Agriculture & Gardens

Why fertilize?<br /> <br /> Fertilizer provides a source of essential nutrients that plants need to grow normally and be healthy. Nutrients are also...

What is a rain garden? A rain garden is a shallow depression designed to capture stormwater runoff and allow it to slowly infiltrate into the soil. It...

In 2010, we evaluated fourteen varieties of cucumbers in a replicated trial in an unheated high tunnel at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station in Du...

In 2010 and 2011, we evaluated eleven green and five yellow zucchini cultivars in replicated field trials at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station in...

Introduction<br /> <br /> Hiring a farm employee is an exciting moment. It means the farm is getting large enough and stable enough to take on addit...

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...

The video below shows the steps involved in installing a small residential rain garden. It was produced by the NH Dept. of Environmental Services thro...

Sprouting broccoli is a traditional English crop for fresh market and home gardeners. Sprouting broccoli produces many small shoots, rather than a sin...

Tomato is the crop most commonly grown in high tunnels throughout New England. We compared several indeterminate tomato varieties in a replicated tria...

UNH Cooperative Extension collaborated with Farm Commons to produce this guide to explain the laws behind interns and volunteers. It also provides ins...