Tomato Disorder: Post-Harvest Fruit Diseases
Some garden diseases may not cause symptoms on tomato fruit until after harvest, but most are also visible as foliar disease. Learn how to manage these diseases in this factsheet.
Vegetables
It’s easy to grow fresh, nutritious and tasty vegetables in your own yard, community garden plot, or even in containers on a deck or patio. The University of Wisconsin – Madison Division of Extension offers home vegetable gardeners a tremendous number of resources to learn how to grow vegetables, as well as how to prevent and control diseases and insects. Browsing our publications and fact sheets will help you be successful in achieving a bountiful harvest.
Featured Vegetable Articles
Supporting Native Bees: Our Essential Pollinators
This free publication describes the importance of bees in pollinating major food crops, how to attract and support native pollinators, and how to construct, place, and maintain nests.
Making and Using Compost in the Garden
Making your own compost is an easy, practical, and satisfying way to make use of yard waste and table scraps. With this publication, designed for the home gardener, you’ll be composting like a pro in no time!
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Articles
Tomato Disorder: Physiological Fruit Problems
Environmental factors can affect the look, and sometimes flavor of tomatoes. This publication covers disorders including blossom end rot, blotchy ripening, catfacing, cracking, puffiness and sunscald.
Potato Disorders: Common Scab and Powdery Scab
There are two separate diseases commonly known as “scab” that affect potatoes. This factsheet helps distinguish between the two and outlines management strategies.
Handbook of Pea Diseases
This guide provides scientific information and visual guidance regarding the most common diseases of peas, especially those grown for canning and freezing.
Corn Disorders: Smut and Rust
Corn smut, which damages ears and kernels, and rust, which affects leaves, husks and tassels, are concerns wherever corn is grown. Learn about these diseases in this publication.
Cole Crops Disorder: Clubroot
Clubroot is an old and serious disease of cole crops, such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and more. Learn about this persistent disease and control methods in this publication.
Cole Crops Disorder: Blackleg
Blackleg of cole crops is not as common as it once was, but it can still be a concern. This publication covers the disease’s life cycle and offers effective control methods.
Specialized Gardening Techniques: Wide-Row Planting, Square-Foot Gardening and Raised Beds
Learn how to make the most of your garden. Features tips for setting up and planting raised beds, including wheelchair access.
Fall Vegetables
Emerging Agricultural Markets Team Revised: 8/6/2012 Item number: A3900-04 Many fall vegetables have unique flavors, and under proper storage conditions, some types of fall vegetables can last for months. This pamphlet offers tasty recipes and helpful tips for buying, storing, and cooking beets, Brussels sprouts, and winter squash (4 pages).
Spring Vegetables
Emerging Agricultural Markets Team Revised: 8/6/2012 Item number: A3900-01 The sight of spring vegetables at the farmers’ market means growing season has returned to Wisconsin. This pamphlet offers tasty recipes and helpful tips for buying, storing, and cooking asparagus, peas, and spinach (2 pages).
Growing Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplants in Wisconsin
This 24-page publication is packed with practical information for organic and conventional growers of these popular garden crops, and is tailored to Wisconsin’s growing conditions.
Growing Salad Greens in Wisconsin
Salad greens provide market gardeners a high-value crop that brings a premium price if grown and marketed successfully. Learn more in this comprehensive publication.
