfection and promotion of protected cultivation of vegetables. It is a method where plants are getting protected from adverse conditions like rains, freezing temperature, hailstorm, sun burn, insect and disease pest etc. The main purpose of protected cultivation is to create a favourable environment for the sustained growth of crop so as to realize its maximum potential even in adverse climatic conditions. Protected cultivation offers several advantages like production risk is comparatively less than open field condition, 10-12 times higher yield than that of outdoor cultivation, proper nourishment of the crop, opportunity for year round production of high-value vegetable crops, disease free quality planting material production, efficient utilization of land and resources (Sindhu and Chatterjee 2020) . In hilly areas parts of the country especially in Northern plains the soils are highly fertile but extremes of temperature ranging from 0-48 °C during the year do not allow year round outdoor vegetable cultivation. Similarly, in several parts of the country biotic stresses mainly during rainy & post rainy season, do not allow successful production of vegetables like tomato, chilli, okra, cauliflower etc. in the fields (Wani et al., 2011). DIHAR one of the DRDO laboratories, is providing adequate support and technological help to set various types of green houses, both for the Army Units deployed in the far-flung areas and for the local farmers in the Ladakh (Mishra et al., 2010).
Integrated Nutrient Management refers to the maintenance of soil fertility and of plant nutrient supply at an optimum level for sustaining the desired productivity through optimization of the benefits from all possible sources of organic, inorganic and biological components in an integrated manner
Integrated nutrient management (INM) involves efficient and judicious use of all the major components of plant nutrient sources for sustaining soil fertility, health and productivity
Integrated approach for plant nutrition is being advocated because single nutrient approach often reduces fertilizer use efficiency and consequently creates problem fertilizers can help in enhancing and maintaining stability in production with least degradation in chemical and physical properties of the soil.
A healthy soil is a living, dynamic ecosystem that performs many vital functions.
A healthy soil produces a healthy feed for consumption. Improved soil health often is indicated by improvement on physical, chemical and microbiological environment.
Introduction of high yielding varieties, irrigation and use of high analysis fertilizer without proper soil tests, accelerated the mining of native soil nutrient resources.
Under intensive cultivation without giving due consideration to nutrient requirement has resulted in decline in soil fertility and consequent productivity of crops
Vegetables are rich source of energy and nutrition.
Scope Of Vegetable Seed Production Under Protected Cultivation.pptxAnusha K R
Protected cultivation provides many-fold advantages over open field seed production of vegetables. The beauty of vegetable hybrid seed production under protected conditions is that it could be implemented at a micro or macro level depending upon the need, space, and seed crop requirements. This technology is highly productive, amenable to automation, conserves water, fertilizer, and land, and provides the required environment to overcome the biotic and abiotic stress and enhance yield as well as the quality of seeds. Protected cultivation offers a very congenial environment for producing healthy, virus-free, and genetically pure hybrid seed with higher seed yield per unit area.
Scope Of Vegetable Seed Production Under Protected Cultivation.pptxAnusha K R
Protected cultivation provides many-fold advantages over open field seed production of vegetables. The beauty of vegetable hybrid seed production under protected conditions is that it could be implemented at a micro or macro level depending upon the need, space, and seed crop requirements. This technology is highly productive, amenable to automation, conserves water, fertilizer, and land, and provides the required environment to overcome the biotic and abiotic stress and enhance yield as well as the quality of seeds. Protected cultivation offers a very congenial environment for producing healthy, virus-free, and genetically pure hybrid seed with higher seed yield per unit area.
ARDD at Rio+20: Vegetable gardens a nexus for agriculture, nutrition and healthSIANI
Presented as part of ARDD Learning Event 9:
From field to fork to field - Nutritious food and nutrient cycling to enhance health, wealth and resilience
18 June 2012, 11.30 – 13.00
Agriculture and Rural Development Day at Rio+20
Room A, Mezzanine Floor
Speaker: Dr Robert Holmer, AVRDC The World Vegetable Centre
Organisers: SIANI, SLU, IFAD, AVRDC and Sida
Case: Allotment gardens Cagayan d Óro in the Philippines.
This project was implemented to address some socio-economic and environmental challenges caused by the rapid growth of Cagayan de Oro which is representative for the Philippines being classified among the world’s fastest urbanizing countries. Among the major challenges that urban areas in the country are facing are: Availability, accessibility and affordability to safe and nutritious food for its residents.
The poorest sector of the Philippines, which comprises almost 40% of all households, spends about 60% of its income on food. 20% of Filipinos are regularly suffering from hunger and about one third of all children are underweight with iron deficiency anemia and low vitamin. In 2003, the first allotment garden was established as part of a European Union funded project following a period of agronomic and socioeconomic researches in cooperation with universities, local government units and non-governmental organizations. As of 2008, this number has grown to ten self-sustaining gardens located in different urban and peri-urban areas of the city, three of them within the premises of public elementary schools enabling more than 100 urban poor families the legal access to land for food production.
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Studies on the urine revealed application of urine increased the yield of sweet corn by an average of 14%. Similar experiments were also carried out for non-food crops in cooperation with commercial growers in different areas of Cagayan de Oro. The urine application resulted in earlier and increased flowering of different ornamental plants with subsequent better marketability.
