Commercial Vegetables

• Vegetable Crops Extension & Research

Getting Started

• 2017 Vegetable and Melon Budgets

• Agricultural Lime Recommendations Based on Lime Quality (ID-163 )

• Food and Agriculture: Consumer Trends and Opportunities - Vegetables (IP-58C)

• Fruit and Vegetable Ripening Dates in Kentucky (HortFact-3000, PDF)

• Go with the Flow Simple Calculations for Small Drip Irrigation Systems (HO-122)

• Kentucky Vegetable Growers Association

• Midwest Vegetable Variety Trial Reports

• Off the Grid: Ultra-low Pressure Drip Irrigation and Rainwater Catchment for Small Plots and High Tunnels (HO-120)

• Organic Farming in Kentucky - A Survey

• Organic Manures and Fertilizers for Vegetable Crops

• Recommended Storage Conditions for Vegetables (HortFact-7002)

• Vegetable Production and Marketing Information Online: Selected Links for Commercial Vegetable Growers

• Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)

• Web Soil Survey

Videos

• Greenhouse irrigation management for vegetables

• High Tunnel Construction

Pest Management

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of High Tunnel and Greenhouse Vegetable Crops in Kentucky (ID-235)

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Legume Vegetables in Kentucky (ID-227)

• Dual Magnum Herbicide Kentucky Section 24(c) Special Local Need Label (only until December 31, 2023)

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Commercial Pests of Solanaceous Crops in Kentucky (ID-172)

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Cucurbit Crops in Kentucky (ID-91)

• Bt Basics for Vegetable Integrated Pest Management (ID-156)

• Damping-off of Vegetables and Herbaceous Ornamentals (PPFS-GEN-3)

• Growers' Guide to Bt (ID-156)

• Herbicide Cross-Reference Lists

• Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Vegetables

• Insect Problems

• IPM scouting manuals and fact sheets

• National Pesticide Information Retrieval System

• Recordkeeping Manual for Private Pesticide Applicators 2019

• Soil Solarization for High Tunnels (HortFact-7003)

• Sweet Corn Pest Identification and Management

• Tomato Disease Management in Greenhouses (ID-233)

• Vegetable Insect Calendar for Kentucky

Marketing

• 2006 Kentucky Restaurant Produce Buyer Survey

• 2018-19 Kentucky Farmers Market Manual (from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture)

• Kentucky Farmers Market Report

• Kentucky Produce Auction Report

• Marketing Options for Commercial Vegetable Growers (ID-134)

• Promotion and Advertising for Kentucky's Direct Markets (ID-106)

• Selected Internet Resources for Herb Marketing

• Understanding Produce Marketing for Kentucky's Direct Marketers (ID-107)

Research Reports

• 2021 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-798)

• 2020 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-779)

• 2019 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-762)

• 2018 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-757)

• 2017 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-739)

• 2016 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-721)

• 2015 Fruit and Vegetable Research Report (PR-706)

• 2014 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR=688)

• 2013 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-673)

• 2012 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-656)

• 2011 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-626)

• 2010 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-608)

• 2009 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-603)

• 2008 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-572)

• 2007 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-555)

• 2006 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-538)

• 2005 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-521)

• 2004 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-504)

• 2003 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-488)

• 2002 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-470)

• 2001 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-452)

• 2000 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-436)

• 1999 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-423)

• 1998 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-410)

• 2006 New Crop Opportunities Research Report (PR-533)

• 2003 New Crop Opportunities Research Report (PR-483)

Asparagus

• Commercial Asparagus Production (HO-66)

Beans

• Beet Armyworm in Kentucky (ENTFACT-308)

Cole Crops

• Beet Armyworm in Kentucky (ENTFACT-308)

• Cabbage Insects (ENTFACT-300)

• Cabbage Webworm (ENTFACT-315)

• Integrated Crop Management for Kentucky Cabbage (IPM-11)

Sweet Corn

• Beet Armyworm in Kentucky (ENTFACT-308)

• Predicting European Corn Borer Development (ENTFACT-106)

• Seedcorn Maggots (ENTFACT-309)

• Stink Bug Damage to Corn (ENTFACT-305)

• Sweet Corn Pests (ENTFACT-302)

• Wireworms (ENTFACT-120)

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Sweet Corn in Kentucky (ID-184)

Ornamental Corn

• Ornamental Corn Production in Kentucky (HO-81)

Cucumbers

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Cucurbit Crops in Kentucky (ID-91)

• Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-11)

• Cucumber Beetles (ENTFACT-311)

• Foliar Diseases of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-10)

• Fruit Rots of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-7)

• Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits and Peppers (PPFS-VG-4)

• UK Diagnostic Images - Cucurbits

• Yellow Vine Decline of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-12)

Edamame

• Edamame Marketing Fact Sheet

• Edamame Soybeans: KY Estimated Per Acre Costs and Returns for 2000

• Marketing Challenges for Emerging Crops in Kentucky: Vegetable Soybeans

• Marketing New Crops - Edamame

• Quick and Easy Edamame Soybeans (recipes)

