Garden Plan

Missouri Planting Calendar

Thanks so much Matt! Transcribed from Tim Cokenhower via Tim Obrien.

Pre-Survey Map: Southwest Corner - Summer 2012

Materials

What we need:

• Bulldozer: either rented or developed on-site
• Single-spade plow hookup for LifeTrac
• Ripper attachment for the double-spaded plow

To do

• Survey
• Site Plan
• Source bulldozer
• Augment LifeTrac
• Dig, dig, dig (ponds, swales, cellar, keyline)
• Amend soil
• Plant
• Reap what we sow:
  • Edible fences
  • Fruit and nut trees
  • Vines (grapes, berries)
  • Food and medicinal plants
  • Polyculture vegetables
  • Experimental cash crops: brussels, endives
  • Experimental food diversification: Moringa trees

Nitrogen-fixing shrubs:

• cuttings from natives around: falltime
• Partridge Pea
• False Wild Indigo
• Climbing rose (on site)
• Elaeagnus angustifolia (on site)

In Time:

• Spreading manure (up to 20 tons/acre)
  • Sources: Teddy Pankau (dairy) and Tim (horse)
  • Chickens as flock grows and matures
• Compost (from pile on-site)
• Worm Tea/Castings (start vermiculture)
• Bio Char (from trees on-site)
• Spreading hay
• Mulching and edible mushroom inoculation

Requires bulldozer:

• Root Cellar/Shroom House
• Dig Swales and berms (hugle!)
• Dig ponds (water loving natives, watercress, cat tails)

Sources

• Lost Creek Farm Supply: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=lost+creek+farm+supply&ie=UTF-8&hl=en
• Melons: Floyd Hagerman/Linda, ask Marcin for email or phone number
• Amish: Jamesport, possible seed sellers:
  • Map: http://www.jamesport-mo.com/jam/Amish_Country_Map.pdf
  • Chamber of commerce: 660 490-6606
  • H&M Country store: 660 684-6848
  • Kramer-Yoder Store: 660 684-6793
• KS Food Circle, search seed producers/heritage growers
• Seed library
• Book Resources (.PDF) from Graham