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Acknowledgments Technical information and articles for this publication were contributed by personnel from the Departments of Horticult ure, Plant Pathology, Agronomy and Entomology, including R.

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ID-128 Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky Acknowledgments Technical information and articles for this publication were contributed by personnel from the Departments of Horticulture,      Plant Pathology, Agronomy and Entomology, including R. Terry Jones, John Strang, Brent Rowell, Richard Durham, William Witt, Kenneth Wells, Ric Bessin, John Hartman and William Nesmith. For further information on home vegetable gardening, contact     Richard Durham, UK Horticulture Department. Contents Plans and Preparations. 4 Before You Begin. 4 Planning Your Garden. 4 Choosing a Site. 4 Garden Plan for a Family of Four. 5 Preparing the Soil. 6 Preparing a New Garden Site. 8 Crop Rotation. 9 Planting . 9 Growing Your Own Transplants. 9 Sowing Seed and Setting Plants. 10 Growing More with Less Space. 14 Intensive Gardening. 14 Container Gardening. 15 Mini-Gardens. 17 One Garden Plot: Three Garden Seasons. 17 The Spring Garden. 17 The Summer Garden. 18 The Fall Garden. 19 Extending the Growing Season. 19 Planting Dates. 20 Vegetable Gardenerís Calendar. 21 Vegetable Yields and Amounts to Plant. 22 Caring for Your Vegetables during the Growing Season . 23 Irrigating . 23 Mulching . 24 Fertilizing . 26 Compost . 26 Cover Crops Protect Garden Plots. 27 Vegetable Crop Timetable. 28 Diseases, Insects and Weeds. 29 Disease Control. 29 Insect Control. 35 Weed Control. 41 Storing Vegetables . 43 What You Should Know About. 45 Asparagus . 45 Beans . 45 Beets . 46 Broccoli . 46 Brussels Sprouts . 46 Cabbage . 47 Carrots . 47 Cauliflower . 47 Chinese Cabbage. 47 Collards . 47 Cucumbers . 48 Eggplant . 48 Garlic . 48 Kale . 48 Leeks . 48 Lettuce . 49 Muskmelons . 49 Mustard Greens. 49 Okra . 50 Onions . 50 Parsnips . 50 Peas . 50 Peppers . 51 Potatoes . 51 Pumpkins . 52 Radishes . 52 Rhub ...

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