Publications

Iowa High Tunnel Fruit and Vegetable Production Manual
Iowa State University
2017
https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/13342


Minnesota High Tunnel Production Manual for Commercial Growers
University of Minnesota
2012
University of Minnesota
hightunnels.cfans.umn.edu/minnesota-high-tunnel-production-manual/


Four Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long
Eliot Coleman
1999, 212 pages
Chelsea Green Publishing
www.chelseagreen.com


High Tunnel Design and Use Workshop CD 
Info packet compiled from a 2006 workshop at Ohio State University, the CD ($10) contains 6 hours of discussion and the educational packet ($20) contains 71 pages of materials from speakers; price for both is $25, To order, contact Matt Kleinhenz, (330) 263-3810 or email at kleinhenz.1@osu.edu


High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production Guide
The High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production Guide (Publication M173) is available for sale from University of Missouri Extension for $10/copy. To order this manual, contact MU Extension Publications at (800) 292-0969 or online at: muextension.missouri.edu/explore/manuals/m00173.htm


High Tunnel Tomato Production Guide
The High Tunnel Tomato Production Guide (Publication M170) is available for sale from University of Missouri Extension for $10/copy. This 28-page guide is suitable for high tunnel and field tomato production.  To order “High Tunnel Tomato Production,” contact MU Extension Publications at (800) 292-0969 or online at: muextension.missouri.edu/explore/manuals/m170.htm


Protected Agriculture in Jamaica:  A Reference Manual
This 109-page manual published in July 2008 is presented as training materials in modules.  The manual was compiled by Marci Spaw and others, and endorsed by US-AID.  It is available for free download at:
www.rada.gov.jm/site_information.php?ID=179


Season Extension Techniques for Market Gardeners 
Janet Bachman and Richard Earles
2000, 24 pages
ATTRA
www.attra.org


Solar Gardening: Growing Vegetables Year-Round the American Intensive Way
Leandre and Gretchen Poisson
1994, 267 pages
Chelsea Green Publishing
www.chelseagreen.com


The Hoophouse Handbook
Lynn Byczynski
2003, 60 pages
Fairplain Publishing, Inc.
www.growingformarket.com


The New Organic Grower: A Masters Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener
Eliot Coleman
1995, 340 pages
Chelsea Green Publishing
www.chelseagreen.com


The Polytunnel Handbook
Andy McKee and Mark Gatter
Includes many aspects of polytunnel use, from planning the purchase to harvesting the crops.  It includes a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnels are put up and maintained.  It has chapters on developing healthy soil and preventing pests and a guide explaining accessories that many tunnel retailers offer. Also included is a set of instructions for building a polytunnel from scratch.
http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/the_polytunnel_handbook:paperback


The Winter-Harvest Manual Farming the Backside of the Calendar
Eliot Coleman
2001, 62 pages
www.fourseasonfarm.com

 


The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses
Eliot Coleman
2009, 247 pages,
Chelsea Green
www.chelseagreen.com

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