Design Farm Plans and

Layouts According to Crop

Grown
Definition of terms

 LAY OUT- the way in which the parts of something are arranged or laid out
 Lay-outing – locating the position of plant in the field
 Irrigation - the application of water to the soil by any other means than rainfall
 Garden design- art and process of designing plans for layout and planting of gardens and
landscapes.
 Topography – the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
 Trellis – a framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees
or climbing plants.
 ACRONYM
 FFTF - Farming for the Future
 REPs – Regional Environment Plan
 LEPs – Local Environmental Plan
 DCP – Development Control Plan
Farm Layouts

 Is the preparation of land and creative

planning on how to cultivate properly
the different types of plants whether
vegetables or orchards plant
 FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN
PREPARING FARM LAYOUT
 Site Selection
 Buffer Zone
 Drainage Lines
 Soil Types
 Check for Groundwater Contamination
 Windbreaks
 Soil Management
 Water Management
 Site Selection
Slopes to the North East are
preferred for maximum
sunlight, warmth, and
protection from wind. Slopes
are prone to erosion and need
to be farmed with care. To
prevent soil erosion and the
silting of waterways, do not
grow vegetables on slopes
greater than seven degrees
(7°)
Buffer Zones
1. Riparian areas include flood plains, adjacent to
rivers and streams and other watercourses.
2. Wetlands (the areas of land that are either
temporarily or permanently covered with shallow
water, and which play a crucial role in nutrient
recycling). Wetlands have a high ecological
productivity and should not be drained, filled, or
used as storages.
Buffer zones
 Drainage Lines
Care for your creek. Leave a strip of
uncleared native vegetation between the
top of the bank and your farming
activities for at least 20 m for small
streams and 50–100 m for rivers
Soil types
soil need to be suitable for the crop being
grown. The better soil types are deep,
well-drained sands, sandy loams and
loams. Heavy clays are much less suitable
as they drain poorly and waterlog easily.
If in doubt have a physical test of the soil
type.
Check for Groundwater
Contamination
Any contamination of the
groundwater by pollutants can affect
your farm business operations
Windbreaks

 also prevent drift and movement of

sprays, dust, pests, and noise to
adjoining areas. Wind protection and
screening of the whole farm and of
individual large paddocks is
recommended. Screening of the
property, especially with trees, prevents
many complaints about farm activities.
Soil management
It is important to provide good
drainage and install grassed
drainage/ waterways in conjunction
with fields designed to prevent
erosion from irrigation and heavy
rain.
Water Management
strategies require pre-cropping
assessment. Water supplies must be able
to meet the needs of crops in periods of
drought when water demand is the
highest. Inadequately designed water
supplies will limit crop production and
profitability.
MOST COMMON
GARDEN LAYOUT
FOR GROWING
VEGETABLES

 VERTICAL GROWING
VEGETABLES GARDEN
 BLOCK STYLE
GARDEN LAYOUT
 SQUARE FOOT
GARDEN PLOTS
 FOUR SQUARE
LAYOUT
 RAISED
BED/CONTAINER
 SINGLE ROW
Vertical Growing
Vegetable Gardens
 These gardens are designed for people having
little to no traditional garden space. Rather than
planting in your typical garden bed, you take
advantage of vertical space, growing plants along
trellises, hanging baskets or even upside down.
Block Style Garden Layout.

 Block garden layout plan is called the block style garden

layout. Also called close row or wide row planting, this
method increases yields significantly over a traditional row
style garden. The bed should be 3-4 feet wide and any
length desired. This width makes it easy to reach into the
bed to weed, harvest or replant. Walkways should be
minimal and about 18-24 inches across.
Square Foot
Garden Plots
 are generally set up in
grids of 4 x 4 squares
with strings or wood
attached to the frame to
divide the bed into equal
square-foot sections.
Four-square layout

 The traditional four-

square layout is created
by straight paths, on
leading from the garden
gate to the front entry of
the house, and the other
crossing it at a 90-degree
angle.
Raised
Bed/Containers
 for those having little space or even
inadequate soil, planting veggies in
raised beds or containers is a great
alternative. With this layout option,
the sky is the limit, as you have the
flexibility in moving the garden
around and making use of all
available space, including vertical
areas.
 Single Row
 themost basic garden
plan consists of a
design with straight,
long rows running north
to south orientation.
Steps in PLANNING THE GARDEN PLOT

Pick a spot that fits 2. Choose a spot 3. Used Raised

the sunlight needs that is level and beds if you’re in a
of your plants. even. colder climate.

