Vegetables

Getting Started

Sample Costs to Produce Mixed Vegetables, Sierra Nevada Foothills (UCCE)

Vegetable Characteristics (UCCE)

Resource Guide to Organic and Sustainable Vegetable Production (ATTRA)

Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables (ATTRA)

Harvest Calculators

• This is a good resource for Estimating Crop Yields.
• The Seed Quantity Calculator figures the number of seeds or plants you need for a given amount of space. It is available in two options.
• The Seed-Starting Date Calculator figures the dates when it’s safe to plant outside, based on the frost-free date that you specify.
• The Fall Planting Calculator works backward from your first frost date to determine the date to start seeds for crops that will mature as it gets cold (Excel spreadsheet).

Books:

Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-up to Market

Small Farm Handbook (2nd Edition) available from UC ANR.

Knotts Handbook for Vegetable Growers available on Amazon.

Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers

Specific Crops

Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook available from UC ANR.

Watermelons: Characteristics, Production and Marketing available on Amazon.

Soil Management

Click HERE for information on soil management including:

• Soil Analysis
• Cover Cropping
• Compost and Amendments
• Organic Amendments
• No-Till Systems