Impacts
Daviess County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019
| 1051 - Commercial Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1051.1) | 79 |
Number of participants engaged in commercial horticulture programming |
Success Stories
Increasing Grower Profit after UK Extension Addresses Blossom End Rot Problem in Greenhouse Grown Tomatoes
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
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