Selecting Field & Greenhouse Vegetable Crops for Small Farmers Bob Hochmuth Multi County Extension Agent North Florida REC – Suwannee Valley.

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Selecting Field & Greenhouse Vegetable Crops for Small Farmers Bob Hochmuth Multi County Extension Agent North Florida REC – Suwannee Valley

Develop a Plan to Identify Crops and Production Systems to Meet Seasonal Opportunities

Variety Selection Disease Tolerance Adapted to Region Market Acceptance Earliness Yield Quality

Fall & Winter Crops Cool Season is Great Time for Production Examples: Cole Crops: Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Collards Oriental Vegetables: Chinese Cabbage, Bok Choi, Oriental Radish Radish, Turnips, Beets Onions, Chives Leafy Greens & Herbs: Lettuces, Arugula, Cilantro, Kale, Dill, Thyme Strawberry

Cool Season Crops

Specialty Greens & Herbs

Broccoli

Standard Radish

Ethnic Vegetables

Sweet Onion

Colored Carrots

Snow Peas – ‘Oregon Sugarpod II’ – ‘Melting Sugar’ – ‘Snowflake’ (no trellising) Snap Peas – ‘Sugar Snap’ – ‘Sugar Pop’ – ‘Sugar Daddy’

Warm Season Specialty Crop Options

Calabaza Choose the variety ‘LaEstrella’ Available from Rupp Seed Co

Specialty Peppers Grown in the Field Colored Pepper – Red: ‘X3R Wizard’, ‘Brigadier’ – Orange: ‘Valencia’, ‘Queen’ – Yellow: ‘Lafayette’, ‘Early Sunsation’ Specialty Hot Pepper – Jalapeno – Cubanelle – Pablano Stuffing – Banana

Specialty Color Potatoes

Okra Red types such asRed types such as – ‘Red Velvet’ – ‘Burgundy’ – ‘Red Okra’

Beans Unusual varieties are: ‘Royal Burgundy’ ‘Gold Mine’ Edamame (soybean)

Traditional Cantaloupe Varieties

Specialty Cantaloupe and Other Melon Varieties

Heirloom Tomatoes

Grape Tomatoes

Florida Hydroponics

Tomato Primary Crops – Cluster tomato shown grown in perlite bags Cluster Tomato – Vine ripened – Aroma of stems and calyx

Floating Lettuce and Greens Under Shade for Farmers Market Sales

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Hydroponic Peppers in a Shade House for Summer Production

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