Ethnic Gardening
Grape harvest is ready in _______
Raspberries harvest in ___________
slightly acid soil (pH 5.5 to 6.8)
1 to 2 pounds per 20 feet of row- Fertilizer
crave sunlight and plenty of moisture
Strawberries are ready in ________ a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. fertilizer such as 5-10-10 (1/2 pound per 25-foot row)
Climate needed for our fruits:
Type of soil needed
Watering amount :
“Two immagrants who have a true abiding love for land” explains author Patricia Klindient of “The Earth Knows My Name” book helped my group and I be inspired to create a Japanese Garden of Raspberries, Grapes and Strawberries. We chose our garden to be in New Jersey’s soil and climate. Therefore we have Cayuga White grapes, Mara de Bois Strawberries and Josephine raspberries. All of these fruits can survive in New Jersey’s soil and climate. New Jersey has sandy soil which raspberries, strawberries and grapes. My group and I read chapter three from the book “The Earth Knows My Name”, we found in chapter three a Japanese family had a berry farm that started in Japan and a Polish family had a vineyard. Akio Suyematsu, second-generation Japanese American, his family owned a berry farm in Japan until World War Two happened. Akio and his family immagranted to America because of the war, there they met Gerard and his offerings of working together on his wine vineyard. The two combined the berries and the winery to make an even better use of the land. As a group we decided like the reading we would have berries but only to make wine, that way we are making enough money to pay off the cost of owning the land and maintaining it. According to “A guide to the wines of Japan”, alcohol consumption has been apart of the Japanese culture since its early history. The Japanese found that drinking has become a tool to strengthen business and social relationships, says Amanda Schuster. From researching online at “The National Garden Association” we found that strawberries,
Raspberries harvest in ___________
slightly acid soil (pH 5.5 to 6.8)
1 to 2 pounds per 20 feet of row- Fertilizer
crave sunlight and plenty of moisture
Strawberries are ready in ________ a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. fertilizer such as 5-10-10 (1/2 pound per 25-foot row)
Climate needed for our fruits:
Type of soil needed
Watering amount :
“Two immagrants who have a true abiding love for land” explains author Patricia Klindient of “The Earth Knows My Name” book helped my group and I be inspired to create a Japanese Garden of Raspberries, Grapes and Strawberries. We chose our garden to be in New Jersey’s soil and climate. Therefore we have Cayuga White grapes, Mara de Bois Strawberries and Josephine raspberries. All of these fruits can survive in New Jersey’s soil and climate. New Jersey has sandy soil which raspberries, strawberries and grapes. My group and I read chapter three from the book “The Earth Knows My Name”, we found in chapter three a Japanese family had a berry farm that started in Japan and a Polish family had a vineyard. Akio Suyematsu, second-generation Japanese American, his family owned a berry farm in Japan until World War Two happened. Akio and his family immagranted to America because of the war, there they met Gerard and his offerings of working together on his wine vineyard. The two combined the berries and the winery to make an even better use of the land. As a group we decided like the reading we would have berries but only to make wine, that way we are making enough money to pay off the cost of owning the land and maintaining it. According to “A guide to the wines of Japan”, alcohol consumption has been apart of the Japanese culture since its early history. The Japanese found that drinking has become a tool to strengthen business and social relationships, says Amanda Schuster. From researching online at “The National Garden Association” we found that strawberries,