Grw Biointensive Garden Planning Flashcards
For cool season crops _ hours a day of sunlight may work
4
5 sq feet of parsley or celery going to seed is a pollen feeding station that
Attracts insects that eat/parasitize pests
Mature materials for compost include(2)
Corn stalks
Grains grown to maturity
Immature materials for compost include (2)
Carrot tops
Tomato plants after harvested
Cucumber vines are _ materials for compost
Immature
Wait for ground to freeze before
Adding mulch
Why wait for ground to freeze before adding mulch
Because a layer of mulch can prevent freeze from killing disease/pests
After first hard freeze, remove
Annuals in garden bed
_ varieties of garlic can produce a lot of mature organic matter
Hard neck
How much mature organic matter can hard neck garlic produce
30 lbs per 100 sq ft
2 types of hard neck garlic
Polish Jenn
German Porcelain
Urine can be used as a
Nitrogen booster for plants
In compost, urine can
Speed up decomposition
Urine can add valuable _ to compost
Micronutrients
Urine should be fresh and undiluted for (2)
Compost
Biomass purposes
Urine should be diluted with water for
Plant feed
Urine typically has the same _ ratio as commercial fertilizers
Nitrogen/phosphorus/potassium
Can’t use urine from person who has (2)
UTI
Bacterial/viral illness
Ratio water/urine for plant feed
1urine
10water
If plant has too much nitrogen (2)
Not near fruit
Attract aphids
Appearance of plants with excessive nitrogen (2)
Curling leaves
More bushy foliage instead of fruit
When you add urine to compost, also add
Brown material for carbon
Breaks down more slowly
Brown material
Biomass definition
Organic material harvested to make soil
