Jump to navigation
Google Tag Manager
The University of Massachusetts Amherst
Open UMass Global Links Menu
Visit
Apply
Give
Search UMass.edu
Integrating research
and outreach education
from UMass Amherst
For Faculty and Staff
Contact Info
Back to top
Home
About
Overview of CAFE
Be Ambitious!
History
Strategic Directions
Research and Outreach Interest Areas
Advisory Groups
Partners
Locations
Faculty & Staff Directory
Contact Information
Civil Rights Information
Employment Opportunities
For Faculty & Staff
Extension Outreach
Extension Outreach Overview
UMass Extension In Your Community
CAFE Extension Faculty
Extension Outreach Projects
Extension Initiative Reports
Research
Mass Agricultural Experiment Station
Information About Accessing Research Funds
Research Projects
Significant Issue Reports
Summer Scholars Program
Resources
Resources Overview
UMass Extension Bookstore
Agriculture & Commercial Horticulture
Community & Economic Vitality
Disaster Preparedness
Food Safety
Pollinators
Home Lawn & Garden
Services
Pesticide Education
Plant Diagnostics Laboratory
Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
Hot Water Seed Treatment
Tick-Borne Disease Diagnostics
Environmental Analysis Laboratory
Farms & Facilities
Overview
Cold Spring Orchard
Cranberry Station
Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm in South Deerfield
Equine and Livestock Research and Education Farm in Hadley
Joseph Troll Turf Research Facility
News & Events
Center News
Upcoming Events
Spotlight Stories
News from the Media
Faculty/Staff Brief Bios
Photo Gallery
Video Gallery
Home
About
Overview of CAFE
Be Ambitious!
History
Strategic Directions
Research and Outreach Interest Areas
Advisory Groups
Partners
Locations
Faculty & Staff Directory
Contact Information
Civil Rights Information
Employment Opportunities
For Faculty & Staff
Extension Outreach
Extension Outreach Overview
UMass Extension In Your Community
CAFE Extension Faculty
Extension Outreach Projects
Extension Initiative Reports
Extension Outreach Programs:
4-H Youth Development
Clean Energy Extension
Cranberry Station
Crops, Dairy, Livestock and Equine
Food Science Extension
Fruit
Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry
Nutrition Education
Pesticide Education Program
Turf
Vegetable
Research
Mass Agricultural Experiment Station
Information About Accessing Research Funds
Research Projects
Significant Issue Reports
Summer Scholars Program
Resources
Resources Overview
UMass Extension Bookstore
Agriculture & Commercial Horticulture
Community & Economic Vitality
Disaster Preparedness
Food Safety
Pollinators
Home Lawn & Garden
Find other resources within the following Interest Areas:
Agriculture
Commercial Horticulture
Energy
Environmental Conservation
Food Science
Nutrition
Water
Youth Development & 4-H
Services
Pesticide Education
Plant Diagnostics Laboratory
Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
Hot Water Seed Treatment
Tick-Borne Disease Diagnostics
Environmental Analysis Laboratory
Farms & Facilities
Overview
Cold Spring Orchard
Cranberry Station
Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm in South Deerfield
Equine and Livestock Research and Education Farm in Hadley
Joseph Troll Turf Research Facility
News & Events
Center News
Upcoming Events
Spotlight Stories
News from the Media
Faculty/Staff Brief Bios
Photo Gallery
Video Gallery
In Our Spotlight:
Are Red-backed Salamanders Harbingers of Climate Change?
Read more
Search the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Search by keyword
all resources on the CAFE website
Back to top
Home Lawn & Garden Vegetable Fact Sheets
Search by Keyword
Asparagus - growing tips
Cabbage Maggot
Carrots - growing tips
Colorado Potato Beetle
Companion Planting in the Vegetable Garden
Container Gardening with Vegetables
Cover Crops - growing tips
Cucumbers - growing tips
Disease Management in the Home Vegetable Garden
Disease Management in the Home Vegetable Garden Chart
Easy Herbs - growing tips
Fall in the Vegetable Garden
Fertilizing Guidelines
Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden
Garlic - growing tips
Growing Garlic: Getting Started
Growing Herbs
Harvesting Vegetables
Heirloom Vegetable Varieties
Herb Preservation
Insect Management in the Home Vegetable Garden
Late Blight Management for Fall, Winter and Spring
Late Blight on Tomatoes and Potatoes
Managing Earwigs and Slugs in the Vegetable Garden
Melons - growing tips
Mulch: Using Colored Plastic Mulches in the Vegetable Garden
Onions and Related Crops - growing tips
Organic Fertilizers for the Garden
Peppers - growing tips
Planning a Vegetable Garden
Planting a Vegetable Garden
Problem Soils
Pumpkins and Squash - growing tips
Raised Beds
Rhubarb - growing tips
Root Crops - growing tips
Seed Saving
Soil Lead: Testing, Interpretation, & Recommendations
Starting Seeds Indoors
Starting Seeds Indoors: Caring for Your Seedlings
Storage of Vegetable Crops
Summer Squash - growing tips
Sweet Corn - growing tips
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map – Changes in the 2012 Edition
Tomato Growing I
Tomato Growing II
Tomato Problems: Early Blight
Tomatoes - growing tips
Tomatoes: Ten Tricks for Growing Better Tomatoes
Vegetable Planting Chart
Water Conservation in the Home Garden and Landscape
What are Genetically Modified Organisms - GMOs?
What is Organic Gardening?
What’s Eating My Vegetables?
Season Extenders
Back to top