FEMA's Emergency Preparedness Kit:
Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
Food, at least a three day supply of non-perishable food and a can opener if kit contains canned food
Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
Flashlight and extra batteries
First aid kit
Whistle signal for help
Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
Local maps
Pet food, extra water and supplies for your pet or service animal
medicine - week long supply at least
copies of important documents in your emergency supply kits such as family records, wills, power-of-attorney documents, deeds, social security numbers, credit card and bank information, and tax records, keep in a waterproof container. Include the names and numbers of everyone in your personal support network, as well as your medical providers. Also be sure you have cash or travelers checks in your kits in case you need to purchase supplies
Sun & Shade Areas
1. Draw a simple plot plan of your gardening area
Organic Publications/General Newsletters
"The Lancaster Farmer"
"Mid-Atlantic Dairy Assoc."
"Penn State Agriculture"
"Garden Solutions"
Seed Buying/Equipment/Supplies
"Compost tumbler"
"Audubon Workshop"
"Garden's alive"
"The Pond guy"
"Mantis Tiller"
"Breck's"
"Henry Field's"
"Gurney's"
"Michigan Bulb Co."
"Spring Hill"
If you can envision it, you can do it
A) Internet/Design Layout for Webpage Home Organic Produce delivery modelled after "Pure Sprouts" Organic Produce Delivery
1) Sign up home delivery (contact info)
2) Next send subscription sign up sheet (which baskets and on what schedule, once signed up you get baskets
3) payment deducted from credit card?
*got to be a better way - somehow cheating
4) Contribute to Vendors @ farmer's market or wholesale it
5) Maximize growing space - indoor/plastic
6) Transplanters(must needs $$$)
7) Mulching Tires Layers as follows:
Cover bed with black plastic
compost
straw
leaves
black-white newspaper
mulched leaves
horse manure
ashes from stove
decomposed spring crop
F) Midwestern soil
G) A potager or a climbing plant to line the garden
H) Interplanting, interplanting!
I) A community supported agriculture of bushels in advance is a smart idea
PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCT!!!!!!********
1) Supreme Pre-Emergence Weed Control Gluten corn meal (from "Garden's Alive")
2) Automatic Transplanter - refer to Peter Fossel's book
3) "Garden's Alive" fertilizers
4) Compost tumbler
5) "Bio Boost" all natural - contains vitamins and enzymes
6) "Vegetable's Alive" fertilizer blend
7) For sunken brown patches, apply "Enz-Rot" blossom End Rot concentrate spraw on foliage & fruit during a rapid growth or excessive rainfall
8) For downy mildew lesions, fungicide is available! Soap-Shield Fungicidal Soap
9) Fusarium WiH - apply "Gardener's Gold" compost
10) warty/mishapen - insecticidal "oil-away" - "Pyola"
11) Greenhouse inspection certificate
12) small wheeled scuffle hoe
13) Thompson & Morgan: The Seedsmen - Longwood Gardens
14) Reemay & Agronet
15) Northern Light Greenhouse, Gardeners Supply Co. Burlington, VT
16) Thatch attachment/thatcher - for grass
18. automatic water-timer (water minder 11 by Ansan Industries)
19) Safer Sea Fish 5-H Concentrate
20) Compost bin, the Kinsman Company, Point Pleasant, PA
22) Sprayers
23) Wall o' water Plant Protectors
24) Non-corrosive aluminum cold-frame, The Kinsman Company, Point Pleasant, PA
25) Mesh nylon netting 1/8" - ?
