Permaculture Edibles 4 Flashcards
Carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes part of _ layer in food forest
Root layer
3 other root layers
Garlic
Onion
Shallots
Potatoes are _ plants
Perennial
Potatoes originated in
South America
Potatoes often grown as
Annuals
Furrow def
Long narrow trench
Potatoes typically grown in
Furrows, amended with plenty of compost and well rotted manure
As potatoes grow, you must
Keep developing tubers covered with soil or mulch
Carrots need _ soil
Light, crumbly
Carrots need fixed, not fresh compost because
Otherwise they will fork
Carrots also need
Plenty of compost
Sweet potatoes need (2)
Sandy soil
Plenty of sun
Sweet potatoes also need
Plenty of room
Moisture and nutrient amount for sweet potatoes
It too much, not too little
Grow leaves but not tubers on sweet potatoes if
You use excessive manure/nitrogen rich materials