Eggplant

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Commercial Pests of Solanaceous Crops in Kentucky (ID-172)

Gourds

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Cucurbit Crops in Kentucky (ID-91)

• Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-11)

• Foliar Diseases of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-10)

• Fruit Rots of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-7)

• Gummy Stem Blight and Black Rot of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-8)

• Ornamental Gourd Production in Kentucky (ID-119, revised)

• Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits and Peppers (PPFS-VG-4)

• UK Diagnostic Images - Cucurbits

• Yellow Vine Decline of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-12)

Greenhouse Pests

• Agricultural Chemical Storage and Handling (IP-41)

• Cyclamen Mite in the Greenhouse (ENTFACT-422)

• Fungicides for Management of Diseases in Commercial Greenhouse Ornamentals (PPFS-GH-3)

• Greenhouse Pesticides and Pesticide Safety (PAT-4)

• Managing Greenhouse and High Tunnel Environments to Reduce Plant Diseases (PPFS-GH-1)

• Oedema (PPFS-GEN-18)

• Tomato Disease Management in Greenhouses (ID-233)

Greenhouse Production

• Greenhouse Tomato Production Practices (PDF)

• Production of Greenhouse Tomatoes in Soil Beds (PDF)

Greenhouse Structures

• 6197 - Greenhouse Heating & ventilation System

• 771-1A - Rigid Frame Greenhouse - 16'-40' w/4' Frame Spacing

• 771-3 - "Kentucky Specialty" Greenhouse

• 771-8 - Kentucky Hobby Greenhouse

• 8890-1A - Teaching Greenhouse

Greenhouse Use of Organic Fertilizers and Composts

• Analysis of Organic Fertilizers for Use in Vegetable Transplant Production (Floriculture Research Report 19-04, PDF)

• Nutrient Analysis of Selected Commercial Organic Fertilizers for Greenhouse Lettuce Production (Floriculture Research Report 20-04, PDF)

• Organic Fertilizers and Composts for Vegetable Transplant Production (Floriculture Research Report 17-04, PDF)

High Tunnel Production

• Center for Crop Diversification High Tunnel Webinar Series

• How to Build a High Tunnel

• Soil Solarization for High Tunnels (HortFact - 7003)

Irrigation

• Tensiometer Installation (HortFact--7003)

Muskmelons/Honeydews

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Cucurbit Crops in Kentucky (ID-91)

• Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-11)

• Cucumber Beetles (ENTFACT-311)

• Foliar Diseases of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-10)

• Fruit Rots of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-7)

• Gummy Stem Blight and Black Rot of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-8)

• Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits and Peppers (PPFS-VG-4)

• UK Diagnostic Images - Cucurbits

• Yellow Vine Decline of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-12)

Onions

• Beet Armyworm in Kentucky (ENTFACT-308)

Peas

• Beet Armyworm in Kentucky (ENTFACT-308)

Peppers

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Commercial Pests of Solanaceous Crops in Kentucky (ID-172)

• Common Insects Attacking Peppers (ENTFACT-301)

• Kentucky Pepper Integrated Crop Management Grower Manual (IPM-13)

• Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits and Peppers (PPFS-VG-4)

Potatoes

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Commercial Pests of Solanaceous Crops in Kentucky (ID-172)

• Beet Armyworm in Kentucky (ENTFACT-308)

• Colorado Potato Beetle Management (ENTFACT-312)

• Potato Pests (ENTFACT-304)

Squash/Pumpkins

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Cucurbit Crops in Kentucky (ID-91)

• Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-11)

• Foliar Diseases of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-10)

• Fruit Rots of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-7)

• Gummy Stem Blight and Black Rot of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-8)

• Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits and Peppers (PPFS-VG-4)

• Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bug (ENTFACT-314)

• Yellow Vine Decline of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-12)

Sweetpotatoes

• Sweetpotato Production for Kentucky (ID-195)

• UK Diagnostic Images - Cucurbits

Tomatoes

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Commercial Pests of Solanaceous Crops in Kentucky (ID-172)

• Bacterial Canker of Tomato (PPFS-VG-6)

• Beet Armyworm in Kentucky (ENTFACT-308)

• Blossom End Rot (CCD-FS-11)

• Early Blight & Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomato - Disease Management for Commercial Growers

• Greenhouse Tomato Production Practices

• UK Diagnostic Images - Tomato

Watermelons

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Cucurbit Crops in Kentucky (ID-91)

• Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-11)

• Cucumber Beetles (ENTFACT-311)

• Foliar Diseases of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-10)

• Fruit Rots of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-7)

• Gummy Stem Blight and Black Rot of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-8)

• Ozone Injury in Watermelon (HortFact-7001)

• Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits and Peppers (PPFS-VG-4)

• UK Diagnostic Images - Cucurbits

• Yellow Vine Decline of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-12)