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Introduction Home-grown grapes make excellent fresh eating, juices, jellies, raisins, and wine. A small home vineyard with even just a vine or two…

Introduction Low winter temperatures and a short growing season generally limit grape production to the southern half of New Hampshire. Grape…

A chart that shows the availability of locally grown fruits and vegetables based on harvest dates.  

Map of community gardens in New Hampshire to build a network for sharing information among gardeners and organizers. Survey for community garden…

This is a compilation of online resources shared during the Farmers Market webinar held on Monday, May 18, 2020. Additional resources have been added…

Extension’s online map includes farm locations and contact information, farm-preferred methods for relaying product, marketing updates to the public…

The following guide is to be used when considering employing pollination services on your farm. Growers and beekeepers will need to tailor the…

Aphids are an economically damaging pest for several crops.  This study aimed to explore the practicality of using insectary plants to attract…

A Tool for Smart Irrigation Management Decisions Understanding the effects of rainfall and irrigation events on soil moisture provides critical…

Unlike traditional June-bearing strawberries, day-neutral varieties are less affected by daylength and initiate flowers as long as temperatures…

The main objectives of pruning trees should be to create and preserve good structure, and to correct storm damage or other problems that develop…

Why Prune? Pruning is often regarded as one of the most intimidating aspects of gardening. Fearful of making a mistake, many people simply avoid…

Fertilizing Fruit Trees Before planting fruit trees, we recommend that gardeners test their soil before planting to de­termine the amount of lime…

An online guide for producers by Iago Hale and his UNH lab group, published in 2019, providing enterprise analysis, vineyard establishment, planting…

This fact sheet will provide the basics of how to make a new vegetable garden, starting with site selection, and then covering soil testing,…

We recommend that gardeners test their soil before planting to determine the amount of lime and fertilizers needed. Soil testing can be done through…

Plums, cherries and apricots, which along with peaches and nec- tarines are often called “stone” fruits, are flavorful additions to the home orchard…

Introduction Gardeners can grow most annuals, biennials, and many herbaceous perennials from seed. Sowing seed is less expensive than buying…

Birds can become especially serious pests in blueberries and strawberries, but they also cause injury in other small fruit and tree fruit. There are…

Many growers in the region, especially organic growers, struggle with management of cabbage aphid in Brussels sprouts. Beginning in 2016, we have…