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

• Florida Production Budgets and Agribusiness Analysis

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

• Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks--USDA

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

• Marketing Strategies for Vegetable Growers
• Production Costs for Selected Florida Vegetables

Organic Production

Organic production involves natural alternatives to commercial fertilizers and pesticides. For general information about organic farming and products, see Organic Production.

• Fertilizer & Soil Management--Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises
• Organic Vegetable Production--Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises