Learn 10 different ways to extend your season using protected cultivation, with quick tips and recommendations from Johnny's Selected Seeds.
Take a closer look at beneficial insects, including some of the helpful roles of pollinators and natural enemies of crop pests. Includes a 5-step summary of how to establish a flowering insectary in your garden or on your farm, and a list of further reading, with links, for the curious.
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Basil Downy Mildew and Prospera®️ DMR Basil | Breakthrough Breeding Innovation Provides Solutions
Research and industry experts discuss basil downy mildew, disease management, and tracking, and the latest in breeding innovations, including the new Prospera DMR.
Information on vining pole beans, including how to plant, setting up a trellis, recommended varieties and growing tips, from the experts at Johnny's Selected Seeds. Under cover and in the field, follow Phil Foster & John Bauer's 6 Easy Steps to Pole Bean Success.
Costs & Materials Calculator for determining the required resources necessary for building a 12'-wide moveable caterpillar high tunnel. Download and save file (.xls) to your system.
Construction Costs & Materials Calculator for planning and building a 14-foot-wide, Moveable Modular Cathedral High Tunnel using QuickHoops bender and galvanized electrical conduit.
Use our Seeding Date Calculator to determine seeding dates for all your vegetable, herb, and flower varieties, when you want to plan to harvest your crops on specific target dates.
Costs and Materials Calculator for building a Microgreens / Seedling Bench for Quick Hoops and other types of high tunnels and hoophouses, from the Tools Research, Design, and Development Team at Johnny's Selected Seeds.
Costs & Materials Calculator (spreadsheet) for 12-foot-wide Stationary Caterpillar High Tunnel. Download and save to your device, then fill in the items in red. The calculator will complete the calculation to provide an estimated cost per square foot and total cost.
Construction Costs & Materials Calculator for planning to build a Stationary Traditional Gothic/Cathedral High Tunnel – Width=14' using a QuickHoops bender and galvanized electrical conduit.
Construction Costs & Materials Calculator for 12-foot-wide, Traditional Stationary High Tunnel, including parts needed to make the tunnel using a QuickHoops bender and galvanized electrical conduit.
An introduction to controlled environment agriculture (CEA), with an overview of greenhouse design and environmental control, growing systems, irrigation and mineral nutrition, hydroponics, biological controls, and considerations regarding location, marketing, suitable crops and varieties, workshops and continuing education opportunities, by Dr. Merle Jensen, Professor Emeritus and Founder, University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (UA-CEAC).