Wayne County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1051 - Horticulture, Commercial | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1051.1) | 30 |
Number of growers who gained knowledge in commercial horticulture including: improved pest and disease management, improved soil management, how to interpret a soil test and apply fertilizer accordingly, recommended crop varieties, improved crop management such as trellising, pruning, harvesting, timing of operations, etc. |
| 1051.3) | 20 |
Number of farmers and farmer market vendors who gained knowledge on crop diversification |
| 1051.4) | 15 |
Number of growers who adopted techniques that extended the growing season |
| 1051.5) | 10 |
Number for growers who diversified crop production |
| 1051.11) | 6 |
Number of growers who conducted foliar tissue testing |
| 1051.12) | 10 |
Number of growers who implemented irrigation systems |
| 1051.14) | 150 |
Number of growers who planned and practiced crop rotation |
Success Stories
Designing and Constructing Landscape Fabric Retrieval Apparatus for Vining Crops in a Plasticulture System
Author: Glen Roberts
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
We have a large school garden where we grow a good supply of watermelons and cantaloupe for use in the school lunch program. Controlling weeds and mud between rows of plastic is quite a challenge. We have tried herbicides, straw, and cover crops with limited success. We eventually arrived at the conclusion that synthetic, muli-year use landscape fabric offered the best solution for controlling both weeds and keeping students shoes clean so they won`t track mud back to the clas
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Solving year to year compaction in high tunnels
Author: Glen Roberts
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
High Tunnel vegetable producers are suffering yield losses due to year to year compactionThe local ANR Agent and the producer partner together to use technology developed for growing tobacco in the field in Kentucky. They used an 8ft wide spring-toothed pulled by a 65 HPR 4-wheel drive tractor. The equipment will fit through the standard size doors of a high tunnel and has enough horsepower to plow 9" deep and break up the compaction. This has allowed for better aeration a
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Heirloom cross tomatoes financial success for growers
Author: Glen Roberts
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
Heirloom tomatoes are appealing to consumers, but their production characteristics cause producers to be unprofitable. The Wayne County ANR agent conducted tomato trials for a couple of decades looking for a solution. Finally he found two heirloom crosses that helped solve the problem. They are Mt Rouge which is a Pink Brandywine cross with North Carolina State variety. It is very vigorous growing, very disease resistant, very high yielding over a long growing season and
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