Vegetables & Herbs
Florida farmers grow a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs, including tomatoes, broccoli, snap beans, potatoes, strawberries, watermelon, and squash.
Specific Vegetables & Herbs
Agribusiness
Topics of Interest
Best Management Practices
Topics of Interest
- Drip Irrigation: The BMP Era: An Integrated Approach to Water and Fertilizer Management for Vegetables Grown with Plasticulture
- Irrigation by Crop
- Irrigation Systems
- Landscape Irrigation and Fertilization
- Water Management for Agriculture
- Water Management for Vegetable Production
Other Sites & Publications
- Agricultural Best Management Practices--Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Florida Water Management Districts--Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Irrigation--Natural Resources Conservation Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture
Diseases & Pests
UF/IFAS Sites
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- IPM Florida
- Pesticide Information Office
- Plant Pathology Department
- Vegetables IPM Florida
Topics of Interest
- Florida Crop Pest Management Profiles series
- Pesticides
- Plant Disease Management Guide Vegetable Crops
- Plant Pathology Fact Sheets: Vegetables
- Vegetable Diseases
- Vegetable Weed Management
Field Production
Topics of Interest
- 2017-2018 Vegetable Production Handbook for Florida
- Cover Crops
- Cultural Practices for Vegetables
- Irrigation and Soil-water Relationship
- Pond Management
- Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables
- Vegetable Irrigation
- Vegetable Production Handbook—Related Fact Sheets
- Water Management for Vegetable Production
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
Organic Production
Organic production involves natural alternatives to commercial fertilizers and pesticides. For general information about organic farming and products, see Organic Production or Organic Farming.
RESOURCES
UF/IFAS Publications
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural Safety
- Agronomy
- Crops
- Florida Forage Handbook
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Livestock and Poultry
- Nurseries and Greenhouses
- Soil and Water
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Weed Management in Field Crops and Pasture Grasses (WMG)
State & Federal Agencies
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- Fish and Wildlife Research Institute--Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- South Florida Information Access (SOFIA)—U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U.S. Forest Service--USDA
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)