Getting Started

• Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources - 2020

• Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources Directory

• UK Center for Crop Diversification Production Resources

• KY Fruit Facts 

• Go with the Flow Simple Calculations for Small Drip Irrigation Systems (HO-122)

• Kentucky State Horticultural Society

• Orchard Site Rating Sheet (HortFact-3005)

• Organic Farming in Kentucky - A Survey

• Promoting Branching on High-density Dwarf Fruit Trees (HortFact-3011)

• Reproducing Fruit Trees by Graftage (HO-39)

• Rootstocks for Kentucky Fruit Trees (HO-82, revised)

• Small Fruit Yield and Berry Weight Compilation (HortFact-3010)

• Small Fruit Yield and Berry Weight Compilation (Spreadsheet)

• USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

• Web Soil Survey

• Agricultural Lime Recommendations Based on Lime Quality (ID-163 )

• Berry information (from The Ohio State University Extension)

• Peach Cultivar Performance (HO-6)

Videos

• Pruning Apple Trees to a Central Leader

• Pruning Tall Spindle Trees

• Vole Management in Blueberry Production

Marketing

• Kentucky Farmers Market Manual (from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture)

• UK Center for Crop Diversification Marketing Resources

• Kentucky Farmers Market Report

• Kentucky Produce Auction Report

Pest Management

• Cultural Calendar for Commercial Apple Production

• Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide (ID-232)

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Apple mobile website

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Brambles in Kentucky (ID-251)

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Grape in Kentucky (ID-254)

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Peach in Kentucky (ID-260)

• An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Strawberry in Kentucky (ID-238)

• Disease and Insect Prediction Fruit Models for Kentucky Counties

• Fruit Insects Calendar for Kentucky

• Fruit Scout Website

• Herbicide Crop Injury, Herbicide Residual Injury

• Herbicide Cross-Reference List

• Herbicide Cross-Reference List (PDF)

• Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Other Crops

• Herbicides Mode of Action

• Honeyvine Milkweed Control in Tree Fruits, Small Fruits, and Grapes (HO-85 )

• Insect Problems

• IPM scouting manuals and fact sheets

• Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook (B861)

• Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook (ID-93)

• National Pesticide Information Retrieval System

• Orchard Chemical Suppliers 2022

• Diseases of Small Fruit

• Diseases of Tree Fruit

• Predicting Insect Development Using Degree Days (ENTFACT-123)

• Recordkeeping Manual for Private Pesticide Applicators 2019

• Understanding the Risk of Herbicide Drift to Horticultural Crops

• Bird Netting Pictures and Ideas for Bramble and Blueberry Plantings

Research Reports

• 2023 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-832)

• 2021 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-798)

• 2020 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-779)

• 2019 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-762)

• 2018 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-757)

• 2017 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-739)

• 2016 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-721)

• 2015 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-706)

• 2014 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-688)

Nuts

• Kentucky Nut Growers Association

• Nut Tree Growing in Kentucky (ID-77)

• Nut Pests

Apples

• A Profile of Commercial Apple Production in Kentucky 2017

• Apple Cultivar Performance (HortFact-3006)

• Apple Production - Best Management Practices (ID-137)

• Influence of Pruning and Training Systems on Apple Yields

• Training and Culture of Dwarf Apples Using the Vertical Axis System (HortFact-3501)

Apples : Pests

• University of Kentucky Apple IPM

Apples : Diseases

• Apple Rust YouTube Video

Blackberries

• 2017 Kentucky Blackberry Cost and Return Estimates (ID-149)

• Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)

• Irrigation Recommendations and Weed and Bird Control for Blueberry and Blackberry

• Site Selection for Thornless Blackberries Based on Past Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data

Blueberries

• 2019 Blueberry Cost and Return Estimates (CCD-BG-2)

• 2019 Kentucky Highbush Blueberry Production Budgets - Pick-Your-Own Marketing (CCD-BG-3)

• 2019 Kentucky Highbush Blueberry Production Budgets - Wholesale/Retail Marketing (CCD-BG-4)

• Blueberry Production

• Growing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky (HO-60, PDF)

• Irrigation Recommendations and Weed and Bird Control for Blueberry and Blackberry

• Midwest Blueberry Production Guide

• Preparing Blueberry Sites for Planting (HortFact-3009, PDF)

Grapes

• Fertilization of Grapevines (Hortfact - 3104)

• Kentucky Viticultural Regions and Suggested Cultivars (HO-88)

• Kentucky Wine

• Midwest Grape Production Guide (B-919)

• Grapes: Marketing, Production, Decision Tools

• Vineyard Site Selection in Kentucky Based on Climate and Soil Properties (HO-87)

• Crop Estimation in Vineyards (HO-86)

• Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Grapes

Grapes : Budgets-Economics

• 2011 Regional Winegrape Marketing and Price Outlook

• 2016 French-American Hybrid and American Wine Grape Budget

• 2016 Kentucky Grape Costs and Returns: Budget Summaries and Assumptions

• 2016 Table Grape Budget

• 2016 Vinifera Wine Grape Budget

• Wine Distribution for Small Farm Wineries in Kentucky (HO-116)

Grapes : Diseases and Insects

• Crown Gall Video

• Downy Mildew of Grape Video

• Grape Powdery Mildew YouTube Video

Grapes : ViNews: Grape growers vine to wine information

• Volume 1, Issue 1: Introductory Issue

• Volume 1, Issue 2: Heat and Water Stress

Grapes: Winemaking

• New Procedure for Handling Headspaces in Wine Containers

Pawpaws

• Pawpaw Production Website, Kentucky State University

Peaches

• Growing Peaches in Kentucky (HO-57)

• Peach Cultivar Performance (HO-6)

Raspberries

• Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)

Strawberries

• Problems of Strawberry Scouting Guide

• Strawberry Production in Kentucky (HO-16, PDF)

• Midwest Strawberry Production Guide (B-926)

• Strawberry Cost and Return Estimates