Busy People can Garden Too!...Busy People Can Garden Too! Amanda Douridas OSU Extension, Champaign...
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5/15/2020 1 Busy People Can Garden Too! Amanda Douridas OSU Extension, Champaign County Agriculture and Natural Resources Champaign County Master Gardener Volunteers Other MGV Activities • Helpline • County fair • Market Street Gardens • Programs Find us on Facebook! Champaign County Master Gardener Volunteers Mastergardener.osu.edu Why do it? • Enjoyable • Economics • Specific produce • Easy access • Know where it came from • Physical activity outside Start Small! Time commitments Larger blocks of time • Garden establishment • Watering system • Row covers • Season Extension 20 mins – 1 hour • Planting • Weeding • Harvesting • IPM 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Busy People Can Garden Too!Amanda Douridas
OSU Extension, Champaign County
Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Champaign County Master Gardener Volunteers
Other MGV Activities
• Helpline
• County fair
• Market Street Gardens
• Programs
Find us on Facebook! Champaign County Master Gardener Volunteers
Mastergardener.osu.edu
Why do it?
• Enjoyable• Economics• Specific produce• Easy access• Know where it came from• Physical activity outside
Start Small!Time commitments
Larger blocks of time
• Garden establishment• Watering system
• Row covers• Season Extension
20 mins – 1 hour
• Planting• Weeding• Harvesting• IPM
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Location Considerations Type of garden
In‐ground Raised‐bed
Fertility Weed control
• Organic options• Tillage• Hand weeding• Square foot gardening• Mulching
• Non‐organic options• Herbicides• Preemergents
Source: http://www.eatlivegrowpaleo.com/
Cereal Rye Cover Crop
Planting through
cover crop
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Integrated Pest Management
• Rotate Crops
• Disease resistant varieties
• Row Covers
• Pesticides
• Sanitizing
Shed
Water
4x12Raised Bed
4x4Raised Bed
Watering System
Watering System
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Auto water control
Winterization
• Water system
• Clean out beds
• Clean up tools
Get Kids Involved!
Recap
• Convenient location• Close to your house, storage shed and water
• Start small
• Consider why you want to garden
• Raised beds
• Organic vs conventional
• Watering system
Comments/QuestionsAmanda Douridas
Ohioline.osu.edu
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