Resources

Resource Category Topic Type
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,…
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden 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…
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…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Starting Plants From Seed [fact sheet]
Introduction Gardeners can grow most annuals, biennials, and many herbaceous perennials from seed. Sowing seed is less expensive than buying…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Yard & Garden 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…
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Berry Crops Fact Sheet
Research Report: Organic management of cabbage aphid with insecticides on Brussels sprout in NH, 2016-2018
Many growers in the region, especially organic growers, struggle with management of cabbage aphid in Brussels sprouts. Beginning in 2016, we have…
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) vegetable crops Research Report
UNH NEWA-Compatible Weather Stations in New Hampshire
These pages provide current weather information with downloadable weather graphs.   Belknap County (Moulton Farm) Carroll County Farm and…
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Plant Disease & Diagnosis Services Agriculture & Gardens
Enterprise Budget for benchtop production of salad greens [Excel download]
This Microsoft Excel-based enterprise budget aims to help growers evaluate the costs associated with producing salad greens grown on greenhouse…
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers vegetable crops Worksheet
Bees and Their Habitats in Four New England States [bulletin]
Published by the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station This publication was produced by members of the Northern New England…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Taking Action for Wildlife, Natural Resources Agriculture & Gardens, Natural Resources
Dealing with Woodchuck Damage [fact sheet]
Woodchucks frequently damage plants in NH home grounds and gardens. They mow down many garden plants, and dig burrows which dry out the roots of…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Low Tunnel Strawberry Production Guide
This 25-page guide provides an introduction to low tunnel systems, and shares construction and management tips for low tunnel strawberry production,…
Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops Berry Crops Guide
Integrated Management of Sweet Corn Insects in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Introduction Integrated Pest Management (IPM) arose as an alternative to the conventional techniques growers were using to handle pest problems in…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Agriculture & Gardens
Cankerworm [fact sheet]
The spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata) and the fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) are native pests to the deciduous forest, shade, and…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education Agriculture & Gardens
Blueberry Fruit Fly [fact sheet]
The blueberry fruit fly (a.k.a. blueberry maggot or Rhagoletis mendax) can be a serious pest of blueberry in New Hampshire. It causes damage to…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education Agriculture & Gardens
Cabbage Looper [fact sheet]
The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is a North American native found throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It attacks all plants of the cabbage…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education Agriculture & Gardens
Striped Cucumber Beetle [fact sheet]
The striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma vittatum, is one of the most devastating pests of cucurbits (cucumbers, summer and winter squashes, all types…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education Agriculture & Gardens
Cabbage Maggot [fact sheet]
The cabbage maggot, Delia radicum, is one of the most destructive early season pests of crucifers and certain root crops in New Hampshire. It can…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education Agriculture & Gardens
Cutworms [fact sheet]
Cutworms are the larval form of dozens of different species of small brown or tan, banded moths. Depending on the species, cutworms damage plants in…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education Agriculture & Gardens
Raspberry cane borer [fact sheet]
Though damage from the raspberry cane borer (Oberea perspicillata) is often seen, the insect itself is rarely recognized as a pest. It usually causes…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education Agriculture & Gardens
Strawberry Weevil [fact sheet]
The strawberry weevil (Anthonomus signatus) is also known as the “strawberry clipper”. It is native to North America, occurring from Texas to New…
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Pesticide Safety Education Agriculture & Gardens