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Commercial Horticulture 

Commercial Horticulture

Organic Resources
Farmers' Guide to Organic Contracts
USDA Organic Resource Guide

Pack N' Cool Construction Plans

Central Indiana Food Hub Feasibility Study Results

CFO & CAFO Updates
Update on Implementation of Changes to the CFO and CAFO NPDES Rules
IDEM CFO Guidance Manual

Hancock County Agribusiness Ordinance

Fire Blight
Fire Blight of Ornamental Pear from University of Arkansas
Fire Blight of Apples and Pears from The Ohio State University
Fire Blight from Purdue Extension

Drip Irrigation
Landscape Irrigation Links
Drip Irrigation: An Introduction from Oregon State University
Drip Irrigation from West Virginia University
Using Plastic Mulches and Drip Irrigation for Vegetable Production from North Carolina State University
Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens from Colorado State University
Designing a Basic PVC Home Garden Drip Irrigation System from Utah State University

Vegetable Gardening
Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky from University of Kentucky
Home Gardener's Guide from Purdue Extension
Kansas Garden Guide from Kansas State University
Weed Control for the Garden and Landscape from Purdue Extension
Indiana Vegetable Planting Calendar from Purdue Extension
The Fall Vegetable Garden from Purdue Extension

Raised Bed Gardening
A Raised Bed Designed with Your Back in Mind from The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Raised Bed Gardening from University of Tennessee
Raised Bed Gardening from Kansas State University

Hoosier Farmer? Emergent Food Systems in Indiana

Freeze Injury Prevention
Floral Development Stages for Fruit Crops and Critical Temperatures for Flower Bud Kill
Critical Temperatures for Frost Damage on Fruit Trees from Utah State University Extension
Symptoms of Late Frost Injury from PPDL
Spring Freeze Injury from PPDL

 

Webinar Recordings
For a complete list, please visit our webinar page.

   Growing Green: Sustainable Vegetable Production

      Fileshare pod access and introduction
      This is a very brief recording with access to the fileshare pod and the introduction which were not recorded
      in the live session.

   Growing for Market III

Additional Resources

 Great Lakes Working Vegetable Group

 Indiana Resource Guide for Agritourism

 Purdue Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory

 Sharing Your Harvest with Local Food Pantries 

 Agriculture Events

 

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Purdue Extension suggests the following links for information regarding Commercial Horticulture:

Commercial Floriculture Extension - Production information, Extension bulletins, research articles, newsletters and programs for commercial greenhouse growers.

Green Industry Resources - Information on sustainable production of nursery, floriculture, arboriculture, and turf crops and landscape management.

Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Connection - Information on production of major fruit and vegetable crops, events calendar, newsletters, and publications.

Horticultural Marketing - Resources for direct marketing, farmers’ markets and risk management.

Purdue Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory - Information on plant diseases and insect pests. Commonly asked questions, picture of the week, featured articles, etc.

New Crops - Resources on a wide range of new crops.