Vegetable Garden Research 1991

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Experiments and Trials

• Sawdust and Sand on Carrot Beds
• Attempts at Corn Earworm Control With Oil Spray
• Corn in Clear Plastic
• Muskmelon Trial
• Pea Trial
• Effects of Ridging and Manuring on Yields of Sugar Ann and Sugar Bon Peas
• Cut Versus Whole Seed Potatoes
• Leaf Mulch for Potatoes
• Effect of Early Freeze Protection on Potato Yield
• Reducing Scab on Potatoes and Canker on Beets
• Clear Plastic Mulch Versus Row Covers for Growing Sweet Potatoes
• Clear Plastic Mulch Versus Portable Coldframe for Sweet Potatoes
• Sweet Potatoes Through Slits Versus Holes in Plastic Mulch
• Effect of Planting Time on the Yield of Sweet Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Planting Density and Yield
• Effects of Ridge Planting on Sweet Potato Yield
• Sweet Potato Cuttings versus Slips
• Selecting Sweet Potato Slips with an Eye to Eventual Yield
• Sweet Potato Variety Trial

Plant Breeding

• Shell Beans
• Peas

Observations

• Extending the Sweet Corn Harvest
• Corn in Clear Plastic
• Kale and Leeks
• Floating Row Cover for Eliminating Onion Maggots
• Soaking Onion Sets
• Peas
• Potato Scab
• Green Seed Potatoes
• Sweet Potatoes in the Yukon

Reviews

• Mulches and Rowcovers for Tomatoes