The Urban Double-Crop: Can Fall Vegetables and a Warm-Season Lawn Co-Exist?

A gardening methodology using double-cropped cool-season vegetables and warm-season turfgrass, thereby capitalizing on the ideal growing season for each, was developed in field trials and tested in volunteers’ landscapes. Broccoli (<i>Brassica oleracea</i>), lettuce (<i>Lactuca sat...

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Autores principales:	Ellen M. Bauske, Sheri Dorn, Freddie Clinton Waltz, Lauren Garcia Chance
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:90c1ed1ae3f444a59e42696a25e9fe8f2021-11-25T17:47:43ZThe Urban Double-Crop: Can Fall Vegetables and a Warm-Season Lawn Co-Exist?10.3390/horticulturae71105052311-7524https://doaj.org/article/90c1ed1ae3f444a59e42696a25e9fe8f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/7/11/505https://doaj.org/toc/2311-7524A gardening methodology using double-cropped cool-season vegetables and warm-season turfgrass, thereby capitalizing on the ideal growing season for each, was developed in field trials and tested in volunteers’ landscapes. Broccoli (<i>Brassica oleracea</i>), lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i>), and Swiss chard (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> subsp. <i>Cicla</i>) were planted into an established hybrid bermudagrass lawn (<i>Cynodon dactylon</i> (L.) Pers. × <i>C. transvaalensis</i> Burtt-Davy ‘Tifsport’) in September. The vegetables were planted into tilled strips, 5 cm × 10 cm holes and 10 cm × 10 cm holes in the turf. All treatments produced harvestable yield, though the yield of vegetables planted in the tilled treatments and larger holes was greater than in smaller holes. Efforts to reduce turfgrass competition with vegetables by the application of glyphosate or the use of the Veggie Lawn Pod (an easily installed plastic cover on the lawn) did not increase yield. Tilled treatments left depressions that discouraged spring turfgrass recovery. The double-crop was tested by seven volunteers on their lawns. Though lawn-planted vegetables did not produce as much yield as those planted in the volunteers’ gardens, the volunteers were enthusiastic about this methodology. The volunteers reported that lawn vegetables were more difficult to plant but not more difficult to maintain, and they were easier to harvest than vegetables in their gardens. All volunteers reported satisfactory recovery of their lawns in the spring.Ellen M. BauskeSheri DornFreddie Clinton WaltzLauren Garcia ChanceMDPI AGarticlegardeningmaster gardenersconsumer horticulturecitizen sciencePlant cultureSB1-1110ENHorticulturae, Vol 7, Iss 505, p 505 (2021)
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description	A gardening methodology using double-cropped cool-season vegetables and warm-season turfgrass, thereby capitalizing on the ideal growing season for each, was developed in field trials and tested in volunteers’ landscapes. Broccoli (<i>Brassica oleracea</i>), lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i>), and Swiss chard (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> subsp. <i>Cicla</i>) were planted into an established hybrid bermudagrass lawn (<i>Cynodon dactylon</i> (L.) Pers. × <i>C. transvaalensis</i> Burtt-Davy ‘Tifsport’) in September. The vegetables were planted into tilled strips, 5 cm × 10 cm holes and 10 cm × 10 cm holes in the turf. All treatments produced harvestable yield, though the yield of vegetables planted in the tilled treatments and larger holes was greater than in smaller holes. Efforts to reduce turfgrass competition with vegetables by the application of glyphosate or the use of the Veggie Lawn Pod (an easily installed plastic cover on the lawn) did not increase yield. Tilled treatments left depressions that discouraged spring turfgrass recovery. The double-crop was tested by seven volunteers on their lawns. Though lawn-planted vegetables did not produce as much yield as those planted in the volunteers’ gardens, the volunteers were enthusiastic about this methodology. The volunteers reported that lawn vegetables were more difficult to plant but not more difficult to maintain, and they were easier to harvest than vegetables in their gardens. All volunteers reported satisfactory recovery of their lawns in the spring.
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author	Ellen M. Bauske Sheri Dorn Freddie Clinton Waltz Lauren Garcia Chance
author_facet	Ellen M. Bauske Sheri Dorn Freddie Clinton Waltz Lauren Garcia Chance
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title	The Urban Double-Crop: Can Fall Vegetables and a Warm-Season Lawn Co-Exist?
title_short	The Urban Double-Crop: Can Fall Vegetables and a Warm-Season Lawn Co-Exist?
title_full	The Urban Double-Crop: Can Fall Vegetables and a Warm-Season Lawn Co-Exist?
title_fullStr	The Urban Double-Crop: Can Fall Vegetables and a Warm-Season Lawn Co-Exist?
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The Urban Double-Crop: Can Fall Vegetables and a Warm-Season Lawn Co-Exist?

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