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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Sections Include
- General Production Recommendations
- Specific Crop Recommendations
- Soil Pests—Their Detection and Control
- Calibrating Chemical Application Equipment
- Registered Fungicides, Insecticides, and Miticides For Vegetables
- Insect Control for Commercial Vegetables
- Disease Control for Commercial Vegetables
- Chemical Weed Control in Vegetable Crops
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Download a free, printer friendly PDF version of the entire 381 page publication by using the following link:
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2024 Southeast U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook
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