The UGA Vegetable Team ...

works collaboratively to take a sustainable approach in tackling important issues facing Georgia's vegetable producers.

Members of the team reach growers through Georgia Extension agents, as well as partnering with such groups as the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Georgia Watermelon Growers Association and Eastern Cantaloupe Growers Association.


Georgia Vegetable Trial Results by Season

Spring and Fall

 

Winter (typically, very mild temperatures)

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UGA Vegetables Podcast

 

Episode 1: Dr. Stormy Sparks (Vegetable Entomologist) and Ty Torrance (UGA Multi County Vegetable Extension Agent) dicuss vegetable insect pests, lifecycle and management, top production issues, and interesting research conducted at the University of Georgia.

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Related Websites/Blogs

  • UGA Vegetable Blog
    Your source for timely updates on vegetable-related issues in Georgia.
  • South Georgia Vegetables Lab
    The South Georgia Vegetables lab at the University of Georgia focuses on all aspects of vegetable production in Georgia, including variety performance, disease resistance, fertilizer, irrigation and alternative crops.

 



Staking tomatoes CAES News
Help your tomato plants stand tall: Staking and pruning homegrown tomato plants
Now that we’ve announced the winners of the tomato sandwich slicer showdown and your plants are taking off, it’s time to address our first tomato gardening issue: supporting unwieldy tomato plants through staking and pruning. For the best chance at productive plants with healthy fruit, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension consumer horticulturalist Bob Westerfield urges home gardeners to invest in providing plants a strong support structure all season long. “No other vegetable comes close to bearing as much produce in such a limited space,” Westerfield said.
Selecting heirloom collard plants. CAES News
CAES collaborates with grassroots organizations to steward heirloom collards
The Heirloom Collards Project is a nationwide, community-driven effort to preserve and evolve heirloom collard varieties through seed saving, education and collaborative research. The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has joined the effort to promote seed sovereignty and strengthen resilient food systems across the South, engaging students in hands-on seed stewardship.
iStock image of garden tomatoes on a table. CAES News
Planting the best tomato sandwich
Whether nestled between bacon and lettuce, perched atop a smear of cottage cheese, or simply sprinkled with salt and fresh-cracked pepper, there’s nothing quite like a homegrown sandwich tomato. Long before the first sandwich can be assembled, and even before gardeners begin planting, setting up trellises and fighting pests, home gardeners must select which tomato types to add to their planting list. To make the choice easier, we asked experts to rank their top sandwich tomato cultivars based on what they’d most likely recommend to home gardeners across the state. 
Seth McAllister and farmer Mark Daniel discuss crop production and agritourism. CAES News
UGA Extension supports agritourism through expert advice and collaboration
On a sunny day with bright-blue skies, I arrive at Mark’s Melon Patch in Sasser, Georgia, and immediately spot the familiar white University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pickup truck, the Terrell County Extension logo prominently displayed on the door. Seth McAllister, the Agriculture and Natural Resources agent for Terrell County, greets me with a broad grin and a firm handshake. Terrell County alone has 60,000 acres of row crops, half in cotton. But what McAllister loves most about his role as an Extension agent is the diversity of his work.