Organic Chayote

By Márcio Pereira

Guide Ebook that teaches how to plant Organic Chayote. Develops advanced technical knowledge in an easy way for everyone, even if the reader is in their first contact with the subject, will be able to learn the step by step of this cultivation, where the best method without pesticides in garden beds and pots is explained. Anyone interested can learn how to plant for their own consumption or sale through this study, just following the explanation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Clube de Autores
• Release date: Apr 9, 2024

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ORGANIC CHAYOTE

CULTIVATION GUIDE FOR GARDEN BEDS AND POTS

MÁRCIO PEREIRA

Copyright © 2021 Márcio Pereira

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the author.

Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Foreword

CHAPTER 1 GARDEN PREPARATIONS

AREA ASSESSMENT

SOIL ANALYSIS

SOIL PREPARATION

LIMESTONE POWDER

ORGANIC MANURE

CHAPTER 2 VEGETABLE GARDEN CREATION

GARDEN BED CONSTRUCTION

CHAYOTE PLANTING

CHAPTER 3 CULTURAL PRACTICES

IRRIGATION

STAKING

PRUNING

POLLINATION

ORGANIC FOLIAR FERTILIZER

CHAPTER 4 HARVEST

CHAYOTE HARVEST

CHAPTER 5 ORGANIC SYSTEM

CROP ASSOCIATION

CROP ROTATION

ORGANIC MULCH

WEED CONTROL

PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL

CHAPTER 6 GROWING VEGETABLES IN POTS

ORGANIC CHAYOTE IN POTS

Acknowledgement

About The Author

Foreword

The Organic Chayote Cultivation Guide develops advanced technical knowledge in an easy language available to everyone. Even if the reader is in their first contact with the subject, will be able to learn step by step of this cultivation. The best method without pesticides in garden beds and pots will be explained, resulting from the dedication of the author Márcio Pereira – researcher on organic vegetable growing – throughout your study program.

Organic production does not allow soil or plants contamination, it uses organic fertilizers without applying pesticides. You will work the garden as a living organism, where there is a diversification of plant species with the purpose of ensuring environmental balance.

Within the organic system, you will insert the cultivation of chayote, following its specificities and requirements, in the search of a high quality production aimed at own consumption or sales.

In the first chapter, you will be guided in garden preparations following the initial steps of area assessment, soil analysis, soil preparation, limestone powder and organic manure applications.

In the second chapter, we will start to create the vegetable garden by building the beds and planting the chayote.

In the third chapter, the subject is cultural practices, you will