Specialty Crops

Two Pieces of News on Downy Mildews During This Rainy Season

Two pieces of news on Downy Mildews during this rainy season Downy Mildew on Hops and Downy Mildew on Basils …

— 2 months ago

Extension Offers Hands-on Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation Workshop in Jefferson on April 13, 2018

Cultivating gourmet and medicinal mushrooms on logs has been a popular small farm enterprise in the High Country region …

— 5 months ago

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Recent Publications related to Specialty Crops

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How to Sell Produce to Distributors

This publication provides information about how producers can prepare for selling produce to wholesale distributors. …

2 days ago

Cucurbit Downy Mildew

This factsheet covers downy mildew disease in cucurbits, including identification, transmission and disease management and …

1 week ago — Vegetable Pathology Factsheets

Glomerella Leaf Spot and Fruit Rot

This apple pathology factsheet describes Glomerella leaf spot and fruit rot in apple, including identification …

7/21/18 — Apple Pathology Factsheets

Spittlebug in Strawberries

This publication describes the spittlebug and its impacts on the North Carolina strawberry crop.

7/19/18

Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden

Much success in growing tomatoes can be attributed to use of a few proven techniques. …

7/19/18 — Horticulture Information Leaflets

Fire Blight

This apple pathology factsheet describes fire blight in apple, including identification and disease management.

7/19/18 — Apple Pathology Factsheets

Apple Powdery Mildew

This apple pathology factsheet describes apple powdery mildew, including identification and disease management.