4. Go for in-ground 5. Decide how

beds in a warmer many beds you are
climate. going to plant.
Procedure in preparing THE PLOT

1.Get rid of the existing 2.Remove weeds and 3.Mark the plot with
lawn. debris. string and stakes.
Steps in PREPARING THE SOIL

Add organic
Test the soil. 1 Dig the plot. 2
matter to the soil.

Put up barriers
Turn the soil. 4 around the plot, if
needed.
Types of ROW PLANTING
ARRANGEMENT OF CROPS
1. SINGLE ROW PLANTING
ARRANGEMENT
 is either arranged in equidistance single
row or in multiple rows. Planting in single
rows is most common in monocropping
or sole cropping.
 Ex. potato, sunflower, dry bean, corn,
soybeans, sugar cane, oil palm and
coconut tree
Types of ROW PLANTING
ARRANGEMENT OF CROPS
2. MULTIPLE ROW
PLANTING ARRANGEMENT
 is a system of growing crops
in blocks or strips of 2 or
more rows. This planting
arrangement is common in
multiple cropping in which
two or more crops are grown
in the same piece of land..
Types of ROW PLANTING
ARRANGEMENT OF CROPS
3. SPATIAL
ARRANGEMENT
 is the systematic apportioning of the farm area or any
growing surface for crop production. In multiple cropping by
intercropping, the intercrop can be planted in any of the
following ways:
(a.) within the rows of the main crop
(b.) between the rows of the main crop and
(c.) in replacement series planting of the intercrop
between two adjacent hills between two adjacent hills
within the same row of the main crop allows interrow
cultivation but the intercrop has limited exposure to
sunlight.
PERFORMANCE INTERPRETATIONGOF
Task # 3 THE GARDEN LAYOUT

INSTRUCTION:
Interpret the garden layout of our Gulayan sa Paaralan. Do the
following.

1. Identify what garden layout is used

2.How many rows are there in the layouts?
3. How many plants are there in a row?
4. What is the Length of the area?
5. What is the total land area?
Quiz #4
1. This garden layout are designed for people having little to no traditional garden space.

2. A garden layout which generally set up in grids of 4 x 4 squares with strings or wood attached to
the frame to divide the bed into equal square-foot sections.

3. The most basic garden plan consists of a design with straight, long rows running north to south
orientation

4. The following are ways to consider in a. Pick a spot that fits the sunlfight c. A spot with level and even
b. Using raise beds d. Make as many beds as
making garden plot, Except. you want

a. Site selection c. water

5. The following are factors to consider in management
preparing farm layout, except. b. Environment d. Soil type
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6-8 Identify the following
picture on the garden layout
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9-10 Identify the following picture
on the row planting arrangement
Enumeration:
Answer the following:
1. Give the Types of Row planting
arrangement of crops.
2. Give at least three advantages of
having a vegetable garden in your
home.
Quiz #4
1. Vertical Growing Garden 11. SINGLE ROW PLANTING
12. MULTIPLE ROW
2. Square foot garden PLANTING
13. SPATIAL ROW
3. Single Row ARRANGEMENT
14.
4. D 15.
16.
5. B
6. Square foot garden
7. Vertical Growing Garden
8. Raised bed garden
9. Single row planting arrangement
10. Multiple row planting arrangement
Draw your own square foot
garden plot layout based on the
following requirements:
a. Plot are indicated in the layout
with 1 square foot per box.
b. In each plot, indicate the name
of plant to be planted.
INTERPRETING FARM PLANS AND
LAYOUTS
Make your own
interpretation
 Performance Task 3
Interpretation of the Garden Layout Note: *Prepare
your own meter
Instructions: Interpret the garden layout of out stick.
Gulayan sa Paaralan. Do the following. *Make
documentation
1. Identify what garden layout is used. with picture per
number
2. How many raws are there in the layout? questions.
3. How many plants are there in a row? *Place it in a
long bond paper
4. What is the length of the area? with cover.

5. What is the total land area?