
The Vegetable and Small Fruits Gazette is a monthly e-newsletter for Pennsylvania crops.
To access archives of the Vegetable and Small Fruits Gazette, please use the menu at left.
January 2009: [Link to pdf]
In This Issue:
- Note from the Substituting Editor of the Vegetable and Small Fruit Gazette
- Five Essential Steps For Marketing Your Business
- Customer Service Defined
- Organic Matter Application - Can you apply too much
- Irrigating or Pumping Water?
- Back to Basics - Crop Rotation
- Schedule for Articles
- Upcoming Meetings
February 2009: [Link to pdf]
- Schedule for Articles
- Quote for Thought from Pete Ferretti
- Marketing in Tough Times
- Day-Neutral Strawberry Varieties - Research Results
- Plants Under Stress - What do I do?
- Chateau for Highbush Blueberries
- Farm Food Safety Workshop
- Upcoming Meetings
March 2009: [Link to pdf]
- Schedule for Articles
- Quote for Thought from Pete Ferretti
- Effectively Managing Powdery Mildew in Cucurbit Crops including Research Results from 2008
- Vegetable Transplants
- Keeping Fresh Produce Safe Using Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
- Fertigation of Potatoes in Pennsylvania
- GAP - A Reality Check
- Upcoming Meetings
April 2009: [Link to pdf]
- Schedule for Articles
- Quote for Thought from Pete Ferretti
- Key Steps to Avoiding Bacterial Leaf Spot in Peppers
- Keeping Fresh Produce Safe Using Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
- New Publication: Using Organic Nutrient Sources
- Does Applying Chemicals Containing Plant Nutrients for Disease Management Increase Raspberry Leaf Nutrient Levels?
- New Interactive Online IPM Training Tool
- Summary and Recommendations for the Use of Mulch Color in Vegetable Production
- Pennsylvania Women’s Agricultural Network Addresses Extension Needs of Women Farmers
- What was Learned in 2008 about Managing Phytophthora Blight in Cucurbit Crops in PA and NY
- Upcoming Meetings
May 2009: [Link to pdf]
- Schedule for Articles
- New Sweet Corn Herbicides Require Careful Planning
- That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
- IPM in Sweet Corn: What Pennsylvania Growers are Doing
- 3rd National Conference on Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Education
- On the Move with Drip Irrigation
- Causes of Misshapen Strawberries
- Growing Tips for Giant Pumpkin Production
- Crop Rotation for Organic Farms Planning Manual Now Available for Pre-Sale
- Upcoming Meetings
June 2009: [Link to pdf]
- Schedule for Articles
- Early Spring Cover Crops Fill a Niche for Soil Building
- Lettuce Production Systems in High Tunnels
- Upcoming Meetings
July 2009: [Link to pdf]
- Schedule for Articles
- Quote for Thought from Pete Ferretti
- Got Sweet Corn Worms?
- Roll-out Plastic Tanks for Sub-irrigation, Non-circulating Hydroponic Systems
- Dealing with High Soluble Salt Levels in High Tunnels
- Alert to Potato and Tomato Growers
- PestWatch 2009
- Upcoming Meetings
August 2009: [Link to pdf]
September 2009: [Link to pdf]
October 2009: [Link to pdf]
November 2009: [Link to pdf]
December 2009: [Link to pdf]
For more information contact:
Elsa Sanchez, Assistant Professor of Horticultural Systems
202 Tyson Building
University Park, PA 16802
Ph: 814-863-2433
Email: ess11@psu.edu