Vegetable Garden Plan

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Vegetable Garden Plan
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Objective Plan and draw a vegetable garden that
will produce enough of 10 different vegetables to
feed your family for one year.
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1. Select 10 vegetables to grow for your family.
You do not have to select from these examples.
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2. Conduct the required research on each
vegetable (see vegetable identification and
research form)
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3. Calculate the amount of each vegetable
needed to feed your family for one year.
We will use 4 ounces per person for each
vegetable as the average serving size. Figure
that each person will eat one serving per week of
each vegetable.
Remember there are 52 weeks in a year.
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EXAMPLE
Green Beans (bush type)
Family of 6
4 ounces of green beans per person per week
4 X 6 24 ounces per week
24 X 52 weeks 1248 ounces per year
1248/16 ounces per pound 78 pounds per year
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4. Calculate the amount of each vegetable you
will need to grow in row feet.
Row Feet
Definition The length of a row in your garden.
If you plant 30 feet of corn in your garden how
many row feet do you have?
30 Row Feet or 30 RF
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How many row feet of green beans will you need to
plant in order to produce 78 pounds of green
beans?
First, figure out how many pounds of green beans
are produced per row foot?
From the Vegetable Yield Chart at
johnnyseeds.com The chart shows yield per 100 row
feet. You will need to divide the pounds shown by
100 in order to calculate the pounds per row
foot. For Bush Beans (green beans) the yield on
the chart is 80 lbs. per 100 row feet. So, divide
80 by 100. 80/100 .8 lbs./row foot Next, take
the pounds you need to produce and divide that by
the yield per row foot.
78 pounds/.8 pounds per RF
97.5 RF of green beans
(round this off to 98 RF or your could round this
up to 100 RF if you want to)
So, you will need to plant 98 row feet of green
beans.
Use this same process for each of your 10
vegetables.
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5. Figure out the size of your garden.

• A. Add up the total of your row feet for all of
  your vegetables.
• - For example Carrots 20 RF Green
  Beans 40 RF Corn 40 RF Tomatoes 30
  RF Potatoes 60 RF Bell Peppers 20
  RF Cabbage 20 RF Broccoli 40 RF Radishes
  10 RF Cauliflower 20 RF
• TOTAL 300 RF (this is the total row feet you
  need in your garden)

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B. Select a row length. Lets say 30 feet for
each row. - this means one side of your
garden will be 30 feet long.
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• C. Calculate how many rows you will need.
  Divide 300 RF by 30 10 rows needed.

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D. For the other side of your garden multiply 3
feet X 10 rows 30 feet - we are allowing
3 feet between each row, plus you need to add 3
feet to allow space on the ends of the garden.
So the length of the garden needs to be 33.
3 feet
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So, the total garden size is 30 X 33 feet.
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E. Convert to ¼ scale. So every ¼ on
your ruler will equal 1 foot. 33 / 4
8.25 (inches) 30 / 4 7.5 We do this
because you cant draw a 30 X 33 foot garden on a
piece of paper. By using a ¼ scale we shrink
the garden down and still keep the same
proportions. F. Draw your garden 7.5 X 8.25

• Label your garden the actual size 30 X 33
  (feet)
• Draw in lines for your vegetables. Think of the
  row lines as the line of seeds you are planting.
  Remember to measure 3 feet between each row. On
  your ruler 3 feet will be 3/4 of an inch. Each ¼
  1 foot.
• Draw a line for each row. Go from line to line to
  measure the 3 foot spacing. If you draw in your
  vegetables you still measure from the row lines
  for the 3 foot spacing.

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6. Draw your garden on a piece of 11X17paper.
Use a ¼ scale. (¼ 1 foot) Draw in the
vegetables use color. You can also use colored
lines instead of drawing he vegetables. Be sure
to draw in the correct amount in row feet and be
sure to plant them the correct distance apart in
the rows. For example, if you need 20 RF of
corn, convert the 20 RF to inches by
dividing 20/4. This equals 5 inches at a ¼
scale. You would draw a 5 row of corn in your
garden. For the 3 feet spacing between rows
that would be ¾. Remember each ¼ equals 1
foot. Label N, S, E, W Label each row or make
a vegetable key use ¼ block letters. Put a
title at the top of your paper VEGETABLE GARDEN
PLAN - NAME, DATE, PERIOD
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Plant The Garden

• Draw in one veg. at a time.
• Say you need 30 RF of peas, 30 RF of tomatoes, 45
  RF of carrots.