26) Dr. Trimmer Mower Country Home Products, VT
27) Polyethylene "garden grid" from Mantis
28) Nitrogen-Enzyme Soil Conditioner by Nitrogen Industries and Wetflexhose by Nitron
29) Incandescent light for household plants
1) Over the winter decomposition is key
2) avoid "crown rot" caused by piling mulch against stems and trunks
3) garden and kitchen waste - scrape hole in the pile, throw in scraps, cover them over with leaves
*mini-tiller for aeration - rotating needs to be done
4) mulching rows with straw retains moisture
Byproduct of compost
1) soil-dwelling critters and beneficial microbes eating soil
2) nutrient-richness
3) Use compost in different ways
a) fertilizer
b) mulch
c) prevent weeds
d) deter disease
e) adds organic matter to soil
mediums
a) straw bales
b) cinder blocks
c) old pallets
Green compost - nitrogen sources
e.g. grass clippings, green leaves, plant material, hair too, manure from cows, horses, chickens, fruit/veggie, egg shell, coffee grounds, tea bags
Brown compost - carbon sources
e.g. dry garden trimmings, dry leaves, pine needles, straw, wood chips, saw dust shredded paper
****Never any dyed hair, colored/glossed paper, fat, meat, bones, animal products, pet/human waste, invasive plants/weeds
Green and Brown Compost Layers as follows:
Plastic cover
4-6" layer soil
"brown"
soil
"green"
soil
"brown"
branch,twig, corn stalks, "brown"
*When a compost is ready, the pile settles, interior of pile is no longer hot, remaining substance is dark, crumbly with an earthy-soil like smell
compost tea, mix of fish and kelp emulsion
alfalfa and grass - an only fertilizer? A favorite among experienced farmers
mini-course on composting
How to "Raised-Bed"
1) dig down about 8-10" of already-outlined soil space and pile next to digging space
2) let dry for 3 days
3) mix well-decomposed compost together w/ topsoil
4) shovel in mixture
5) apply borders - ideally cinder blocks
*Cinder block borders allow for plants inside holes facing up
6)Rocks or wood may be used
1) conifer needles and cones cause acidic soil below
*potassium fertilizers - supplements, unblocks nitrogen from acid soil
2) soil teeming with earthworms, beetles, centipedes, and others indicate good soil health
C-Course textures - sandy loam loamy sand
M-Medium textures - loam and silt loam
F-fine textures - clay loam, silty clay loam, silty clay
and clay
*Finest soils have sandy loam or clay loam
Avoid land with/ little depth to bedrock - determined by core samples
look for rock-outcroppings
have deep bed of topsoil, more the better
chemical farms - 3 years to correct and certify organic
fallow/haying soil is ideal
SOIL TESTING!!!! (2 labs, one extension office)
5 Amendments for Organic Soil
Organic Matter
Rock Phosphate - rock powder
Green sand (seabed deposits)
limestone - rock powder
micro-nutrients
Lime - balance pH - gets organic matter moving for acid soil
Pine bark can lower pH drastically
-C.D.'s are left hanging from trees to scare off birds
-boom box played at night w/ wheel barrow cover detracts racoons
improperly grown plants will and should be eaten by insects
1 oz. human hair hung on trees (perimeter of melon and sweet potato patches repels deer)
Pokeweed for bean beetles
baking soda against mildew
sulfur for black spot
plant radishes near squash to fend off squash bugs
lime on sweet-corn silks to prevent corn earthworms
controls will be good for insects (parasitic mites, electrostatic devices, boiling water
Fertilizers
***Add burnt bone to wood stove or fireplace, add ashes to compost heap
fact: bone is composed of calcium and phosphate, combine in a hard mineral called apatite, a form of calcium phosphate
helps w/cell division, flowering, fruiting, root development to resist certain diseases
organic lawn fertilizer, dormant soil organisms, soybean meal, feather meal, wheat germ, yeast
bonemeal=nitrogen supplement
"algae sand"
magnesium sulfate - epsom salts - a pinch
Basic First Aid Kit
Bandage
Thermometer
Bandages
Feverfew pills (headaches and migraines)
Slippery Elm Powder for coughs and digestive upsets
Echinacea pills (colds and flu and infections)
Tea Tree oil essential oil is antiseptic and antifungal
Valerian tablets for stress and insomnia
comfrey ointment for bruises sprains, and for healing fractures
marigold cream for inflamed or minor wounds, skin rashes and sunburn
myrrh for sore throats and acne
Thyme syrup for coughs, colds, and chest infections
Witch Hazel - distilled water for healing cuts and scrapes
Arnica cream for painful bruises and muscle pain
Garlic capsules for infections, the oil from the capsules for earache
Links:
http://www.rps.psu.edu/pennsylvania/ginseng.html
www.extension.psu.edu for information regarding Master Gardener's Program
http://mysquarefootgarden.net/mels-mix/
http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/
http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/RankStatusDef.aspx
www.pawildflower.org
http://plants.usda.gov
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/
www.johndeere.com/twentyseries
www.JohnDeere.com/Ag
www.frontier.com/
http://agmap.psu.edu/Businesses/1131
Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
Food, at least a three day supply of non-perishable food and a can opener if kit contains canned food
Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
Flashlight and extra batteries
First aid kit
Whistle signal for help
Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
Local maps
Pet food, extra water and supplies for your pet or service animal
medicine - week long supply at least
copies of important documents in your emergency supply kits such as family records, wills, power-of-attorney documents, deeds, social security numbers, credit card and bank information, and tax records, keep in a waterproof container. Include the names and numbers of everyone in your personal support network, as well as your medical providers. Also be sure you have cash or travelers checks in your kits in case you need to purchase supplies
Sun & Shade Areas
1. Draw a simple plot plan of your gardening area
Organic Publications/General Newsletters
"The Lancaster Farmer"
"Mid-Atlantic Dairy Assoc."
