INSIGHTS'INTO'GARDENING

February'7,'2015

Edible(Front(Yard(Gardens
Owen(Dell,(RLA,(ASLA
TIPS'FOR'PRODUCTIVITY

Determine(the(suitability(of(the(space(for(

food(gardening.(Not(all(areas(are(going(to(
work.
Comply(with(community(regulations.
Be(sure(the(soil(is(ready(for(planting.(Get(a(
soil(test(if(you(have(any(doubts.
If(lawn(is(to(be(removed,(strip(it(off(rather(
than(spraying(with(herbicides.
Check(soil(pH(and(adjust(as(necessary(for(a(
slightly(acid(condition.
Evaluate(lighting(conditions(to(be(sure(there(
is(enough(sun(for(good(crops.(
Work(on(weeds(Dirst,(eliminating(them(with(
organic(techniques.
Consider(seasonality,(planting(at(
appropriate(times.(Use(a(planting(calendar(.
Incorporate(suitable(organic(matter,(
choosing(materials(that(are(free(of(weed(
seeds,(salts,(and(contaminants.
Use(organic(fertilizers(judiciously((ideally,(
based(on(actual(need(as(determined(by(soil(
testing).
Choose(adapted(varieties.
Maintain(a(2M4(cover(of(organic(mulch.
Weeds(compete(with(crops.(Keep(them(
down(by(hoeing(or(pulling.(
Manage(watering(for(optimal(growth.(Dont(
overwater.
Encourage(daily(inspections.(
Deal(with(pest(and(disease(problems(
immediately.(Consult(the(Extension(service(
to(identify(pests(and(diseases.
Keep(dogs(and(people(out(of(the(planters.(

TIPS'FOR'BEAUTY

Beautiful(gardens(are(good(neighbor(
gardens!

Give(your(food(garden(the(same(care(in(

design(as(you(would(the(rest(of(your(garden.

Fit(the(garden(into(the(overall(surroundings.
Take(the(design(and(colors(of(the(house(into(
account.

Mix(Dlowers(in(with(edibles.(They(attract(

pollinators(and(beneDicial(insects,(and(they(
cheer(things(up.
Create(focal(points,(using(hardscape(
elements,(art,(and(dramatic(plants(to(draw(
the(eye.(Make(the(garden(happy(and(fun!
Combine(contrasting(forms,(textures,(and(
colors(in(interesting(ways.
For(artistic(effect,(consider(planting(in(
groups(or(drifts(rather(than(rows.
Use(plants(thematically,(repeating(varieties(
at(different(locations(in(the(landscape(to(
create(a(feeling(of(continuity.
Think(of(food(plants(as(visual(elements,(not(
just(crops.
Not(all(food(plants(are(equally(pleasing(to(
look(at.(Evaluate(varieties(for(beauty(as(well(
as(productivity.
A(thick(organic(mulch(improves(appearance(
as(well(as(saving(water(and(keeping(weeds(
down.
Keep(maintenance(standards(high(
throughout(the(season,(removing(dead(
leaves,(pruning(for(form,(and(keeping(weeds(
pulled.

Owen(E.(Dell,(RLA,(ASLA((Principal
2866(SE(Goodpark(St.,(Corvallis,(OR(97333
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Oregon(Registered(Landscape(Architect(LAM798

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Edible(Landscaping((Rosalind(Creasy)
Designing(and(Maintaining(Your(Edible(Landscape(Naturally((Robert(Kourik)
The(Resilient(Gardener((Carol(Deppe)
The(Bountiful(Container((Rose(Marie(Nichols(McGee(and(Maggie(Stuckey)
Perennial(Vegetables((Eric(Toensmeier)
Food(Not(Lawns((H.C.(Flores)
Growing(Vegetables(West(of(the(Cascades((Steve(Solomon)
Gardening(When(It(Counts((Steve(Solomon)
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Edwards(Forkner)
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OTHER(PUBLICATIONS
OSU(Extension(publications:(http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens/
publications
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Garden(Planner:(http://www.smartgardener.com/
Northwest(Edible(Life:(http://www.nwedible.com/
Make(an(Edible(Landscape:(http://www.bhg.com/gardening/vegetable/vegetables/
makeManMedibleMlandscape/?sssdmh=dm17.724881&esrc=nwgn022714
Edibles(in(the(Ornamental(Garden:(http://us1.campaignMarchive1.com/?
u=6b87cbdbca7a158540d881d9e&id=a340235dd7&e=bb8a7e729b
PNW(Gardening(Calendar:(http://portlandnursery.com/docs/veggies/
VeggieCalendar.pdf
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Mother(Earth(News:(http://www.motherearthnews.com/organicMgardening/paciDicM
northwestMgardeningMregion.aspx#axzz306rHVMDL
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Corvallis(Garden(Resource(Guide:(http://www.corvallisgarden.net/
GardenResourceGuide.pdf
OSU(Extension:(http://extension.oregonstate.edu
Benton(County(Master(Gardeners:(http://extension.oregonstate.edu/benton/gardening