Permaculture Edibles 6 Flashcards

1
Q

Lavender like

A

Good drainage

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2
Q

Lavender location herb spiral

A

Top towards south side (likes drainage)

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3
Q

Lavender works well interspersed with

A

Rosemary

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4
Q

Mint can take

A

Part-shade conditions

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5
Q

Be careful where you plant mint because

A

It spreads quickly

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6
Q

St. John’s wort is well interspersed with

A

Perennial herbs like lavender

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7
Q

Planted with grains to fix nitrogen and enrich soil

A

A ground cover of clovers

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8
Q

Plant _ at same time

A

Grains and clover

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9
Q

Buckwheat attracts

A

Bees

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10
Q

You can let chickens in all areas of garden, except

A

When you have young seedlings

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11
Q

Direct seeding is best for crops like

A

Carrots that have long taproots

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12
Q

Direct seeding is also best for plants that

A

Mature quickly

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13
Q

Plants that mature quickly (3)

A

Lettuce

Annual herbs

Salad greens

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14
Q

Seedlings best raised in (2)

A

Greenhouse

Nursery table

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15
Q

Most veggie starts will need at least _ hours of sun a day

A

6

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16
Q

Start seeds in

A

Good quality, sterile potting mix

17
Q

(Seedlings) buy_

A

Best quality potting mix you can find

18
Q

The potting mix for seedlings should be _ if possible

A

Organic/local

19
Q

Add _ to seedling potting mix

A

10% worm castings

20
Q

Always label your cell packs (2)

A

Type of seed

Variety

21
Q

Also label your cell pack (2)

A

Date

Source of seeds

22
Q

In each seedling cell, drop (2)

23
Q

For large seeds, only need _ per cell (2)

A

One or two

24
Q

For hard to germinate seeds, need _ per cell (2)

25
Hard to germinate seeds (2)
Celery Cilantro
26
If too many seeds come up in cell
Thin them out to one
27
Press seeds into potting soil and
Cover with additional mix
28
Don’t bury seeds too deeply or
They will rot
29
Plant seeds as deep as
Their own diameter
30
Large seeds like beans can be planted _ deep
One inch
31
Tiny seeds like basil are planted _ deep
Less than 1/8 inch
32
Keep seedlings well
Watered
33
If seedlings outgrow their cell packs
Transfer them to large pots
34
When you are ready to transfer seeds to garden
Choose overcast day
35
Water recently transferred to garden plants well but don’t
Mulch