Agriculture & Gardens

Resource Category Topic Type
Kiwberries in New England: A Guide for Producers
An online guide for producers by Iago Hale and his UNH lab group, published in 2019, providing enterprise analysis, vineyard establishment, planting m...
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops Berry Crops Guide
New England Regional Fertilizer and Management Recommendations for Lawns
Because a large land area devoted to lawns in New England is located adjacent to pond, lake, river, and coastal shorelines, nutrient losses from lawns...
Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Preparing a Vegetable Garden Site
This fact sheet will provide the basics of how to make a new vegetable garden, starting with site selection, and then covering soil testing, preparing...
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Inheriting a Farm - Passing on the Farm Webinar Recording
The Future of the Farm: Estate &amp; Succession Planning Webinar Series<br /> <br /> Inheritance is often times an easy way to pass on the family fa...
Agriculture & Gardens, Agricultural Business Management, Farm Estate & Succession Planning Agriculture & Gardens
Fertilizing Vegetable Gardens [fact sheet]
We recommend that gardeners test their soil before planting to determine the amount of lime and fertilizers needed. Soil testing can be done through a...
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden, Community Gardening, School Gardening Agriculture & Gardens Fact Sheet
Growing Fruits: Growing Plums, Cherries and Apricots in NH Home Orchards [fact sheet]
Plums, cherries and apricots, which along with peaches and nec- tarines are often called “stone” fruits, are flavorful additions to the home orchard i...
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Starting Plants From Seed [fact sheet]
Introduction<br /> <br /> Gardeners can grow most annuals, biennials, and many herbaceous perennials from seed. Sowing seed is less expensive than b...
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Visual Evaluation of Hay [video]
You can a lot about hay by looking at it, feeling it, and even (carefully!) smelling it. The video below discusses what sorts of things distinguish hi...
Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Taking a Hay Sample [video]
Forage testing is the best way to assess the quality of your hay, but getting accurate results depends on starting with a representative sample. The v...
Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Bird damage prevention for Northern New England Fruit Growers [fact sheet]
Birds can become especially serious pests in blueberries and strawberries, but they also cause injury in other small fruit and tree fruit. There are m...
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Berry Crops Fact Sheet