Results
Current and past research
Controlled water table system
Controlled water table irrigation of container crops (HO-84)
Cut roses
Annual flower evaluations
Lettuce, greens, herbs
Pac choi
Perennial flower trials
Kentucky Garden Flowers
How to build a high tunnel
Evaluation of Haygrove High Tunnels for Season Extension in Organic Vegetable Production
(In 2006 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-538, p. 72)
High Tunnel Winter Spinach Production in Central Kentucky
(In 2004 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-504, p. 67)
High Tunnel Production for Cold-Season Crops
(In 2003 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-448, p. 97)
Organic Small Fruit Production Using Haygrove Tunnels: Second-Year Update and Raspberry Production Yield Information
(In 2008 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-572, p. 28)
High Tunnel and Field Plasticulture Strawberry Evaluation
(In 2007 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-555, p. 46)
Greenhouse crops
Objectives:
- Establish an organically managed small fruit orchard at the UK Horticulture Research Farm. The orchard will be planted in two adjacent locations; one uncovered, and one under an unheated high tunnel structure.
- Assess if organic management techniques can result in high yielding, quality, insect and disease-free plants.
- Prepare Extension and research publications detailing the production systems used in this orchard.
- To identify cultivars that can be efficiently produced in a single growing season. Those cultivars that produce the best quality product with the shortest production time and least pest issues will be selected for further study.
- To identify cultivars with superior landscape performance under low maintenance conditions.
- To optimize scheduling and production practices for the selected cultivars to maximize profitability.
- To conduct an economic analysis of annualized perennial production compared to annual bedding plant production in Kentucky.
- To develop a set of production guidelines for the selected cultivars and disseminate them to Kentucky's greenhouse growers through the Cooperative Extension Service.
Optimizing organic production of select small fruits using high tunnels
Annualized perennial production: An untapped opportunity for Kentucky's greenhouse growers
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