Vegetables & Herbs
Florida farmers grow a wide variety of vegetables and herbs, including tomatoes, broccoli, snap beans, potatoes, strawberries, watermelon, and squash.
Specific Vegetables & Herbs
Best Management Practices
UF/IFAS Publications
- Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources in Florida (pdf)
- Drip Irrigation: The BMP Era: An Integrated Approach to Water and Fertilizer Management for Vegetables Grown with Plasticulture
- Landscape Irrigation and Fertilization
- Water Management for Agriculture
- Water Management for Vegetable Production
Other Sites & Publications
- Best Management Practices--FDACS
- Center for Irrigation Technology--California State University, Fresno
- Florida Water Management Districts
- Irrigation--NRCS/USDA
- Irrigation Consultant Tutorials--Jess Stryker, Irrigation Consultant
Budgets
UF/IFAS Publications
Diseases & Pests
UF/IFAS Sites
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- IPM Florida
- Pesticide Information Office
- Plant Pathology Department
- Vegetables IPM Florida
UF/IFAS Publications
- Florida Crop Pest Management Profiles series
- Integrated Disease Management for Vegetable Crops in Florida
- Pesticides
- Plant Pathology Fact Sheets: Vegetables
- Vegetable Diseases by Crop
- Weed Management
Field Production
UF/IFAS Publications
- 2017-2018 Vegetable Production Handbook for Florida
- Benefits of Cover Crops for Soil Health
- Farm Ponds in Florida Irrigation Systems
- Irrigation and Soil-water Relationship
- Management of Soil and Water for Vegetable Production in Southwest Florida
- Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables
- Row Covers for Growth Enhancement
- Seed Quality and Seeding Technology
- Selecting a Method for Sealing Ponds in Florida
- Soil and Fertilizer Management for Vegetable Production in Florida
- Vegetable Irrigation
Other Sites & Publications
Greenhouse & Hydroponics
The Greenhouse/Hydroponic Crops site contains information on the following topics. Each page also includes a general resources section.
- Florida Greenhouse Production Handbook
- Greenhouse Crops
- Greenhouse Design
- Greenhouse Manufacturers & Suppliers
- Hydroponic Production
- Marketing, Economics & Risk Management
- Seed Sources
Marketing
UF/IFAS Publications
Organic Production
Organic production involves natural alternatives to commercial fertilizers and pesticides. For general information about organic farming and products, see Organic Production.
RESOURCES
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- Farm Service Agency--USDA
- Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- Florida Farm Bureau
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Other University Sites
- Cover Crops--NC State
- Hort410: Vegetable Crops--Purdue University
- New Crops--Purdue University
- U.S. Drought Monitor--University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Vegetable Diseases--Cornell University
- Vegetable Research and Information Center--UC Davis
Other Sites & Publications