3/23/2011 1 Alternative Vegetable Alternative Vegetable Gardening Gardening Sydney Park Brown Sydney Park Brown UF Extension Specialist UF Extension Specialist – Consumer Horticulture Consumer Horticulture Gulf Coast Research & Education Center Gulf Coast Research & Education Center Plant City Plant City http://tiny.cc/tm7sx Edibles! Edibles! Epcot, April 2010 Edibles! Edibles! New York Botanical Garden – June, 2010 Lots of people want to grow Lots of people want to grow food, but not everyone can or food, but not everyone can or will dig up the yard will dig up the yard Soil / Site Soil / Site Issues Issues • Poor soil • Soil pests • Trees • Limited space • Deed restrictions • Love the lawn! Human Issues Human Issues
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Alternative Vegetable Alternative Vegetable GardeningGardening
Sydney Park BrownSydney Park Brown
UF Extension Specialist UF Extension Specialist –– Consumer HorticultureConsumer HorticultureGulf Coast Research & Education CenterGulf Coast Research & Education Center
Plant CityPlant City
http://tiny.cc/tm7sx
Edibles!Edibles!
Epcot, April 2010
Edibles!Edibles!
New York Botanical Garden – June, 2010
Lots of people want to grow Lots of people want to grow food, but not everyone can or food, but not everyone can or
will dig up the yardwill dig up the yard
Soil / Site Soil / Site IssuesIssues
• Poor soil • Soil pests • Trees • Limited space• Deed restrictions• Love the lawn!
Human IssuesHuman Issues
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Alternative Gardening Demo Alternative Gardening Demo UF Plant City Teaching GardensUF Plant City Teaching Gardens
Alternative Veggie Alternative Veggie GardensGardens
AboveAbove the ground;the ground;
I t fI t f t it iIn some type of In some type of container;container;
In In soilsoil--lessless media;media;
All other veggie rules apply.All other veggie rules apply.
• Ex: Osmocote and Dynamite• Choose products that include
i t i tmicronutrients• Select release rate based
on crop (i.e. 3 month, 6 month, etc.)
Hydroponic Hydroponic GardeningGardening
Growing plants in water and Growing plants in water and dissolved dissolved nutrients nutrients -- no no soil soil
• Potato Box• Floating Gardens
Potatoes in Potatoes in PerlitePerlite
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Clean & easy harvest
Round II – Sweet Potatoes
Floating GardensFloating GardensPlants “Float” on Styrofoam Bed Plants “Float” on Styrofoam Bed with Roots in Nutrient Solutionwith Roots in Nutrient Solution
Plants “Float” on Styrofoam Bed Plants “Float” on Styrofoam Bed with Roots in Nutrient Solutionwith Roots in Nutrient Solution
Floating Garden ConstructionFloating Garden Construction
• 2’x8’ boards used to construct 4’x8’ frame
• 6 mil plastic lining
Add Simple PVC Structures for Add Simple PVC Structures for Cold or Deer/rabbit ProtectionCold or Deer/rabbit Protection
Use any unUse any un--drained container at least drained container at least 6” high6” high