Passive Solar Greenhouses February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Passive solar greenhouses are widely used in northern China to grow crops year-round without supplemental heating. My former mentor introduced me to a project by the University of Missouri Extension,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Protected Culture and Season Extension
How Much Warmth Row Covers Provide at Extreme Cold Nights? February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Wenjing Guan Read More This week, we experienced another round of very cold days, with minimum temperatures dropping into the single digits. Under these conditions, row covers are essential for helping plants survive and[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Root, Tuber, and Bulb Crops Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Protected Culture and Season Extension
Check Soil Temperatures Before Planting Cold Sensitive Crops May 2, 2023 - From Issue: 718 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Most of us know a temperature lower than 32°F would kill tender vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, melons, and cucumbers. Home gardeners would wait to plant those crops after the last[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Climate and Weather Cool Temperature Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Season Extension Strategies—What I learned in a CA trip June 2, 2022 - From Issue: 705 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Thanks to my University of California Cooperative Extension colleagues, I visited central valley vegetable production last week. Undoubtedly, I learned a lot on this trip. I want to share what[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels April 21, 2022 - From Issue: 702 By: Liz Maynard Read More A new bulletin “Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels” is available from the Purdue Education store at https://edustore.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=HO-330-W . The publication brings together information collected on farms[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Kale Lettuce Mustard Spinach Swiss Chard Root, Tuber, and Bulb Crops Beets Carrots Leeks Radishes Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Production Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Ethylene Damage on Tomato March 16, 2022 - From Issue: 700 By: Dan Egel Read More We are getting close to the time of year when I begin to get phone calls about strange symptoms on tomato plants in greenhouses. Too often, the problem is ethylene[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension Transplant Production
Video High Tunnel Strawberry Production August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Wenjing Guan Read More This video guides you for a tour of strawberry production in high tunnels in Indiana. Additional videos addressing specific production practices will be available in the future. Please stay tuned[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Using Low Tunnel is Promising to Increase Yield of Annual Plasticulture Strawberry Production August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Strawberries are primarily grown in matted row system in Indiana, in which bare-root strawberry plants are set in the spring. Runners are established. Fruit is first harvested in the second[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Is This the Year to Try Fall Crops? July 30, 2020 - From Issue: 679 By: Liz Maynard, Christopher Adair and Michael J O'Donnell Read More A lot of things are different this year. With the changes come opportunities to try something new. Liz Brownlee with Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition mentioned to me that some markets,[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Kale Lettuce Mustard Spinach Swiss Chard Beets Radishes Broccoli Cabbage Article Tags: Protected Culture and Season Extension
Be Cautious When Using Low Tunnels for Early Watermelon Planting June 3, 2020 - From Issue: 675 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Watermelon is best grown at temperatures around 80-90°F. Temperatures above 90°F reduce the growth rate; above 105°F may cause plant injury. Temperatures below 42°F result in watermelon chilling injury; below 32°F[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