Robert Holmer – AVRDC The World Vegetable Centre. His areas of expertise are in sustainable vegetable production, postharvest and marketing as well as environmental management in Southeast Asia. He manages and coordinates regional development projects for AVRDC in East and Southeast Asia, with major responsibilities for developing partnerships, training programs and new projects. He holds a PhD in Agriculture from the TU München, Germany.
The Challenges and Opportunities of Conversion to Organic Vegetable Production
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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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http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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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 Vegetable Production: A Guide to Convert to Organic Production
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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
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3. OUTLINE
Overview of topics of nootime
talks on organic vegetable
gardening
Introduction to organic
vegetable gardening
Basics of organic vegetable
container gardening
6. Introduction
–Food for your freshest nutrition
–Food for expanding benefits of backyard
vegetable gardening
–Food for thought
–Food for your soul
Goals for Noontime Talks on
Organic Vegetable Gardening
7. Approach of Noontime Talks on
Organic Vegetable Gardening
• Promote the practice of the guidelines in
the reference “Vegetable Gardening in
Florida” by James M. Stephens. 1999.
Univ. of FL, IFAS
• Provide background information on the
science and principles from agroecology
for successful organic vegetable gardening
•
• Provide additional resources available for
successful organic vegetable gardening
8. • Available from UF/IFAS bookstore, see http://ifasbooks.ufl.edu/merchant2/
Also available from your favorite book vender.
9. • Recognition of the whole systems nature of food
production
• Indicators of agroecosystem sustainability
– Energy flow
– Nutrient cycling
– Population regulation mechanisms
– Dynamic equilibrium
• Application and management
– Identify the indicators in each system
– Observe immediate and future impacts
– Focus the search for alternatives or solutions to problems
Gliessman, S. 1998, Agroecology: Ecological Processes in Sustainable Agriculture
What is Agroecology?
10. Ecosystems and Plant Growth
• Our model is the “ecosystem” w/ functional emergent
properties & subsystems (e.g., nutrient cycling, etc)
12. Organic Vegetable Garden Ecology
• Our model for organic vegetable gardening too is promote the
“ecosystem” with functional subsystems from managed biodiversity
crops
soil
pests
14. Organic Vegetable Gardening
• A science and art
• Incorporates the entire landscape design
and environment to improve and maximize
the garden soil's health, structure, & texture
• Maximizes the production and health of
developing plants without using synthetic
commercial fertilizers, pesticides, or
fungicides
David Knauft, Horticulture Department, Univ. of GA
www.caes.uga.edu/extension/clarke/anr/documents/Organicgardening.pdf
15. Organic Vegetable Gardening
• Differences to "conventional" gardening
– mainly in the areas of fertilization and pest control
– use natural and organic materials and methods
– avoids using practices and synthetic chemicals
that may be detrimental to his health or
environment.
James Stephens, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Univ. of FL
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VH019
16. Is This Your Situation?
Your Ability for Organic Vegetable Gardening
is Restricted Because:
limited space
production challenges
inadequate resources (soil, water, etc)
weather
nuisances (pests, animals, people, etc)
contamination
physical challenges
time constraints
home deed restrictions
17. Container Gardens Offer Solutions
Excellent for a small and diverse areas
Gardens can be grown inside or outside
Plants may be moved as needed
Offers endless and creative opportunities
Plants that tend to spread are often better
grown in a container.
18. Container Gardens Offer Solutions
Soil-borne diseases, nematodes, weeds,
and poor soil conditions are easily overcome
Easier to maintain for a variety of lifestyles,
i.e., less work than a large garden
Option for physically challenged persons
Very fast results compared to organic field
vegetable production
Convenient method for edible landscaping
23. Crops: Selection
• Most crops that do well in the backyard will do well
in container gardens.
• Those will more compact growth will generally do
better.
• Follow UF/IFAS recommendations for cultivars
and planting dates
• Crops can be planted as transplants or seed.
24. Crops: Annuals vs. Biennials vs.
Perennials
• Annuals
– Most vegetables, some herbs, many flowers
– Replanted yearly
• Biennials (e.g., beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, onions,
parsley, some radishes)
– 1st year roots/foliage
– 2nd year flower/seed production
• Perennials (e.g., Garlic, shallots, Egyptian onions,
asparagus, rhubarb)
– Come back every year
– Most herbs and fruit, many flowers, a few vegetables
37. • If put in smaller
containers first,
then move up as
plant gets larger
Containers: Use Proper Size
• All varieties are not created
equal. Use the books, the
Internet and seed catalogs to
choose varieties suitable for
containers in your location.
40. Containers: Tips
• Choose a large pot or tub for a mixed planting,
one that will offer enough root space for all the
plants you want to grow.
• Rootbound plants, which have filled up every
square inch of the soil available, dry out rapidly
and won't grow well.
• Light-colored containers keep the soil cooler
than dark containers which have a drying effect
due to greater heat absorption.
