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==7. Describe a serious insect or disease pest for each fruit. Include when the problem occurs, damage caused, and chemical or cultural treatments. Use as many pictures or drawings as possible.== | ==7. Describe a serious insect or disease pest for each fruit. Include when the problem occurs, damage caused, and chemical or cultural treatments. Use as many pictures or drawings as possible.== | ||
==8. Take a soil test from a garden and determine which fruits will grow there. Ask for fertilizer recommendations for one of the crops and determine the cost of fertilizer needed for six 100-foot (30.5 meters) rows.== | ==8. Take a soil test from a garden and determine which fruits will grow there. Ask for fertilizer recommendations for one of the crops and determine the cost of fertilizer needed for six 100-foot (30.5 meters) rows.== | ||
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| + | *[http://gurneys.com/images/pdf/PG-GUGG-S05.pdf Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co. ''Grow It Guide''] | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 11 April 2006
Small Fruit Growing
1. What are the soil requirements for growing bramble berries, strawberries, grapes, and blueberries?
- Bramble Berries: These include blackberries and raspberries. Brambles require loamy soil with a lot of organic matter mixed in with it. They will not tolerate sandy soil, or heavy soil that leaves moisture standing on the roots.
- Strawberries: Strawberries need well-worked soil with good drainage and plenty of organic material mixed in with it.
- Grapes:
- Blueberries:
