Northern New York Agricultural Development Program

Horticulture Crops

The production of fruits, vegetables, ornamentals and greenhouse crops is growing in Northern New York. Some 182 farms were harvesting 2,292 acres of vegetables at the time of the 2002 Census of Agriculture. Of those farms, 100 grew pumpkins, 108 produced sweet corn, and 17 were growing herbs. The Census reported 557 acres devoted to apple production and 2,866 acres for cut Christmas tree sales. The market value of the fruits, nuts and berries produced in NNY is estimated at approximately $12 million.

Cold hardy wine and table grapes offer new opportunities for Northern New York agriculture with the establishment of new vineyards and wineries in both Eastern and Western NNY in recent years. Northern New York Agricultural Development Program research is helping growers evaluate this opportunity and enhance their production of cold hardy grapes and other fruits, and vegetables.

Click on the links below to learn more about NNYADP horticulture projects and other resources related to horticulture crops.

Agroforestry
Cover Crops
Fruit
Garden-based Learning Resources
Gardening Resources
Greenhouse Production
High Tunnel Production
Horticultural Plastics Recycling
Marketing
Master Gardener Volunteer Program
Pest Management
Soil & Water Testing
Urban Horticulture
Vegetables

AGROFORESTRY
Resources
- MacDaniels Nut Grove

COVER CROPS
- Cover Crops for Vegetable Growers

FRUIT
Apples
Articles
- Five important apple varieties named by Cornell
- Make room, Mac! New apple varieties coming to Northern New York
- Cornell Researcher Details Role of Apples in Inhibiting Breast Cancer
- CU-developed apple rootstocks survive extreme winter in NNY (2004)

Press Releases
- Cold Hardy Wine Grapes, Apples for NNY Topics of August 8 Field Day

Research Reports
- An Organic Apple Production System for New York
- Apple Rootstocks Available for Testing
- Cornell Fruit Resources
- Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home
- Elements of IPM for Apples
- Fruits of Knowledge: Mining the Apple Genome
- Improved Apple Orchard Management Systems and Rootstocks for NNY: 2008-09
- Improved Apple Orchard Management Systems and Rootstocks for NNY: 2007-08

Berries
Press Releases
- Resources for Raspberry & Blackberry Growers Now Online

Research Reports
- High Tunnel Raspberries and Blackberries, 2008
- Raspberry and Blackberry Production Guide

Resources
- Greenhouse Raspberry Production Guide

Cold Hardy Grapes
Fact Sheets
- Zinc (#32)

Press Releases
- Wine & Grape Industry Blossoming Across Northern New York
- North Country Wine Conferences Set for June 4-5 in Willsboro, Watertown
- NNY Research Hits Upon Novel Weed Control Measure for New Grape Growers
- Cold Hardy Wine Grapes, Apples for NNY Topics of August 8 Field Day
- New Weather Stations Helping North Country Growers Track Winter Hardiness of Grapes
- NNY Research Testing Cold Weather Hardiness of Locally-Grown Grapes

Research Reports
- 2010 Cold Hardy Hybrid Wine Grapes: Cropping, Vigor Management, Wines 1 of 2
- 2010 Cold Hardy Hybrid Wine Grapes: Cropping, Vigor Management, Wines 2 of 2
- Better Wine Grape Quality Using Combined Vine Training and Canopy Management
- Cold Hardy Willsboro Wine Grape Cultivar Trial - Stage Three
- Cold Hardy Willsboro Wine Grape Cultivar Trial - Stage Three Addenda
- Cold Hardy Willsboro Wine Grape Cultivar Trial – Stage Four: Cropping, Vigor Management, Wines (2008-09)
- Cold Hardy Willsboro Wine Grape Cultivar Trial – 2008 Data Tables
- Cold Hardy Willsboro Wine Grape Cultivar Trial: Stage Two
- Grapevine Trials for Cold Hardiness - Essex County, 2006
- Grapevine Trials for Cold Hardiness - Jefferson County, 2006
- Organic Grapevine Management, 2006

Resources
- CCE Northeastern NY Commercial Fruit Program, Ballston Spa NY, 518-885-8995; http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/grapes.html
- Lake Champlain Wines: 518-846-8544, www.lakechamplainwines.org
- Northern New York Grape Growers Association: 315-686-3630

GARDEN-BASED LEARNING RESOURCES
Resources
- Resources for educators, volunteers, parents working with youth/children

GARDENING RESOURCES
Resources
- Cornell Horticulture Program
- Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home

GREENHOUSE CROPS
Resources
- Cornell University Greenhouse Horticulture Program
- Greenhouse Raspberry Production Guide

HIGH TUNNEL PRODUCTION
Articles
- The Unheated House: Most Profitable Venture on the Farm
- High tunnels yield healthier, prettier produce and enable longer growing seasons
- How to analyze high tunnel finances: planning for profit

Research Reports
- 2010 Extending the Season with High Tunnels Research Report
- 2010 Extending the Season with High Tunnels - Photos
- Cornell High Tunnel Crops Research
- Extending the Growing Season for Horticulture Production in NNY: 2008-09 Report
- Extending the Horticultural Production Season in NNY with High Tunnels 2007-2008 Report
- High Tunnel Raspberries and Blackberries, 2008
- Raspberry and Blackberry Production Guide