{"id":9957,"date":"2023-08-08T10:22:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/?page_id=9957"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:42:47","slug":"cultural-practices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/resources-by-crop\/cultural-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10171\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/cultural-practices-highmoor-farm-thumbnail-for-crop-tiles-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"cultural practices photo for landing page image link for resources by crop\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/cultural-practices-highmoor-farm-thumbnail-for-crop-tiles-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/cultural-practices-highmoor-farm-thumbnail-for-crop-tiles-105x64.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/cultural-practices-highmoor-farm-thumbnail-for-crop-tiles-317x192.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/cultural-practices-highmoor-farm-thumbnail-for-crop-tiles-423x257.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/09\/cultural-practices-highmoor-farm-thumbnail-for-crop-tiles.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Jump to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Publications\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#videos\">Videos<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"#preparing-garden\">Preparing the Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"#harvesting-garden-produce\">Harvesting Garden Produce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#related-resources\" style=\"text-transform:none;\" ><span class=\"button\"> Related Resources <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/renewable-agriculture-and-food-systems\/article\/tarping-and-mulching-effects-on-crop-yields-profitability-and-soil-nutrients-in-a-continuous-notill-organic-vegetable-production-system\/21E4ABB19135308B982D979C20CBA619?utm_source=SFMC&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Article&amp;utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&amp;WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Profitability of Using Tarps<\/a>, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1075e\/\">Tarping in the Northeast: A Guide for Small Farms<\/a> (Bulletin #1075)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a id=\"videos\"><\/a>Videos<\/h3>\n<h4><a id=\"preparing-garden\"><\/a>Preparing the Garden (YouTube)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Preparing The Garden\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jv2K2WBm8TQ?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>For more information, see bulletin #2510,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2510e\/\"><em>Guidelines for Using Manure on Vegetable Gardens<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><a id=\"harvesting-garden-produce\"><\/a>Harvesting Garden Produce (YouTube)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harvesting Garden Produce\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_n2DqW0sWzY?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><a id=\"related-resources\"><\/a><strong>Related Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacaa.com\/journal\/1b8d890f-94bc-445a-979d-120acc0a330a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Production practices and challenges with high tunnel systems in Maine (Journal of National Association of County Agricultural Agents, NACAA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.sare.org\/project-reports\/lne04-203\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hybrid mulching effects on vegetable crop productivity, weed dynamics and soil quality (Sustainable Agriculture Research &amp; Education)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacaa.com\/journal\/fc78d81b-cae7-4455-be6a-74d521a3a0e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soil quality and nutrient levels in new and established high tunnels in Maine (NACAA)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Links to agricultural organizations are provided purely for educational purposes. 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