"Penn State Agriculture"
"Garden Solutions"
Seed Buying/Equipment/Supplies
"Compost tumbler"
"Audubon Workshop"
"Garden's alive"
"The Pond guy"
"Mantis Tiller"
"Breck's"
"Henry Field's"
"Gurney's"
"Michigan Bulb Co."
"Spring Hill"
If you can envision it, you can do it
A) Internet/Design Layout for Webpage Home Organic Produce delivery modelled after "Pure Sprouts" Organic Produce Delivery
1) Sign up home delivery (contact info)
2) Next send subscription sign up sheet (which baskets and on what schedule, once signed up you get baskets
3) payment deducted from credit card?
*got to be a better way - somehow cheating
4) Contribute to Vendors @ farmer's market or wholesale it
5) Maximize growing space - indoor/plastic
6) Transplanters(must needs $$$)
7) Mulching Tires Layers as follows:
Cover bed with black plastic
compost
straw
leaves
black-white newspaper
mulched leaves
horse manure
ashes from stove
decomposed spring crop
F) Midwestern soil
G) A potager or a climbing plant to line the garden
H) Interplanting, interplanting!
I) A community supported agriculture of bushels in advance is a smart idea
PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCTS PRODUCT!!!!!!********
1) Supreme Pre-Emergence Weed Control Gluten corn meal (from "Garden's Alive")
2) Automatic Transplanter - refer to Peter Fossel's book
3) "Garden's Alive" fertilizers
4) Compost tumbler
5) "Bio Boost" all natural - contains vitamins and enzymes
6) "Vegetable's Alive" fertilizer blend
7) For sunken brown patches, apply "Enz-Rot" blossom End Rot concentrate spraw on foliage & fruit during a rapid growth or excessive rainfall
8) For downy mildew lesions, fungicide is available! Soap-Shield Fungicidal Soap
9) Fusarium WiH - apply "Gardener's Gold" compost
10) warty/mishapen - insecticidal "oil-away" - "Pyola"
11) Greenhouse inspection certificate
12) small wheeled scuffle hoe
13) Thompson & Morgan: The Seedsmen - Longwood Gardens
14) Reemay & Agronet
15) Northern Light Greenhouse, Gardeners Supply Co. Burlington, VT
16) Thatch attachment/thatcher - for grass
18. automatic water-timer (water minder 11 by Ansan Industries)
19) Safer Sea Fish 5-H Concentrate
20) Compost bin, the Kinsman Company, Point Pleasant, PA
22) Sprayers
23) Wall o' water Plant Protectors
24) Non-corrosive aluminum cold-frame, The Kinsman Company, Point Pleasant, PA
25) Mesh nylon netting 1/8" - ?
