1. Photos courtesy UCD vegetable RIC Vegetables

2. 1. What are warm season and cool season vegetables? 2. What are the major vegetable crops grown in your region? 3. What factors determine planting and harvest dates? 4. What factors are important in selecting and preparing a site for vegetable production?

3. 5. What are water quality, quantity and timing requirements? 6. What are nutrient and other soil requirements ? 7. What are the critical crop management periods? 8. What are the major pest management issues?

4. 9. What are the most important harvest and postharvest management issues and practices? 10. What are the management interactions among all of these production and postharvest practices?

5. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?

6.  Temperature?

7. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?  Temperature?  Root growth?

8. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?  Temperature?  Root growth?  Edible plant part?

9. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?  Temperature?  Root growth?  Edible plant part?  Storage conditions?

10. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?  Temperature?  Root growth?  Edible plant part?  Storage conditions?  Frost tolerance?

11. Major vegetables in your region? What are the major vegetable crops grown in your region? Warm or Cool Season? Both?

12. Major vegetables in your region? What are the major vegetable crops grown in your region? Warm or Cool Season? Both? Which are most profitable? Why?

13. Site Selection, Field Preparation?

14.  Important factors / issues?

15. Site Selection, Field Preparation?  Important factors / issues?  Seedbed configuration?

16. Site Selection, Field Preparation?  Important factors / issues?  Seedbed configuration?  Weed management?

17. Site Selection, Field Preparation?  Important factors / issues?  Seedbed configuration?  Weed management?  Other?

18. Planting dates, cropping length & harvest dates?

19.  Crop?

20. Planting dates, cropping length & harvest dates?  Crop?  Variety?

21. Planting dates, cropping length & harvest dates?  Crop?  Variety?  Climate?

22. Planting dates, cropping length & harvest dates?  Crop?  Variety?  Climate?  Market?

23. Propagation and Planting Methods

24.  Important factors / issues?

25. Propagation and Planting Methods  Important factors / issues?  Seed or transplant?

26. Propagation and Planting Methods  Important factors / issues?  Seed or transplant?  Planting depth and spacing?

27. Propagation and Planting Methods  Important factors / issues?  Seed or transplant?  Planting depth and spacing?  Open Pollinated or Hybrid Varieties?

28. Propagation and Planting Methods  Important factors / issues?  Seed or transplant?  Planting depth and spacing?  Open Pollinated or Hybrid Varieties?  Other?

29. Soil, Water & Nutrient Requirements?

30.  Soil texture, soil pH, salinity?

31. Soil, Water & Nutrient Requirements?  Soil texture, soil pH, salinity?  Water timing and amounts?

32. Soil, Water & Nutrient Requirements?  Soil texture, soil pH, salinity?  Water timing and amounts?  Soil and plant nutrient management

33. Soil, Water & Nutrient Requirements?  Soil texture, soil pH, salinity?  Water timing and amounts?  Soil and plant nutrient management?  Other Factors?

34. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment  Crop Growth  Pre-harvest  Other?

35. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment

36. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment  Crop Growth

37. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment  Crop Growth  Pre-harvest

38. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment  Crop Growth  Pre-harvest  Other?

39. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices  Pesticides  Environmental Issues  Other?

40. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices

41. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices  Pesticides

42. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices  Pesticides  Environmental Issues

43. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices  Pesticides  Environmental Issues  Other?

44. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt  Bruise prevention  Storage environment  Other?

45. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt

46. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt  Bruise prevention

47. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt  Bruise prevention  Storage environment

48. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt  Bruise prevention  Storage environment  Other?

49. Interactions  Opportunities to improve yield, quality and profit  Crop grown  Crop management practices  Pest management practices  Harvest and postharvest practices