Midwest Vegetable Production Guide
for Commercial Growers 2010 (ID-56)

Contents

Complete Guide (as PDF 9.3 M in 174 pages)		Last Updated: January 12, 2010
Reference Information	PDF Page	Crop Recommendations, cont.	PDF Page
What's New in 2010?	2	Brussels Sprouts	57
State Extension Educators	3	Cabbage	57
Fertilizing, Liming, and Soil Sampling	8	Carrot	142
Transplant Production	9	Cauliflower	57
Using a Plant Diagnostic Lab	12	Collards	57
Use of Plastic Mulch	14	Cowpea	106
Irrigation and Water Management	14	Cucumber	67
Chemigation Management	17	Dry Bean	106
Time from Pollination to Market Maturity	18	Eggplant	84
Yields of Vegetable Crops	18	Endive	99
Postharvest Handling and Storage Life	19	Garlic	122
Farm Labor Law Information	20	Herbs	99
Precautions with Pesticides	21	Kale	57
Reduced-Risk Pesticides	21	Leek	122
Using Bees with Vegetable Crops	23	Lettuce (Head and Leaf)	99
Re-entry Standards/Worker Protection	24	Lima Bean	106
Insect Management Strategies	25	Mint (Peppermint and Spearmint)	116
PHIs and REIs for Insecticides	28	Muskmelon	67
Common Names of Registered Insecticides	29	Mustard	57
Weed Management Strategies	31	Okra	120
Herbicide Effectiveness Guide	38	Onion (Bulb and Green)	122
PHIs and REIs for Herbicides	39	Parsley	99
Common Names of Registered Herbicides	40	Parsnip	142
Disease Management Strategies	41	Pea	106
PHIs and REIs for Fungicides	45	Pepper	84
Common Names of Registered Fungicides	46	Potato	128
Fungicide Resistance Management	47	Pumpkin	71
Plant Parasitic Nematode Management	48	Radish	142
Slug and Snail Control	49	Rhubarb	140
Organic Vegetable Production	50	Snap Bean	106
Disease Management with the MELCAST System	70	Spinach	99
Calibration of Application Equipment	160	Squash	71
Pesticide Record-Keeping Form	161	Sweet Corn	147
Crop Recommendations		Sweet Potato	157
Asparagus	53	Tomato	84
Basil	99	Turnip	142
Beet	142	Turnip Greens	57
Broccoli	57	Watermelon	67

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Change History

Date	Section(s)	Change Description
1/12/10	Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2010	2010 Publication and supporting PDF sections first posted to the web.

• Editors

• Purdue University:
• Dan Egel, Botany and Plant Pathology (Lead Author); Ricky Foster, Entomology; Elizabeth Maynard, Horticulture
• University of Illinois:
• Rick Weinzierl, Entomology; Mohammad Babadoost, Plant Pathology
• Iowa State University:
• Henry Taber, Horticulture
• Kansas State University :
• Robert Bauernfeind, Entomology; Ted Carey, Horticulture; Megan Kennelly, Plant Pathology
• University of Minnesota:
• Bill Hutchison, Entomology
• Lincoln University of Missouri:
• Sanjun Gu, Horticulture

• Contributors

• Purdue University:
• Tom Creswell, Gail Ruhl, Botany and Plant Pathology; Jamal Faghihi, Entomology; Steve Weller, Horticulture
• University of Illinois:
• Bronwyn Aly, John Masiunas, Willliam Shoemaker, Charles Voigt, Elizabeth Wahle, Horticulture
• Iowa State University:
• Mark Gleason, Plant Pathology; Vince Lawson, Donald Lewis, Entomology
• Kansas State University:
• Rhonda Janke, Horticulture; Judy O’Mara, Plant Pathology
• University of Minnesota:
• Dave Ragsdale, Entomology; Roger Jones, Plant Pathology; Roger Becker, Agronomy; Carl Rosen, Soil Science; Vince Fritz, Horticulture; Jerry Wright, Ag. Engineering
• University of Missouri:
• James Quinn, Horticulture

Photos by the contributors, Brian Christie, Elizabeth Wuerffel, and Mike Kerper