26) Dr. Trimmer Mower Country Home Products, VT
27) Polyethylene "garden grid" from Mantis
28) Nitrogen-Enzyme Soil Conditioner by Nitrogen Industries and Wetflexhose by Nitron
29) Incandescent light for household plants
1) Over the winter decomposition is key
2) avoid "crown rot" caused by piling mulch against stems and trunks
3) garden and kitchen waste - scrape hole in the pile, throw in scraps, cover them over with leaves
*mini-tiller for aeration - rotating needs to be done
4) mulching rows with straw retains moisture
Byproduct of compost
1) soil-dwelling critters and beneficial microbes eating soil
2) nutrient-richness
3) Use compost in different ways
a) fertilizer
b) mulch
c) prevent weeds
d) deter disease
e) adds organic matter to soil
mediums
a) straw bales
b) cinder blocks
c) old pallets
Green compost - nitrogen sources
e.g. grass clippings, green leaves, plant material, hair too, manure from cows, horses, chickens, fruit/veggie, egg shell, coffee grounds, tea bags
Brown compost - carbon sources
e.g. dry garden trimmings, dry leaves, pine needles, straw, wood chips, saw dust shredded paper
****Never any dyed hair, colored/glossed paper, fat, meat, bones, animal products, pet/human waste, invasive plants/weeds
Green and Brown Compost Layers as follows:
Plastic cover
4-6" layer soil
"brown"
soil
"green"
soil
"brown"
branch,twig, corn stalks, "brown"
*When a compost is ready, the pile settles, interior of pile is no longer hot, remaining substance is dark, crumbly with an earthy-soil like smell
compost tea, mix of fish and kelp emulsion
alfalfa and grass - an only fertilizer? A favorite among experienced farmers
mini-course on composting
How to "Raised-Bed"
1) dig down about 8-10" of already-outlined soil space and pile next to digging space
2) let dry for 3 days
3) mix well-decomposed compost together w/ topsoil
4) shovel in mixture
5) apply borders - ideally cinder blocks
*Cinder block borders allow for plants inside holes facing up
6)Rocks or wood may be used
1) conifer needles and cones cause acidic soil below
*potassium fertilizers - supplements, unblocks nitrogen from acid soil
2) soil teeming with earthworms, beetles, centipedes, and others indicate good soil health
C-Course textures - sandy loam loamy sand
M-Medium textures - loam and silt loam
F-fine textures - clay loam, silty clay loam, silty clay
and clay
*Finest soils have sandy loam or clay loam
Avoid land with/ little depth to bedrock - determined by core samples
look for rock-outcroppings
have deep bed of topsoil, more the better
chemical farms - 3 years to correct and certify organic
fallow/haying soil is ideal
SOIL TESTING!!!! (2 labs, one extension office)
5 Amendments for Organic Soil
Organic Matter
Rock Phosphate - rock powder
Green sand (seabed deposits)
limestone - rock powder
micro-nutrients
Lime - balance pH - gets organic matter moving for acid soil
Pine bark can lower pH drastically
-C.D.'s are left hanging from trees to scare off birds
-boom box played at night w/ wheel barrow cover detracts racoons
improperly grown plants will and should be eaten by insects
1 oz. human hair hung on trees (perimeter of melon and sweet potato patches repels deer)
Pokeweed for bean beetles
baking soda against mildew
sulfur for black spot
plant radishes near squash to fend off squash bugs
lime on sweet-corn silks to prevent corn earthworms
controls will be good for insects (parasitic mites, electrostatic devices, boiling water
Fertilizers
***Add burnt bone to wood stove or fireplace, add ashes to compost heap
fact: bone is composed of calcium and phosphate, combine in a hard mineral called apatite, a form of calcium phosphate
helps w/cell division, flowering, fruiting, root development to resist certain diseases
organic lawn fertilizer, dormant soil organisms, soybean meal, feather meal, wheat germ, yeast
bonemeal=nitrogen supplement
"algae sand"
magnesium sulfate - epsom salts - a pinch
Basic First Aid Kit
Bandage
Thermometer
Bandages
Feverfew pills (headaches and migraines)
Slippery Elm Powder for coughs and digestive upsets
Echinacea pills (colds and flu and infections)
Tea Tree oil essential oil is antiseptic and antifungal
Valerian tablets for stress and insomnia
comfrey ointment for bruises sprains, and for healing fractures
marigold cream for inflamed or minor wounds, skin rashes and sunburn
myrrh for sore throats and acne
Thyme syrup for coughs, colds, and chest infections
Witch Hazel - distilled water for healing cuts and scrapes
Arnica cream for painful bruises and muscle pain
Garlic capsules for infections, the oil from the capsules for earache
Links:
http://www.rps.psu.edu/pennsylvania/ginseng.html
www.extension.psu.edu for information regarding Master Gardener's Program
http://mysquarefootgarden.net/mels-mix/
http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/
http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/RankStatusDef.aspx
www.pawildflower.org
http://plants.usda.gov
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/
www.johndeere.com/twentyseries
www.JohnDeere.com/Ag
www.frontier.com/
http://agmap.psu.edu/Businesses/1131
www.fertrell.com/
