The 26th edition of the Southeastern U.S. 2025 Vegetable Crop Handbook represents a joint effort among Extension specialists and researchers from 15 land-grant universities in the U.S. These specialists and researchers represent a wide array of disciplines: vegetable production, entomology, plant pathology, postharvest physiology, soil science, weed science, and produce safety.
This handbook comprises up-to-date information developed from research and Extension projects conducted across the Southeast. It contains the information that you need to manage your vegetable crops, including which varieties to plant, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover crop selection and conservation tillage options, pesticide selection, grafting, fertigation, plasticulture, postharvest handling, and alternative pest management tools, as well as many other topics.
