container kitchen garden - vanderbilt university · july 2016 . overview •what containers to use...
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Container Kitchen Garden
Osher Center for Lifelong Learning
Kathryn Hansen
July 2016
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Overview
• What containers to use
• Care of plants in containers
• What to grow
• Harvest, storage and use
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Purpose
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What’s for dinner?
• 6,000 pounds of food from 1/10 of an acre of land (4300 sq ft)
• 30ft X 10 ft garden space can produce 400 pounds of food
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Benefits
• Convenient
• Exercise
• Vit D
• Increased availability of produce= eating more plants
• CDC 2015 reported only 1 in 10 Americans eat recommended number of fruit and vegetables
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Container friendly options
• Tomatoes
• Lettuce
• Herbs
• Beets
• Peppers
• Anything you will use and enjoy!
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Location Considerations
• At least 6 hours of sun
• Avoid areas of run off/drainage
• If on a patio, use heavier duty container for added heat insulation
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Container Options
• Terra cotta
– Dries quickly
– Heavy
– Good for root
development
-Can develop mold
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Container Options
• Metal
– Prone to temperature
extremes
-Drainage can be an
issue
-Attractive
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Raised Beds
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Fill beds with combination of: -1/3 top soil -1/3 compost -1/3 sand Recommended: -Line bottom of bed with crushed rock/gravel or landscape fabric
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Cost
• Soil: 70$
• Wood: 100$
• Transplants:50$
• Sweat equity
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Drainage, drainage, drainage
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From seed or transplant?
• Do not transplant root crops
• Direct seed lettuce, annual herbs- basil, cilantro, parsley
• Transplant longer season crops- tomatoes, peppers, perennial herbs
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Acquiring Starts
• Local co-op
• Local greenhouse
• Friends/family
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When to start
• Anytime
• Longer season considerations
• Overwinter gardens
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Trellis
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Plants that benefit from support
• Tomatoes
• Beans
• Cucumbers
• Peppers
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Perennials vs Annuals
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Perrenials vs Annuals
• Perrenial- grows for years at a time
• Annual- Completes its’ lifecycle in one season
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Lemon Balm Melissa Officinalis
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Chamomile
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Rosemary
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Lavender
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Sage
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Pest control
• Hand picking
• Diatomaceous earth
• Pyganic
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What about Miracle Grow?
Concerns: -Possible endocrine disrupter -Carcinogen -Diminishes microbe balance of soil
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What about herbicides?
• Linked to Parkinsons
• Harmful to plants
Unnecessary in
container and raised
bed gardening due to
small space and ease
of using landscape
fabric.
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Fertilizer
• Compost
• http://www.groworganic.com/
• http://www.johnnyseeds.com/
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Harvest and Storage
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Harvest Tips
• Harvest at peak quality
• Use or dry as soon as possible
• Harvest in the morning after dew has dried
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Fermentation
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Pickling via fermentation
• Use 3.5% brine solution
• Allow air to escape
• Sit out until desired flavor is achieved, then refrigerate
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Fall
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Winter
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Spring
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Summer
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Summer
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