The Southeast US Vegetable Production Handbook has been updated for 2024 and is free to download. Credit: Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS

The 2024 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook is now available. The handbook represents a joint effort among extension specialists and researchers from 12 land-grant universities in the U.S., who work in the area of vegetable production. These specialists and researchers represent a wide array of disciplines: agricultural engineering, entomology, vegetable production, plant pathology, postharvest physiology, soil science, and weed science.

This handbook comprises up-to-the-minute information developed from research and Extension projects conducted across the Southeast. It contains the information that you need to manage your vegetable crops, including which varieties to plant, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover crop selection and conservation tillage options, pesticide selection, grafting, fertigation, plasticulture, postharvest handling, alternative pest management tools, and suggestions, as well as many other topics.

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