Greenhouse & Tunnels

Season extension can also be a tool for pest and disease control.
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2020 Finger Lakes Produce Auction Education Meeting

January 2, 2020
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Penn Yan, NY
2020 Ontario Produce Auction Winter Growers Meeting

January 8, 2020
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Stanley, NY
2020 Empire State Producers EXPO

January 14 - January 16, 2020
1.25 hr sessions throughout each day
Syracuse, NY
Most Recent Greenhouse & Tunnels Content
Amy Ivy, Vegetable Specialist

Amy Ivy, Vegetable Specialist


Cherry tomatoes thrive in the protected conditions of a high tunnel and are less prone to cracking where water supply is controlled. If left untrained, tomatoes will quickly form a tangled mess that is difficult to maneuver through and harvest. This fact sheet developed by the CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, provides information on how to prune and train cherry tomatoes in high tunnels.
Hot Water Seed Treatment Using a Sous Vide Device
Amy Ivy, Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
Last Modified: January 14, 2019

Learn to use a sous vide device to heat treat seeds as a simple, economical way to control diseases.
Recording of High Tunnel Veg Research Webinar 11/29/18
Amy Ivy, Vegetable Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
Last Modified: November 29, 2018

This is a recording of an hour long webinar held by Amy Ivy of the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Judson Reid of the Cornell Vegetable Program and Mike Davis of the Cornell University Willsboro Research Farm on Nov 29, 2018.
A copy of the PowerPoint is included in the 'read details' section below. With funding from the Northern NY Agricultural Development Program.
How to Prune and Train Cherry Tomatoes in High Tunnel Production
Last Modified: April 23, 2018

Cherry tomatoes thrive in the protected conditions of a high tunnel and are less prone to cracking where water supply is controlled. If left untrained, tomatoes will quickly form a tangled mess that is difficult to maneuver through and harvest. This fact sheet developed by the CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, provides information on how to prune and train cherry tomatoes in high tunnels.
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Winter Aphid Management Fact Sheet
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Video: New York State Produce Auctions
Nitrogen Fertility Options for Organic High Tunnels
Best Management Practices for Long-Term High Tunnel Soil Sustainability
Video: High Tunnel Soil Nutrient Management
Best Management Practices in High Tunnel Production: Site Selection
The 'Late Blight' of Spinach in the Northeast. See it? Report it! Manage it!
Cornell High Tunnels Website
Video: Moving a High Tunnel
Best Management Practices in High Tunnel Production: Optimal Tomato Spacing
Cucumbers in High Tunnels
Leaf Mold in High Tunnel Tomatoes 2015
Tomatoes for High Tunnels
Training and Pruning Tomatoes in High Tunnels
Tomatoes for the High Tunnel: Determinate versus Indeterminate
Winter Aphid Management Fact Sheet
10 Snow-Related Causes of Greenhouse Failure


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December 17, 2019
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January 2, 2020
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2020 Ontario Produce Auction Winter Growers Meeting
