Fruit & Vegetable Crops

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Low tunnels are essential small greenhouses, built over crops for protection. They are sometimes used for protection from rain during the growing seas...

Brussels sprout is an important fall crop for many diversified vegetable growers and home gardeners in New England. Our objectives were to: 1) compare...

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 (...