Greenhouses, High Tunnels, & Low Tunnels
Check out our Crop Profiles and General Production resources for an overview of crop needs and marketing information. This page gives information on these systems and a few common crops.
General Resources
High Tunnel Production and Marketing Survey: Data Summary (CCD-SP-17)
High Tunnel Economics (CCD-FS-15)
Low Tunnel Economics (CCD-FS-13)
Covers Under Cover: Managing Cover Crops in High Tunnels (CCD-SP-16)
- Disponible en Español: Coberturas bajo Cobertura: Manejando Cultivos de Cobertura en Túneles Altos (CCD-SP-16S)
Cool-Season Cover Crops for High Tunnels in the Southeast (CCD-SP-18)
- Disponible en Español: Cultivos de Cobertura de Estación Fría para Túneles Altos en el Sureste (CCD-SP-18S)
Warm-Season Cover Crops for High Tunnels in the Southeast (CCD-SP-19)
- Disponible en Español: Cultivos de Cobertura de Estación Cálida para Túneles Altos en el Sureste (CCD-SP-19S)
Season extension tools and techniques
Selected resources & references for commercial greenhouse operators
High tunnel overview (CCD-SP-2)
Soil Solarization for High Tunnels (Hort Fact – 7003)
Soil Salinity in High Tunnel Production (CCD-FS-24)
- Disponible en Español: Salinidad del Suelo en la Producción de Túnel Alto (CCD-FS-24S)
System-Specific Crop Profiles
High Tunnel
High tunnel Blackberries and Raspberries (CCD-CP-8)
High tunnel Strawberries (CCD-CP-61)
High tunnel tomatoes (CCD-CP-62)
High tunnel leafy greens and herbs (CCD-CP-60)
Extended Season Lettuce Production (CCD-WVU-FS-1, ANR-HORT-20-001, from West Virginia University)
Movable High Tunnels: Opportunities and Challenges for Producers (CCD-SP-15)
Rotating Cut Flowers Within a Tomato High Tunnel Production System (CCD-FS-23)
Greenhouse
Irrigation in Hydroponic Systems: An Illustrated Overview new!
Greenhouse tomatoes (revised 2018)
Greenhouse-grown cut flowers (revised 2021)
Hanging baskets (revised 2020)
Bedding plants (revised 2019)
Poinsettias (revised 2020)
Hydroponic lettuce (CCD-CP-63) (2016)
Microgreens (CCD-CP-104) (revised 2018)
Sprouts (revised 2022)