Organic Gardening - Planting Vegetables
   Planting Organic Vegetable's
A successful vegetable garden starts out with a plan. Planning your garden is one of the most important parts of vegetable gardening.
1. Decide what you want to grow. 2. Determine how much space you have. 3. Take a sheet of paper and draw a small plot plan of your garden plot, and decide where the vegetables will go. 4. You can determine the proper distance between seeds and between rows it tells you how to space your plants on most seed packets. Companion planting is another way of working with plants. Some have developed a relationship-they help each other survive. 'Carrots Love Tomatoes' and 'Roses Love Garlic'. Plants that need partial shade often grow best in the shade of a larger plants or bush. Sometimes a row of sturdy plants can protect weaker plants from wind damage. Root depths vary from one plant to another. You can take advantage of this difference to grow more vegetables in a given area. As an example, by planting shallow-rooted onions in close proximity to deep-rooted carrots, you can grow more of each in your eco raised vegetable garden. Eco raised garden bed is the method I use to plant my vegetable gardens. There is no tilling or back breaking work to do. Set your box up; lay a layer of newspaper at the bottom to stop growth coming up after you fill it with soil. You are ready to plant your garden. I started using this method four years ago. I get more produce out of these little eco raised garden beds then I ever got out of my back breaking, huge conventional garden. It is simple eco gardening, enjoyable eco gardening. What I like about it, is it gives me more time to do other eco raised gardening projects. Use your compost lime, bone meal and you will be impressed by the end results. My tomato plants were 5ft high this year. Eco gardening boxes I love them. Yes, it is possible to grow tomatoes and other vegetables in your yard without having to chew up a large portion of it. I just grow a few tomatoes and pepper plants, carrots, beets, green onions etc... They do just fine growing them this way, and it is much easier than a full conventional garden. The maintenance and weeding is so much less time consuming. Even in a small city yard you can grow your veggies in these small gardening boxes. On your apartment balconies, anywhere, it takes up no room at all. The whole point of a eco raised garden bed is that it gives you the opportunity to garden in perfect soil. Take this opportunity to fill your bed with a good mixture of quality topsoil, compost, and rotted manure. Once filled and raked level, you're ready to plant or sow seeds. Eco raised raised bed gardens require very little maintenance. Each spring or fall, it's a good idea to top dress with fresh compost and manure. As with any garden, mulching the top of the soil will help retain moisture and keep weeds down. Moisture retention is important, because raised beds tend to drain faster than conventional beds. Planning & Planting an Organic Vegetable Garden Before you start to plant your eco gardens draw a plan (to a scale) of the area at your disposal. Make allowances for paths, borders, etc. Next, take inventory of your organic produce vegetable favourites. Put down on paper every vegetable you will be planting. Go back to your plan and mark out a definite space or number of rows for each different organic vegetable. Select early, midseason and late season sorts of these vegetables. This will give you a constant supply of them. When garden is ready to planted, be sure to follow your plan. A disregard of a carefully planned eco garden may easily spoil results. I cannot lay too much emphasis at this point, since most gardens fail to yield satisfactory crops for lack of following through with the original plan. Study the characteristics of certain vegetables and utilize them to best advantage. Some vegetables thrive even in partially shaded positions, while others require lots of sunshine for best results. Some of the finest lettuce I ever seen was grown between rows of early peas. The two-foot tall pea vines, rows running east and west would shelter lettuce. With the pea rows standing 2 1/2 feet apart, the lettuce grew in abundance, since peas root deeply while lettuce is a shallow, rooting plant. Keeping the lettuce row free from weeds gives additional cultivation to the pea. vines, which will, under such conditions, stand considerable dry weather and still bear heavy crops. A good many vegetables are of exceedingly slow growth during the seedling stage of development. Take advantage of this by utilizing space between such rows for quick-growing crops. For example, sow beet seed by end of May { for zone 4 & 5 } and set young lettuce plants between the rows. By the time the beet tops develop, the lettuce will have already been used. Other zones can either start sooner or later. A distance of 20 inches between the rows is ample for most vegetables in a carefully managed eco garden. Tall peas, tomatoes and corn should be allowed at least 2 to 2 1/2 feet and should be staked for best results. The proper thinning out of organic vegetables is advisable. Do not permit root crops to crowd each other in the row. Thin out radishes, beets, onions, turnips, etc., to stand about from 2 to 4 inches apart in the row, according to variety. Beans will yield more and better pods if plants stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. Location of Rows and Crops As to the location of the different rows and crops, here is a good rule to, follow. If the land runs east and west the taller plantings should be on the north, so that the light will not be shut off from the lower growing vegetables. Corn grows so much taller than anything else cultivated that it should, if possible, be placed in the. rear. In front of it the few hills of early potatoes as they are the least ornamental of vegetables. Cabbage and cauliflowers grow of about the same height, and may be planted side by side and given the same treatment. Tomatoes may follow the potatoes, and so on in the order of height until the front of the garden is reached. Vertical Planting Many vegetables, including peas, pole beans, squash, cucumbers, gourds, and melons will naturally climb a support and grow up rather than out, leaving more ground space for other crops. Support structures include trellises, strings, tepees made from poles, chicken wire, or a chain-link fence. Tomatoes also can be trained to grow upright in wire cages or tied to stakes. Vertical planters are becoming