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VEGETABLE GARDEN PLAN JOE STUDENT, 6/16/11,
PERIOD 1
3 feet
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Peas
Tomatoes
Carrots
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The Garden Plan
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7. Calculate the value of each vegetable
grown. Price per pound X pounds produced value
Example Peas Price at store 1.89/lb. 1.89 X
78 pounds 147.42
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• Calculate the total value of the garden
• Add up the values for each vegetable

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• Calculate the cost of growing the garden
• Garden Expenses
• Seed - 2.00 per package (need 10 packages)
• Use 5 lbs. of fertilizer per 100 square feet
• 50 lb. bag of fertilizer costs 10.00

Example Calculate your garden area 30 X 33
990 square feet 990/100 9.9 9.9 X 5 lbs. 49.5
lbs. of fertilizer needed Need to buy 1 bag of
fertilizer. Seed 20 Fertilizer 10 Total
Cost of Garden 30
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10. Calculate the profit from the garden. Total
value minus cost profit
WHAT TO TURN IN 10 Veg. Research formsPage of
calculations Complete garden plan
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Garden Planning Tips
1. Plant perennials together.
2. Group quickly maturing crops so you can plant
other vegetables when they are harvested or plant
them between rows of later maturing crops.
3. Plant the correct distance between rows. We
will use 3 feet between each row.
4. Plant some crops in 2 week intervals so you
can harvest at different times during the growing
season. (lettuce, spinach, green beans, corn)
5. Plant a fall crops in areas where early
vegetables have been harvested. (peas, lettuce,
etc.)
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Raised Bed, Wide Row Method
Advantages
1. More production.
2. Beds dry out and warm up quicker in the
spring.
3. Deeper topsoil for roots.
4. Easier to weed.
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Crop Rotation
Dont plant the same crops in the same rows in
your garden each year.
Advantages
1. Reduces insect problems.
2. Reduces disease problems.
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Hardiness
A plants resistance to cold weather or frost.
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Plant Hardiness Zones
Average minimum temperatures in an area.
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Climate Zone
A climate zone is different than a plant
hardiness zone. Climate zones are based on
average temperatures, rainfall, and growing
season length. According the Western Garden
Book, we are in climate zone 6.
Willamette Valley
279 day growing season
Maritime climate influenced by the ocean
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Your Garden Soil
Important Characteristics
1. Good drainage.
2. Good supply of organic matter.
3. Good supply of plant food (nutrients).
4. Proper pH (6.3 to 7.0).
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Clayey Soil
How to improve it?
1. Add manure.
3. Add leaves.
2. Add crop residue.
4. Add sand.
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Liming Your Garden Soil
How much lime should you add?
10 pounds per 100 square feet every 2 to 3 years.
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If you have a garden that measures 40 X 60, how
much lime would you need to apply?
40
60
40 X 60
2400 square feet
Rate of application 10 pounds per 100 square
feet
10/100 .10 pounds per square foot
.10 X 2400 240 pounds of lime
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Fertilizer for Your Garden
How often should you add it?
Every year
What kind should you use?
Commercial fertilizerOr you could use manure
Example fertilizer grades
5-10-10
5-10-15
5-10-5
10-10-10
10-6-4
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Which nutrient do leafy vegetables and corn need
lots of?
Nitrogen (N)
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What nutrient do pod or fruit crops like tomatoes
and peas need lost of?
Phosphorus (P)
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What nutrient do root crops like carrots need
lots of?
Potassium (K)
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Seed Planting Times
General Guidelines Cool Season Crops Plant
Mid MarchLettuce, Carrots, Broccoli,
Cauliflower, Cabbage, Spinach Warm Season Crops
Plant End of MayCorn, Tomatoes, Peppers,
Squash, Melons, Green beans, Pumpkins