The Vegetarian Newsletter

A Horticultural Sciences Department Extension Publication on Vegetable Crops
Eat your Veggies!!!!!

Issue No. 534 June 2008


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The 2007-2008 Vegetable Production Handbook is available on EDIS!
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The electronic version of the 2007-2008 Vegetable Production Handbook is available online!

New EDIS Horticulture Publications

Buckwheat: A Cool-Season Cover Crop for Florida Vegetable Systems is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS386. This publication by Dr. Danielle D. Treadwell and Pei-wen Huang, gives an overview of the use of buckwheat as a cover crop and includes and industry overview, the growth habits and requirements and more.Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.): A summer cover crop for Florida vegetable producers is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS376. This publication by Dr. Danielle D. Treadwell and Mike Alligood, summarizes the recommended cultural practices to help vegetable growers grow a successful summer cover crop and to optimize the amount of nitrogen that is returned to a vegetable crop.Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

Florida Subtropical Peaches: General Concepts and Cultivars Recommended for Grower Trials is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS342. This publication by J. Ferguson, P.andersen, J. Chaparro and J. Williamson, summarizes the general concepts and subtropical peach cultivars recommended for grower trials. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

"Plant Part Selection and Preliminary Sufficiency Ranges for Sap Testing Interpretation of Greenhouse Herbs" is now available on EDIS at: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS372. This publication, written by Robert Hochmuth, Eric Simonne Lei Lani Davis and Wanda Laughlin, provides information on which plant parts to select when conducting sap testing on herbs. Click on the link in the description above to read this great publication!

Other sources of Hortcultural Information.
Direct link to the BMP Manual for Vegetables & Agronomic Crops in Florida

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The Vegetarian Newsletter is produced by the Horticultural Sciences Department as a service to extension agents, farmers, growers, gardeners and the general public. It was first printed in March 15, 1950 and was distributed to 200 persons. From there our coverage has expanded to include University of Florida Faculty & Staff Members from around the state as well as the general public. Our goal is to provide useful information and knowledge to the general public, growers and extension agents. If you like what you see on this site, let us know by sending an email to the webmaster.

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