Information Sheets

Site selection, preparing the bed, asparagus beetle and other pests, diseases, first-year second-year and third-year culture, harvest, suppliers.

Basic information on soil makeup and structure, and systems to improve soil fertility and health.

What is a cover crop? why the are important, when to plant, how to grow and manage cover crops, seed sources.

Cover cropping is a technique to improve soil health. This article discusses theory and strategy for growing cover crops to eliminate erosion, maximize biomass, optimize nitrogen dynamics, and minimize bare-soil periods.

What a test tells you, taking the sample, mineral amendments, reading and understanding the report, avoiding pitfalls.

Crop requirements, planting details, varieties, succession planting, pests and diseases, season extension for hot weather and cold weather, sample logbook and graph.

Phases of growth, varieties, tips for success in different regions of Virginia, diseases.

Organic grower's dilemma, rationale for reduced tillage, tips for success, pitfalls, management, sod crops.

Seed plates and seeding rates, cover crops, troubleshooting, the spin seeder, beating the weeds, sources and suppliers.

Planting, temperature and moisture requirements, staking and pruning, variety selection, season extension, diseases, pest management, weed management, hoophouse culture.