Greenhouse & Tunnels
Season extension can also be a tool for pest and disease control.
Hot Water Seed Treatment Using a Sous Vide Device
Amy Ivy, Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture

Learn to use a sous vide device to heat treat seeds as a simple, economical way to control diseases.
First to the Market
Amy Ivy, Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture

Direct market customers eagerly await the first veggies of the season. If a grower can beat their neighbor by even just a week or two they may well have a loyal customer for the rest of the season. With this thought in mind, we ran a trial last summer to see if using a high tunnel would produce some warm season crops earlier than if grown outside.
Recording of High Tunnel Veg Research Webinar 11/29/18
Amy Ivy, Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture

This is a recording of an hour long webinar held by Amy Ivy of the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Judson Reid of the Cornell Vegetable Program and Mike Davis of the Cornell University Willsboro Research Farm on Nov 29, 2018.
A copy of the PowerPoint is included in the 'read details' section below. With funding from the Northern NY Agricultural Development Program.
More Greenhouse & Tunnels Content
High Tunnel Crop Study - cherry tomatoes, peppers and winter spinach fertility
Foliar Feeding Vegetable Crops- Is there a Time and Place for it?
Thrips damage to High Tunnel Cucumbers
Environmental Causes of Tip Burn on Transplants
High Tunnel Tomatoes - Early Pruning Pays off
Blossom Blast and Bumblebees
Growers are Producing Great Transplants Despite Tough Weather Conditions
Supplemental Heat for Winter Greens Production: What's the Cost?
Cherry Tomatoes Pruning & Training
Cherry Tomatoes and Sweet Red Peppers in High Tunnels
Designing and Building Germination Chambers - A Case Study
Cucumbers in High Tunnels
Leaf Mold in High Tunnel Tomatoes 2015
Site Selection for High Tunnels
Spacing Tomatoes in High Tunnels
Tomatoes for High Tunnels


Upcoming Events
Introduction to Winter Growing Webinar
January 2, 2020
Join vegetable specialists Elisabeth Hodgdon (ENYCHP) and Judson Reid (Cornell Vegetable Program) for a webinar on winter vegetable production in high tunnels.
Apple IPM :: Basics for Orchard Employees
January 10, 2020
Ballston Spa, NY
Have farm employees that need recertification credits? We will be covering the basics of integrated pest management, including how to monitor traps, evaluate insect thresholds, and use prediction models to better manage common orchard pests of Northern New York. We will also discuss IPM tactics for managing apple scab, fire blight, obliquebanded leafroller, apple maggot, and some common weeds in the orchard.
Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course

February 25, 2020
Albany, NY
A grower training course developed by the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) that meets the regulatory requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. At least one person per farm producing more than $25,000 worth of fruits and vegetables must attend this course once. Participants will receive a certificate of course completion by the Association of Food and Drug Officials.