41. Containers: Tips
• Use containers created from natural
materials such as clay, & wood, or recycled
products like buckets, tin cans, and plastic
pails of safest* food grade plastic, i.e,
• Note that FDA** approved plastics for
recycling include the following
• Soil in containers made of porous
materials such a terra cotta pots tend to dry
out faster. *http://www.hdpe-plastic.com/
**http://www.packaginggraphics.net/plastic-recycle-logo-identification.htm
42. Potting Mixture: Important Factors
• Desireable to use a lightweight, porous
growing medium
• Must remain loose, drain well, provide
nutrients and retain moisture
• All-purpose commercial potting mixes are
permitted if without synthetic chemical
additives
• Acceptable fertilizers include organic garden
fertilizers, compost, fish/sea weed emulsions,
and earthworm castings
46. Water
MD Cooperative Extension
• Irrigation is critical due to reduced soil
volumes of containers compared to field
vegetable gardens
• Eating quality and yield will be greatly
reduced if plants are allowed to wilt due to
lack of water
• Watering needs will vary depending on
• container size
• ambient temperature
• sunlight
• humidity
47. Water
MD Cooperative Extension
• Potting mix should be kept moist & not soggy
• Add water slowly until you see it leave out
drainage holes of container
• Use a watering can or a nozzle at end of
hose that produces a soft stream of water
• Small containers dry out faster than larger
containers
• Large, mature plants need more water than
small, seedlings and young plants
48. Container Watering Systems
• Micro-irrigation with soaker hoses and drip
emitters is efficient, convenient, and relatively
Inexpensive.
• Timers can be use for automated watering.
52. Container Drainage
• Whatever type of container you use,
drainage is very important
• Place drainage holes on bottom or
sides
• If located on bottom, container must be
elevated to allow drainage of excess
water
Eric de Long, Cornell Extension
53. • Container and roots can freezing during
the occasional cold spells.
. Protection: Cover or Move from Frost
55. Container Gardening & Regulations
Backyard Micro-Farming
Are you a container urban farmer?
If so, then certain regulations may apply to you.
56. Container Gardening & Regulations
Rooftop Urban Farming
Are you a container urban farmer?
Does your gardening look like these examples?
57. “Food For The Soul”
For the Garden Of Your Living...
• Plant three rows of Peas:
1. Peace of mind
2. Peace of heart
3. Peace of soul
• Plant four rows of Squash:
1. Squash gossip
2. Squash indifference
3. Squash grumbling
4. Squash selfishness
The Vegetable Garden Poem
58. “Food For The Soul”
• Plant four rows of Lettuce:
1. Lettuce be faithful
2. Lettuce be kind
3. Lettuce be patient
4. Lettuce really love one another
• No garden is without Turnips:
1. Turnip for meetings
2. Turnip for service
3. Turnip to help one another
• To conclude our garden...
The Vegetable Garden Poem
59. “Food For The Soul”
• To conclude our garden...
• We must have Thyme:
1. Thyme for each other
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for friends
• Water freely with patience and cultivate with
love.
• There is much fruit in your Garden because…
• You Reap, What You Sow!
The Vegetable Garden Poem
Author Unknown – see Rocks In My Garden Blog at
http://rocksinmygarden.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-found-this-poem-over-at-gardeners.html
61. Online Resources
• Container Vegetable Gardening - see
http://containervegetablegarden.org/
• De Long, Eric. Growing Vegetable, Herbs and Annual Flowers
in Containers. Cornell Univ. Extension – see
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/factsheets/misc/containers.pdf
• Jauron, R. & D. Nelsen. Container Vegetable Gardening – see
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/publications/pm870b.pdf
• Martin, J., K. Demboski, & A. Swanberg. Container Vegetable
Gardening. Ohio State University Extension Publication HYG-
1647-2000 – see http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1647.html
62. Online Resources
• Maryland Cooperative Extension. Container Vegetable
Gardening: Healthy Harvests From Small Spaces – see
http://www.hgic.umd.edu/content/documents/hg600.pdf
• Organic Gardening Secrets. 2009. Organic Container
Gardening – see
http://theorganicgardeningsecrets.com/organic-container-
gardening/
• Santos, B., et.al., 2010. Solutions for Small Farmers and
Home Gardens: Building a Low Cost Vertical Soilless System
for Small Vegetable and Fruit Crops. UF/IFAS EDIS
Publication # HS1186 – see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1186
• Seattle Peak Oil Awareness Organization. Making a Self
Watering Container or Earthbox TM – see
http://www.seattleoil.com/Flyers/Earthbox.pdf
63. Online Resources
• Stevens, J.M. 2009. Organic Vegetable
Gardening. UF/IFAS EDIS Publication #CIR375
– see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh019
• Stevens, J.M. et.al. 2010. Florida Vegetable
Gardening Guide. UF/IFAS EDIS Publication
#SP103 - see http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh021
• Stevens, J.M. 2010. Minigardening (Growing Vegetable in
Containers) UF/IFAS EDIS Publication HS708 – see
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh032
• Sweat, M., R.Tyson, & B. Hochmuth. 2009. Building a Floating
Hydroponic Garden. UF/IFAS EDIS Publication HS943 – see
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs184