Extension
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| 1051 - Commercial Horticulture | ||
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| 1051.1) | 79 |
Number of participants engaged in commercial horticulture programming |
Author: Annette Heisdorffer
Major Program: Commercial Horticulture
Produce growers use greenhouses to provide ripe tomatoes to consumers early in the season to capture premium prices in the spring. Also, the structure protects plants from wind and rain, and allows for the management of fertilizer applications and water while growing plants in pots. The University of Kentucky Extension specialists and the Daviess County Horticulture agent worked with a grower who was losing about 400 pounds of tomato fruit to blossom end rot. This problem is often caused by
