Research Report

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Research Report: Zucchini variety trial, 2010-2011
In 2010 and 2011, we evaluated eleven green and five yellow zucchini cultivars in replicated field trials at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station in...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report
Research Report: Summer squash variety trial, 2010-2011
In 2010 and 2011, we evaluated ten yellow summer squash cultivars (eight in each year; six in both years) in replicated field trials at the NH Agricul...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report
Research Report: Winter sprouting broccoli research report, 2010
Sprouting broccoli is a traditional English crop for fresh market and home gardeners. Sprouting broccoli produces many small shoots, rather than a sin...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report
Research Report: High tunnel tomato variety trial, 2011-2012
Tomato is the crop most commonly grown in high tunnels throughout New England. We compared several indeterminate tomato varieties in a replicated tria...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report
Research Report: Temperature Moderating Effects of Low Tunnels Over Winter In Cool Climates – 2010
Low tunnels are temporary, small (4-8 ft tall, 5-10 ft wide) unheated structures with hoops made of PVC or metal conduit, covered with various materia...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops Research Report
Research Report: Using low tunnels for overwintering crops - lessons learned
Low tunnels are essential small greenhouses, built over crops for protection. They are sometimes used for protection from rain during the growing seas...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report
Research Report: Brussels sprouts variety trial and topping study, 2013-2014
Brussels sprout is an important fall crop for many diversified vegetable growers and home gardeners in New England. Our objectives were to: 1) compare...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report
Research Report: Sweetpotato early harvest study, 2014
In NH, sweetpotato is typically harvested in late September or early October. To ensure good eating quality, roots must be stored for a brief period (...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report
Research Report: Overwintering onions, 2014 to 2015
Fall-planted onions can survive well in low tunnels to produce very early spring bulbed onions. In this study, we evaluated several different varietie...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report
Research Report: High tunnel pepper variety trial, 2015-2017
In the growing seasons of 2015-2017, we evaluated several varieties of greenhouse pepper varieties under unheated high tunnel production conditions. T...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report