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| 1051 - Horticulture, Commercial | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1051.3) | 0 |
Number of farmers and farmer market vendors who gained knowledge on crop diversification |
| 1051.4) | 0 |
Number of growers who adopted techniques that extended the growing season |
| 1051.5) | 0 |
Number for growers who diversified crop production |
| 1051.11) | 0 |
Number of growers who conducted foliar tissue testing |
| 1051.12) | 0 |
Number of growers who implemented irrigation systems |
| 1051.1) | 6 |
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. |
| 1051.14) | 0 |
Number of growers who planned and practiced crop rotation |
Author: Russell Muntifering
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
In 2021 a small-scale greenhouse owner/operator in Nicholas County reported some issues with productivity, health and overall appearance of his plants that he attributed without evidence to the municipal water source. He was advised by the UK Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory that his problem was more likely due to elevated soluble-salt concentration in his soilless media resulting from overapplication of Epsom salts. In 2022 he switched his irrigation water source to a rain-fed cistern that a
Author: Russell Muntifering
Major Program: Horticulture, Commercial
A small-scale greenhouse operation in Nicholas County does not have an injection system, and the owner/operator and his family for the past 5 years have been watering and fertilizing out of plastic buckets and empty milk jugs. Their standard liquid-fertilizer mix consists of several commercial products that they had been measuring painstakingly in ounces, teaspoons, tablespoons, etc. of individual product, and then compositing these into a single fertilizer formulation. We have since assisted hi
