Permaculture Edibles 6 Flashcards
Lavender like
Good drainage
Lavender location herb spiral
Top towards south side (likes drainage)
Lavender works well interspersed with
Rosemary
Mint can take
Part-shade conditions
Be careful where you plant mint because
It spreads quickly
St. John’s wort is well interspersed with
Perennial herbs like lavender
Planted with grains to fix nitrogen and enrich soil
A ground cover of clovers
Plant _ at same time
Grains and clover
Buckwheat attracts
Bees
You can let chickens in all areas of garden, except
When you have young seedlings
Direct seeding is best for crops like
Carrots that have long taproots
Direct seeding is also best for plants that
Mature quickly
Plants that mature quickly (3)
Lettuce
Annual herbs
Salad greens
Seedlings best raised in (2)
Greenhouse
Nursery table
Most veggie starts will need at least _ hours of sun a day
6
Start seeds in
Good quality, sterile potting mix
(Seedlings) buy_
Best quality potting mix you can find
The potting mix for seedlings should be _ if possible
Organic/local
Add _ to seedling potting mix
10% worm castings
Always label your cell packs (2)
Type of seed
Variety
Also label your cell pack (2)
Date
Source of seeds
In each seedling cell, drop (2)
2/3 seeds
For large seeds, only need _ per cell (2)
One or two
For hard to germinate seeds, need _ per cell (2)
3 or 4
Hard to germinate seeds (2)
Celery
Cilantro
If too many seeds come up in cell
Thin them out to one
Press seeds into potting soil and
Cover with additional mix
Don’t bury seeds too deeply or
They will rot
Plant seeds as deep as
Their own diameter
Large seeds like beans can be planted _ deep
One inch
Tiny seeds like basil are planted _ deep
Less than 1/8 inch
Keep seedlings well
Watered
If seedlings outgrow their cell packs
Transfer them to large pots
When you are ready to transfer seeds to garden
Choose overcast day
Water recently transferred to garden plants well but don’t
Mulch