popular for all your favourite plants. Works well indoors or out. Plant Generously Whether in the garden or in flats, sow seed generously to allow for seeds that fail to sprout and for seedlings that die. Plant a seed to a depth of not more than three or four times its thickness. If planted too deeply, the seeds may germinate but die before reaching the surface. If planted too shallow wind or rain may blow or wash the seeds away before they sprout. In sandy or lighter soils, plant a little deeper. “Thick and thin” is the way to sow seeds. Plant seeds twice as close as the desired plant spacing, After germination, pull out the extras to provide growing space for the remaining plants. Remove the surplus while they are small and before they compete with others for light, air, and water. Planting Tomatoes   This is what you will be looking for. The sucker is located in between two branches. Tomato plants should to be watered on a daily basis, preferably just the roots. There are many varieties of tomatoes. "Tomato, Beefsteak Organic tomatoes seem to be the preferred tomatoes. They are huge and sometimes grow as big as a grapefruit. 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Won't strangle or cut plants like ordinary wire or twine. Continuous roll (100 ft. x ½ in.).  Health Benefits to Eating TomatoesTomatoes contain a lot of vitamins A and C, and these vitamins act as an anti-oxidant, working to neutralize dangerous free radicals in the blood stream. These dangerous free radicals can cause cell damage. The more red the tomato, the more beta-carotene it contains. Cooking destroys much of vitamin C, so eat raw tomatoes for these benefits. Tomatoes also have plenty of the mineral chromium, which helps diabetics to keep their blood sugar level under control. Because of all the vitamin A, tomatoes are also an excellent food to help improve your vision. Tomatoes can help your eyes be better from night blindness.The potassium and vitamin B in tomatoes help to lower blood pressure and to lower high cholesterol levels. Which could help prevent strokes, heart attack and other potentially life-threatening heart problems. Studies have shown that because of all that lycopene in tomatoes, the red fruit helps to lessen the chances of prostate cancer in men, and also reduces the chance of stomach cancer and colorectal cancer. Lycopene is considered something as a natural miracle anti-oxidant that may help to stop the growth of cancer cells. Cooked tomatoes produce more lycopene than raw tomatoes. Tomatoes have a fair amount of vitamin K and calcium, both of which help to strengthen and possibly repair bones and bone tissue. Cucumber Planting
 Garlic Planting  Health Benefits to Eating Garlic Garlic's health benefits have long been known.Organic Garlic has long been considered a herbal "wonder drug", for preventing everything from the common cold and flu to the Plague! Raw garlic is used by some to treat the symptoms of acne and there is some evidence that it can assist in managing high cholesterol levels. It can even be effective as a natural mosquito repellent. Strong tasting cloves of garlic have more sulphur content and more medicinal value. Some people have suggested that organically grown garlic tends towards a higher sulphur level for greater benefit to health. Modern science has shown that garlic is a powerful natural antibiotic.The body does not appear to build up resistance to the garlic, so its positive health benefits continue over time.
Garlic, Elephant prefers a long, cool growing season and is best planted in early fall. The larger the planted clove the larger the bulb it will produce, and these cloves are huge. You'll harvest enormous bulbs that are up to 4-" wide and 3-" long! Delicious mild flavor. Plant in fall for summer harvest. Plant 8" apart. Sun. "
Onion Planting
 "Horseradish, Maliner Kren excellent variety for making your own ground horseradish. Vigorous plants produce large white roots for use in late fall or winter. Plant 18" apart. Planting Pepper's  "Pro Series Folding Plant Supports" Health Benefits to Eating PeppersAll peppers are rich in vitamins A, C, and K, but red peppers are simply bursting with them. Antioxidant vitamins A and C help to prevent cell damage, cancer, and diseases related to aging, and they support immune function. They also reduce inflammation like that found in arthritis and asthma. Vitamin K promotes proper blood clotting, strengthens bones, and helps protect cells from oxidative damage. "Jalapeno Pepper. Does the thought of a hot pepper leave you cold? This new beauty with only the slightest hint of the heat brings savory jalapeno flavor to non-heat lovers everywhere. Even better, False Alarm makes compact plants that are barely 18" tall, yet smother themselves with thick-fleshed, 3" peppers. A good thing, too, cause you can eat a lot of these mild, tasty jalapenos. Excellent for roasting, nachos, poppers, and salsa. It's the perfect little hardly-hot pepper for small gardens and containers."      Squash type cylindrical, smooth, deep blackish-green, straight to slightly curved fruits. Creamy white, tender flesh freezes well. Plants are bush-like and vigorous. A Winner. Ready for harvest 57 days after seed is sown. GARDEN HINTS: Fruits are best when 8-9 in. long. Cultivate or mulch to control weeds. Fertilize when fruits form to increase yield. Plant one week before threat of frost. Plant one or two of each variety. Them ten inches apart the plants grow quite large.    Lettuce thrives in cooler weather so it can be planted at the same time as onions, garlic and vegetables that grow in ground. You should be able to replant a couple times a year. Lettuce seeds are very tiny depending on what type you plant follow directions on packet. Leaf lettuce plant as you would grass seed. Lettuce loves cool watering daily.  "Our best tasting and most beautiful vegetables provide you with a bountiful harvest all summer. You get 9 PLANTS (1 each) of:
•Eggplant 'Purple Rain' - gorgeous color and nearly seedless. •Eggplant 'Crescent Moon' - striking white skin. •Pepper 'The Godfather' - exceptionally sweet Italian type. •Pepper 'Orange Belle II' - deep orange, sweet and prolific. •Pepper 'Red Delicious' - more uniquely flavorful than any other. •Tomato 'Burpee's Big Boy' - our legendary favorite since 1949. •Tomato 'Sun Gold' - popular and distinctive tangy cherry. •Tomato 'BushSteak' - large fruits on container-sized plants. •Tomato 'Sweet Tangerine' - bright orange and extremely mild |
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