vegetable crops

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Growing Vegetables: Asparagus [fact sheet]
Asparagus is a perennial crop that produces spears year after year for 10 to 15 years or longer if the plants are given adequate care. Because it rema...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden vegetable crops
Growing Sweetpotatoes in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Sweetpotato* (Ipomoea batatas) is a member of the morning glory (Convolvulaceae) family. The sweetpotato is not related to the Irish potato, which bel...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden vegetable crops
Research Report: High tunnel cucumber variety trial, 2010
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...
 Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops vegetable crops Research Report
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: 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