Local Harvest Gardening

A. Building The Soil Food Web
 
Subforums: 1. Cover the ground with organic matter, 2. Cover the ground with living plants, 3. Create nutrient rich living compost

B. Designing Beautiful Edible Landscapes
 
Subforums: 1. Designing for convenience, 2. Designing for success, 3. Designing for lifestyle, 4. Designing for beauty

C. Planning & Planting Your Vegetable Garden
 
Subforums: 1. Succession planting, 2a. Planting schedules, 2b. Record keeping, 3. Saving seeds

Composting
 
Subforums: Bokashi, Thermophilic, Vermicomposting

Season Extension
Subforums: Cold frames, Greenhouses, Row covers, Wind breaks

Alliums
Alliums are very cold tolerant and require a long growing season.
 
Subforums: Garlic, Leeks, Onions & Shallots, Overwintering Onions

Big seed / warm season
These are mostly warm season crops with big seeds that are typically sown several times through the growing season providing a continuous and manageable harvest.
 
Subforums: Beans, Corn, Dry beans, Melons, Peas, Pickling cucumbers, Pumpkins & squash, Summer squash, Sunflower

Brassicas
These crops prefer cool weather and can be kept in the field for fall and winter harvest. In zone 6 and up, some can be overwintered.
 
Subforums: Broccoli, Overwintering Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Overwintering Cauliflower, Collard Greens, Kale, Kohlrabi

Bunching Greens
These crops are typically transplanted and require at least 60 days to mature. They should be seeded successively. Most are harvested as a complete plant and can survive light frost.
 
Subforums: Bok Choy, Chard, Celariac, Celery, Endive, Fennel, Lettuce, Napa Cabbage, Radicchio, Scallions

Edible Perennials
 
Subforums: Rhubarb, Sorrel, Sunchoke

Flowers
Flowers that bring color to our gardens and attract beneficial predatorial insects.
 
Subforums: Annuals, Perennials

Fruit Trees
 
Subforums: Apple, Citrus, Fig, Peaches & Nectarines, Pear, Plum, Quince, Sour Cherries, Sweet Cherries

Greens
These are fast maturing, direct seeded greens that need to be planted regularly through the growing season. Because they are treated similarly, we've lumped annual herbs such as basil and cilantro in this category, as well as radishes and hakurei turnips.
 
Subforums: Arugula, Basil, Cilantro, Dill, Hakurei Turnips, Mesclun Mix, Mustard Greens, Radish, Spinach

Heat Loving Crops
These heat-lovers typically require a greenhouse in cooler climates. Most should be pruned and trellised.
 
Subforums: Cucumbers, Eggplant, Hot Peppers, Sweet Peppers, Tomatoes

Nut Trees
 
Subforums: Chestnut, Hazelnut, Walnut

Perennial Herbs
 
Subforums: Chives, Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena, Mint, Oregano, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Savory, Tarragon, Thyme

Potatoes
 
Subforums: Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes

Roots
These crops are direct seeded and keep well into fall and winter.
 
Subforums: Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, Rutabaga, Turnips, Winter Radish

Shrubs & Vines
 
Subforums: Blackberry, Blueberry, Chokeberry, Elderberry, Grapes, Haskap berry, Jostaberry, Raspberry, Strawberry

Specialties
Most of these are zone 8+ crops that require lots of heat, performing exceptionally well in greenhouses in colder climates.
 
Subforums: Amaranth, Ginger, Lemongrass, Quinoa, Turmeric, Yacón