ABS 360 Southwest Home Gardening
Name: BONNIE SMITH
Creative Assignment 4 –Vegetable Garden Design
1. Is your garden a warm-season or cool-season garden? Warm-Season
2. What three garden vegetable plants did you select?
1. Sweet Corn
2. Cucumbers
3. Tomatoes
Vegetable plant 1 type: Sweet Corn
Cultivar 1
Name ‘Ambrosia’
Description With a name like Ambrosia, which means 'food of the gods,' you know this bicolor
homozygous sugary enhanced hybrid is good eating. Ears are 8 inches long, 2
inches in diameter, and filled with 16 rows of sweet, tender-crisp, juicy kernels. This
bicolor counterpart to Bodacious is noted for its early vigor and high tolerance to
Stewart's wilt.
Citation https://www.jungseed.com/P/01802/Ambrosia+Hybrid+Sweet+Corn
Cultivar 2
Name ‘Miracle Yellow’
Description One of the highest quality yellow sweet corns for mid to late season harvest. The
extra-large ears (up to 9 1/2 inches long) hold 20 rows of butter-yellow refined
kernels. The homozygous sugary enhancer renders gourmet eating quality,
combining wonderful taste, texture and crunch that holds for a long time without
getting starchy. Ears are easy to pick from the sturdy 6 to 8-foot stalks and are well-
filled right to the tips.
Citation https://www.jungseed.com/P/01943/Miracle+Yellow+Hybrid+Sweet+Corn
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Vegetable plant 2 type: Cucumbers
Cultivar 1
Name ‘Ashley’
Description Is a great heirloom slicing cucumber with thin, light green skin. Great for slicing,
salads, and juicing. Harvest at 8" (23 cm) for best quality.
Citation http://www.grow-it-organically.com/cucumber-varieties.html
Cultivar 2
Name 'Burpless'
Description Are bred to reduce the bitter chemical that may cause stomach upset in some
people
Citation http://www.grow-it-organically.com/cucumber-varieties.html
Vegetable plant 3 type: Tomatoes
Cultivar 1
Name ‘Roma’
Description Prized for its use in tomato paste and sauces, Roma produces a large harvest of
thick-walled, meaty, bright red, egg-shaped tomatoes about 3 inches long and with
few seeds. This tomato is not juicy. This is not a slicing tomato. Instead, the flesh is
thick and drier so that it will cook down into a thick sauce. Cooking intensifies flavor,
too. If you can tomatoes, make your own spaghetti sauce, or like to chop a tomato
into an omelet, this is a great choice. It’s not too juicy in the pan compared to slicing
tomatoes. The fruit freezes well for later cooking, too.
Citation https://bonnieplants.com/product/roma-tomato/
Cultivar 2
Name ‘Summer Set’
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Description High temperatures don’t usually affect fruit set on Summer Set tomato. This hybrid
tomato has the genes to set fruit even during summer’s intense heat. The large,
globe-shaped tomatoes boast a firm texture and ripen relatively quickly. Count on
Summer Set to add classic tomato flavor to salads and sandwiches. Fruit resists
cracking even during the rainiest growing conditions. Since plants are only semi-
determinate, plan to stake or cage them at the time of planting.
Citation https://bonnieplants.com/product/summer-set-tomato/
Garden Planting Plan
Symbols:
Sweet Corn Cucumber Tomatoes
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Gardening Timeline
Activity Sweet Corn Cucumber Tomatoes
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10’
15’
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Planting date April 1st April 1st April 1st
First harvest date June 10th May 31st May 21st
Last harvest date June 30th June 30th July 30th
Decide if you will grow your vegetable plants from seeds, bulbs, tubers or
transplants in the Phoenix area.
For my sweet corn and cucumbers, I will grow my vegetable plant from seeds. I choose this propagation
method because the seeds can be planted directly into the soil at planting date and harvest properly. As
for my tomatoes, I would grow my fruit plant from transplant. I would sow my seeds indoors around the
end of January or early February, so that it is ready to transplant in April. This is to make sure that frost is
avoided and helps give the tomatoes a health head start.
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