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Omar Lemus
Hort 100
Vegetable Garden Project
For my successive vegetable garden I planted cress for spring, tomatoes for summer, and pumpkins for the fall, in order to have something to harvest through the growing season. My beneficial habitat garden consists of radishes to help discourage cucumber beetles and squash bugs that would otherwise attack my pumpkins or spinach. (rodalesorganiclife.com) Marigolds were my second option since they help repel insects like the tomato hornworms, squash bugs, and help with nematodes that attack the root system of tomatoes.(toadstoolponds.wordpress.com) My third option was lavender because they repel insects like mosquitos and attract beneficial pollinators like honey bees and butterflies that overall help the vegetable garden. (naturallivingideas.com)For my last option I went with dwarf zinnias. They attract good predators like lady bugs and praying mantis that help eat beetles, squash bugs and other type of bugs that would otherwise feed on tomatoes, spinach, pumpkins, radishes, beans or corn. (rodalesorganiclife.com)For the fruit garden I went with plum dwarf trees, and apricot dwarf trees. Both are very similar when it comes to pest like the curculios which feeds on the flowers or fruit of the trees. A good way to deal with them is by letting hens feed around the trees which provide an organic alternative than using pesticides. Thats why I decided to include some chicken coops in the garden to feed on insects. Another issue with these trees is a fungal disease that can cause brown rot. In order to avoid this problem you should use an organic fungicide that doesnt harm the tree at all. My third option is the pear espalier. Scabs and other fungal disease can be a problem with these types of trees. By pruning the tree you create a better airflow to prevent this measure and also avoid using too much nitrogen. Codling moths can also be a problem, but by planting flowers in the garden that attract good parasites like the trichogra
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dbartz@jjc.edu
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64' 11" x 29' 11"
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Garden Plan
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Plant List
Planting Times
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