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Organic Disease Control in High Tunnels
An University of Vermont 2012 High Tunnel Conference Presentation by Paul and Sandy Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm Organic Disease Control in High Tunnels
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Grafting Tomatoes for Organic Open Field and High Tunnel Production Webinar
About the Webinar In this webinar, recorded on February 2, 2012, David Francis of Ohio State University shared research findings and experience from an integrated organic program (IOP) project that has been addressing the use of grafting for organic systems. Find additional eOrganic upcoming and recorded webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/25242 About the Presenter David Francis is…
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How-To Video – Moving a 30×48 High Tunnel on V-Tracks
Installation Video from Four Season Tools. Four Season Tools builds year-round organic vegetable farms. We’ve developed and offer efficient systems for small-scale food production. We offer farm consultation, season-extending movable greenhouses, and uniquely designed farm implements to increase you’re the flexibility and economic viability of your farm.
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Tomato Grafting for Disease Resistance and Increased Productivity
Researchers around the world have demonstrated that grafting can protect plants against a variety of soil-borne diseases in various climates and conditions. Grafting has been successfully implemented in many countries to battle diseases such as Verticillium and Fusarium wilt, corky root rot and bacterial wilt, among others. Along with maintaining high fruit quality, tomato grafting…
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Soil Management in High Tunnels
The 2010 Farmer to Farmer Conference at Point Lookout in Northport, Maine, featured a session on managing soils in high tunnels. Speakers were Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont vegetable and berry specialist; Bruce Hoskins of the University of Maine Diagnostic Lab; and Paul Volckhausen, who, with his wife Karen, grows organic tomatoes and other crops…
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Managing Diseases of Organic Tomatoes in Greenhouses and High Tunnels
Introduction Production of tomatoes in greenhouses and high tunnels has increased in popularity significantly in the last decade. Both provide the option of off-season production and expansion of markets over traditional outdoor field systems. While greenhouse tomato culture tends to be very high-tech and capital-intensive, high tunnels expand the growing season in both spring and…
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Grafting for Disease Management in Organic Tomato Production Webinar
About the Webinar Learn about tomato grafting and how it can be utilized to manage diseases in organic open-field and high tunnel systems. Frank Louws of North Carolina State University and Cary Rivard of Kansas State University provide information regarding rootstock selection as well as the grafting procedure itself. This webinar was recorded in February,…
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Using biopesticides and reduced-risk pesticides for insect control in high tunnel vegetable production
Summary: Previous work by the PI has shown that if combined with the fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bb), diatomaceous earth may increase the efficacy of the fungal pathogen by causing slight fractures in the insect‘s integument and thereby increasing fungal infections. It is also important to determine if one strain of Bb works better in warmer…
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