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Interpreting Freeze / Frost Probabilities from the National Centers for Environmental Information

By: Natalie Nelson, Layla El-Khoury, Mike Boyette

This publication discusses how to find information about frost and freeze probability data in North Carolina and how to use these resources to make planting and harvesting decisions.

A Small Backyard Greenhouse for the Home Gardener

By: Mike Boyette, Ted Bilderback

This publication presents plans and instructions for an easily constructed greenhouse that costs approximately $100 and may be used for many purposes.

Chapter 8: Crop Production Management - Sweetpotatoes

By: Katie Jennings, Lina Quesada-Ocampo, Jonathan Schultheis, Alex Woodley, Craig Yencho, Kenneth Pecota, Anders Huseth, Stephen Cole Smith, Mike Boyette

This chapter of the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide covers key management practices for organic sweet potato tobacco production.

A Guide to Intensive Vegetable Systems

By: D. C. Sanders, Ed Estes, K. B. Perry, David Monks, Kenneth Sorensen, Charles Averre, Michael Linker, Jonathan Schultheis, Mike Boyette, D. Eikhoff

Intensive Vegetable Production refers to a system of marketing and producing vegetable crops in which great attention is placed on detail and optimization of resources such as land, capital, labor, equipment, transportation to market and management time. The objective of such a system is maximum profit for the farm. The system you choose should take into account your location, availability of markets, production seasons and personal interest. This publication covers irrigation, plastic mulch, pest management, precision seeding, market preparation and many other facets of intensive vegetable production.

Postharvest Handling of Sweetpotatoes

By: Brooke A. Edmunds, Mike Boyette, Christopher A. Clark, Donald M. Ferrin, Tara P. Smith, Gerald Holmes

This publication has been prepared to acquaint growers, packers, and shippers with the most current information and recommendations for proper postharvest handling of sweetpotatoes.