Fruits & Vegetables

Overview

Fruits and vegetables, including peaches, pecans, onions, tomatoes, and watermelon, are important commodities in Georgia. In this section, farmers and gardeners can find information about a variety of fruits and vegetables, including:

• Apples
• Beans and Legumes
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Citrus
• Corn
• Grapes
• Greens
• Onions
• Peaches
• Pecans
• Potatoes
• Squash
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes

Publications

Commercial and Professional Publications

• Designing Research and Demonstration Tests for Farmers' Fields
• Commercial Production and Management of Carrots
• Characteristics of Firms Engaged in Fruit and Vegetable Trade
• 2012 Southeastern Peach, Nectarine and Plum Pest Management and Culture Guide
• Propagating Deciduous Fruit Plants Common to Georgia
• Orchard Sprayers
• Planting Guide for Row Crops in Georgia
• Precooling Fruits and Vegetables in Georgia
• Consumer Demand for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in the U.S. (1960-1993)
• Pomegranate Production
• Construyendo Huertos Caseros
• Managing Fruit and Vegetable Waste
• Weights and Processed Yields of Fruits and Vegetables
• Commercial Production of Vegetable Transplants
• Commercial Broccoli Production
• Carrot Production and Processing in Georgia
• Experiments and Observations on Growing Mayhaws as a Crop in South Georgia and North Florida

General Publications

• Cane Blight of Blackberry
• Home Garden Apples
• Home Garden Transplants
• Home Garden Figs
• Production and Management of Garlic, Elephant Garlic and Leek
• Georgia Home Grown Tomatoes
• Blossom-End Rot and Calcium Nutrition of Pepper and Tomato
• How to Start a Community Garden: Getting People Involved
• Home Garden Blueberries
• Home Garden Pears
• Home Garden Sweet Potatoes
• Vegetable Garden Calendar
• Garlic Production for the Gardener
• Citrus Fruit for Southern and Coastal Georgia
• Gardening in Containers
• Home Garden Persimmons
• Plums for Georgia Home Gardens
• Home Garden Strawberries
• Minor Fruits and Nuts in Georgia
• Growing Rutabagas in the Home Garden

To see other publications, go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• Early blight arrives early on backyard tomato plants
• Shading helps south Georgia pepper farmers beat the heat
• Tactics to improve this summer's tomato harvest
• Keep fire ants away from compost piles, vegetable gardens
• Heirloom plants give gardeners an understanding of their grandparents' gardens
• Save money by growing vegetable plants from seeds
• Plant disease makes growing pears difficult
• Fertilize crape myrtles in spring for more blooms in summer
• Vidalia onion farmers work to increase market share by shrinking their onions
• Pollination is key to the success of many vegetable plants

Websites

UGA-affiliated sites

• Georgia Commercial Vegetable Information
  Production and market information about vegetables grown in Georgia.
• The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium
  Research and information from a variety of southern universities about strawberries, blueberries, grapes, blackberries, and raspberries.
• Statewide Variety Testing
  Provides annual performance testing results on several commodities including canola, small grains and forage, corn and silage, and field crops.

External sites

• Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
  Provides programs and services designed to increase production efficiencies, provide educational opportunities, promote new markets, monitor legislation, encourage applied research and improve communications among GFVGA members and industry suppliers.

Training

Cooperative Extension offers training within local communities on a wide array of topics. To see if there are training events in your area, please visit our calendar.

• Georgia Master Gardener
  A volunteer training program designed to help Extension agents transfer research-based information about gardening and related subjects to the public by training home gardeners.