NEP-225: Growing Your Own Vegetables: Broccoli

Rick Durham, Jann Knappage, Rachel Rudolph, Katie Shoultz | September 15, 2020 (New)

Broccoli is a cool-season plant in the same family as cabbage and cauliflower. It, and others in the same family, is known as a cole crop. Broccoli can be grown in both the fall and the spring and can be eaten many ways.

HO-126: Consumer Horticulture Benefits for Businesses, Workplaces, and Employees

Rick Durham | September 14, 2020 (New)

Consumer Horticulture is the cultivation, use, and enjoyment of plants, gardens, landscapes and related horticultural items to the benefit of individuals, communities, and the environment. These activities rely on the understanding and application of the art and science of horticulture. Consumer horticulture doesn't just impact our lives in terms of our homes, families, and communities. It also intersects with business and industry both in terms of the overall economy as well as the workplace environment that can improve the economic bottom line as well as the health and well-being of employees. In this publication we will focus on ways plants enhance the attractiveness of businesses and how their placement in the workplace may increase the productivity and wellbeing of employees.

NEP-222: Growing Your Own Vegetables: Summer Squash

Rick Durham, Jann Knappage, Rachel Rudolph, Katie Shoultz | August 19, 2020 (New)

Summer squash is a low-growing, bush-type squash. Examples are yellow (straight and crookneck), scalloped, and zucchini. They are fast growing and well-liked garden crops.

NEP-224: Growing Your Own Vegetables: Tomatoes

Rick Durham, Jann Knappage, Rachel Rudolph, Katie Shoultz | August 19, 2020 (New)

Tomatoes are a popular summer crop that many consider to be a basic part of the home garden. However, growing tomatoes can require more labor compared to other vegetables, but the results can be very rewarding.

NEP-223: Growing Your Own Vegetables: Collards

Rick Durham, Jann Knappage, Rachel Rudolph, Katie Shoultz | August 19, 2020 (New)

Collards (or collard greens) are quick and easy to grow. They can be planted in early spring and can withstand frosty weather. They can also be planted later in the summer to mature in the fall after weather becomes cooler.

PPFS-GH-7: Cleaning and Sanitizing Commercial Greenhouse Surfaces

Samantha Anderson, Nicole Gauthier, Josh Knight, W. Owen | August 3, 2020 (New)

Greenhouse and nursery sanitation practices help prevent the introduction and spread of plant diseases and pests, as well as eliminate safety hazards. In general, being proactive in maintaining a clean growing environment will often be less expensive and more effective than reacting to a disease or pest issue after it emerges.

NEP-219s: Cosechando Lo Suyo: Un Manual para Principiantes de Huertos Urbanos: Preparando Su Huerto

Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | June 25, 2020 (New)

Una buena tierra es la base para un huerto saludable. La tierra suministra nutrientes a las plantas para el crecimiento y el apoyo para las raices. Una buena tierra ayuda a producir verduras saludables.

NEP-221s: Cosechando Lo Suyo: Un Manual para Principiantes de Huertos Urbanos: Los Pimientos

Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | June 25, 2020 (New)

Los pimientos son relativamente faciles de cultivar y pueden proporcionar una cosecha consistente durante todo el verano. Puede comerlos crudos o cocidos para agregar sabor a muchos alimentos.

NEP-220s: Cosechando Lo Suyo: Un Manual para Principiantes de Huertos Urbanos: Los Ejotes

Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | June 25, 2020 (New)

Los ejotes son faciles de sembrar y rapidos de producir cuando se recogen mientras todavia estan verdes o inmaduro. Ellos son aun mas nutritivos cuando se les permite madurar ligeramente para producir frijoles verdes "shelly beans".

ID-260: An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Peach in Kentucky

Ric Bessin, Nicole Gauthier, Cheryl Kaiser, Matthew Springer, John Strang, Shawn Wright | June 8, 2020 (New)

Long before the term "sustainable" became a household word, farmers were implementing sustainable practices in the form of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. IPM uses a combination of biological, cultural, physical, and chemical methods to reduce and/or manage pathogen and pest populations. These strategies are used to minimize environmental risks, economic costs, and health hazards. Pathogens and pests are managed (although rarely eliminated entirely) to reduce their negative impact on the crop. Scouting and monitoring for diseases, insects, weeds, and abiotic disorders helps identify potential problems before serious losses result. This is essential to the IPM approach. The key to effective monitoring is accurate identification. The images included in this guide represent the more common abiotic and biotic problems that occur in Kentucky peach plantings.