Evaluation of high tunnel strawberry production for southern Ohio
Brad R. Begerfurd Extension Agent, Horticulture; Dick Funt Extension Small Fruit Specialist; Thorn Harker Research Assistant, Horticulture; Lynn Miller Research Assistant, Horticulture; Wayne Lewis Farm Manager, Piketon Research & Extension Center; Brad Bapst Research Assistant, Amy Hamilton Summer Assistant, Kristy Moore Summer Assistant; Rodney Robbins Summer Assistant; and Alison Welch Summer Assistant.
The Ohio State University Piketon Research and Extension Center, The Ohio State University Extension Enterprise Center, 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661-9749. Phone: 740-289-2071, E-Mail: bergefurd.1@osu.edu, Website:www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~prec
A field experiment was established in a mature cherry orchard to determine whether the benefits of surface-applied vermicompost, demonstrated in glasshouse experiments and anecdotally promoted by worm-growers, could be replicated in commercial agriculture.
