Garden Plan
Kitchen Garden
Early - Mid March
1) Replumb Drain that is leaking greywater into the left side of the kitchen garden field.
2) Run / enable water line to Pop's original place by the garden.
3) Send off soil samples to AG Labs International
4) Do a deep subsoil till (10-12" deep) of entire plot. This is for initial weed management and control - to expose root systems & kill grass. Let lie dormant for 1 month thereafter.
5) Order plastic greenhouse and soil-block maker
6) Make Transplants using soil block methodology
7) Order soil treatment per AG Labs recommendation
Early April
1) Spread soil broadcast treatment
2) Do we want to mix in organic material such as leaves or hay?
3) Till twice with shallow tiller
This is to break up the large clods and work in the soil treatment Probably, till against the grain and then till again with the grain of the field.
4) Lay out garden design w/string and lay paths w/cardboard (?) Plant white clover in pathes (?) Initially will not mound up soil. This will happen as we add organic material, mulch, etc. over the years. By 5th year these will become more pronounced and raised beds.
Mid April
1) Lay out transplant trays to harden
2) Plant the transplants
3) Plant direct-seed items
Ongoing
Cultivate for weed control once per week for 6 weeks.
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Back Garden
Early - Mid March
1) Run / enable water line to Smokehouse.
2) Do a deep subsoil till (10-12" deep) of entire plot. This is for initial weed management and control - to expose root systems & kill grass. Let lie dormant for 1 month thereafter.
3) Order soil treatment per AG Labs recommendation
Early April
1) Spread soil broadcast treatment
2) Do we want to mix in organic material such as leaves or hay?
3) Till twice with shallow tiller. This is to break up the large clods and work in the soil treatment Probably, till against the grain and then till again with the grain of the field.
4) Make corn mounds and paths
Mid April
1) Direct-seed "Three Sisters" method. 3-4 corn seeds in middle of a mound, climbing green beans in several places around a mound. 'Squash' (could be gourds, pumpkins, winter squash, zucchini, etc., as well as yellow crookneck squash) goes in spaces between mounds.
Ongoing
Cultivate for weed control once per week for 6 weeks.
Kitchen Garden
Early - Mid March
1) Replumb Drain that is leaking greywater into the left side of the kitchen garden field.
2) Run / enable water line to Pop's original place by the garden.
3) Send off soil samples to AG Labs International
4) Do a deep subsoil till (10-12" deep) of entire plot. This is for initial weed management and control - to expose root systems & kill grass. Let lie dormant for 1 month thereafter.
5) Order plastic greenhouse and soil-block maker
6) Make Transplants using soil block methodology
7) Order soil treatment per AG Labs recommendation
Early April
1) Spread soil broadcast treatment
2) Do we want to mix in organic material such as leaves or hay?
3) Till twice with shallow tiller
This is to break up the large clods and work in the soil treatment Probably, till against the grain and then till again with the grain of the field.
4) Lay out garden design w/string and lay paths w/cardboard (?) Plant white clover in pathes (?) Initially will not mound up soil. This will happen as we add organic material, mulch, etc. over the years. By 5th year these will become more pronounced and raised beds.
Mid April
1) Lay out transplant trays to harden
2) Plant the transplants
3) Plant direct-seed items
Ongoing
Cultivate for weed control once per week for 6 weeks.
___________________________________________
Back Garden
Early - Mid March
1) Run / enable water line to Smokehouse.
2) Do a deep subsoil till (10-12" deep) of entire plot. This is for initial weed management and control - to expose root systems & kill grass. Let lie dormant for 1 month thereafter.
3) Order soil treatment per AG Labs recommendation
Early April
1) Spread soil broadcast treatment
2) Do we want to mix in organic material such as leaves or hay?
3) Till twice with shallow tiller. This is to break up the large clods and work in the soil treatment Probably, till against the grain and then till again with the grain of the field.
4) Make corn mounds and paths
Mid April
1) Direct-seed "Three Sisters" method. 3-4 corn seeds in middle of a mound, climbing green beans in several places around a mound. 'Squash' (could be gourds, pumpkins, winter squash, zucchini, etc., as well as yellow crookneck squash) goes in spaces between mounds.
Ongoing
Cultivate for weed control once per week for 6 weeks.
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