Peppers
Bell, or sweet, peppers are an important crop on New York fresh market vegetable farms, worth in aggregate close to $10 million according to the most recent data (2011 Vegetable Summary). Hot peppers, such as jalapenos and habaneros, can be important specialty items for direct sales. Peppers are grown in commercial fields with floating row covers, plastic mulch and drip irrigation. For colored peppers early maturing varieties are a good choice for NY growers. Resistance to the soil-borne pathogen Phytothphora capsici is another important attribute. Greenhouse and high tunnel production of peppers is on the rise among CSA, produce auction and market farmers. The Cornell Vegetable Program conducts a number of research projects on peppers such as variety trials and organic fertility.Start managing for bacterial diseases in field tomatoes at transplanting
Crystal Stewart, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
If you have struggled with bacterial diseases in the past few years, start managing for success now! Growers are better able to control bacterial diseases with a combination of sanitation, environmental management, and regular sprays that starts now and continues through harvest. Read on to learn about alternative sprays to copper, and how to eliminate disease lingering in your stakes from last year.
Weed Control and Plastic Mulches
Chuck Bornt, Team Leader, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
As the weather warms up and plastic mulches are being laid, the next question is, what to do about weed control in the beds and between the beds?
Can it be True?
Chuck Bornt, Team Leader, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
A product called LandSpring was labeled in NY back in July of 2017 and may help reduce transplant shock of certain crops. Learn more about what it is and how it works.
More Peppers Content
Be on the Lookout for Southern Blight
Cherry Tomatoes and Sweet Red Peppers in High Tunnels
2018 Eastern New York Fruit & Vegetable Conference Vegetable Presentations
Phytophthora Webinar 3: Management practices to reduce P-Cap on the farm
Webinar: Farming with P-Cap: Managing Your Crops and Minimizing Spread
Managing Phytophthora Blight in 2012
High Tunnel Pepper Variety Trial, 2011
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