Tips for Vegetable Transplants
Teresa Rusinek, Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
Attention to detail during transplant production will reward you with quality transplants and optimal results in the field.
Pathogens -There are numerous diseases that can impact your crop, and a good number of these can be seedborne. A first line of defense is to ensure you are planting clean seed. Buy disease indexed seeds when available. To reduce bacterial seedborne diseases in crops such as tomatoes, peppers, and brassicas, seeds can be hot water treated. Chlorine treatment can also be useful on some seeds as a surface treatment but will not kill pathogens inside the seed.
Tips for Beautiful Vegetable Transplants (pdf; 623KB)
Upcoming Events
Soil Health Workshop for Vegetable Growers
December 5, 2024
Schaghticoke, NY
Join us for presentations and discussions focusing on soil health concepts and best management practices for vegetable growers. Topics include tarping, maintaining soil health in high tunnels, cover cropping, reduced tillage, compost microbiology, and more!
1.75 DEC pesticide recertification credits available in categories 1A, 10, and 23.
Cost: $30 per person
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December 9, 2024 : Housing and Farmland Value Impacts of Large-Scale Solar Facilities in New York State
For this lunchtime webinar, Cornell Dyson school agricultural and extension economist Wendong Zhang will share recent research findings that examines the property value impacts of large-scale solar facilities and energy infrastructure for residential homeowners as well as farmland owners.
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