Grow What You Eat

EFB 496

Tuesday/Thursday - 10:00 a.m. to noon, Online - Synchronous
Instructor: Terry Ettinger, Greenhouse Manager
Office: 529 Illick Hall
Phone: 315-470-6772
Mobile: 315-471-5854
Email: tlettinger@esf.edu
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Course Content - Family Solanaceae

As mentioned on the Course Content Introduction page, "Assigned readings," "assigned video lectures" and "assigned web resources" are the key content for this course and information within these assignments will be used in the development of assessment tools - i.e., quizzes, exams, etc.

Also note that the first link under each "Assigned Video Lectures" heading is to the original Prezi content. If you'd like to learn more about how I've created the video lectures you'll be watching (hopefully) throughout the semester, I've actually recorded a video about the process I use for recording videos the you can watch by clicking here!

"Supplemental" readings, web resources, and video content can be helpful in providing additional context to the assigned materials. It's likely that over the course of the semester additional supplemental resources will be added to this page, so plan to check back frequently.

And, if you come across a resource you believe would be a helpful addition to this content page, please do share it with me.
Assigned Readings:
"Vegetable Production and Practices"
Chapter 11 - Family Solanaceae
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 23 - Potatoes
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 22 - Peppers
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 18 - Eggplant
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 26 - Tomatoes
Assigned Video Lectures:
"Prezi - Solonaceae Family" (link)
The video lectures below are narrated recordings of this Prezi. To view this Prezi you will need to enable (or download, install and enable ) Adobe Flash Player in your browser. Also, there are many images in this Prezi so it make take some time to access the entire presentation depending upon the speed of your Internet connection. Also note that it is not necessary to access the Prezi, I offer access in case you find it to be an effective study supplement to the narrated video content.
"Solonaceae Video 1 - Introduction" (5:06 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 2 - Annual Potato Lifecycle" (7:14 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 3 - Potato Diversity" (5:38 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 4 - Potato Site, Soil, and Variety Recommendations" (4:38 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 5 - Planting Potatoes" (7:56 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 6 - Growing Potatoes in Containers" (5:09 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 7 - Potato Production Cycle" (6:50 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 8 - Introduction to Peppers" (3:32 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 9 - Pepper Site and Soil Conditions" (3:32 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 10 - Pepper Varieties" (3:32 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 11 - Pepper Seed Germination" (3:32 minutes) (link)
"Solonaceae Video 12 - Pepper Growing and Harvesting" (3:32 minutes) (link)
Assigned Online Resources:
None currently assigned.
Supplemental Readings:
Coming soon.
Supplemental Online Resources:
"2016 Organic Production and IPM Guide for Potatoes" (link)
Supplemental Video Content:
"Sixteen Row Potato Harvester" (link)
The next time you eat french fries or baked/mashed potatoes, you might want to ponder how they were harvested. Both amazing - and maybe a bit unsettling?
"Tomato Basket Weave Trellis System" (link)
The basket weave technique is widely used for trellising determinate tomato varieties and peppers, too. With a little practice, it's possible to trellis a lot of plants in a relatively short period of time.
"Indeterminate Tomato Variety Trellis System" (link)
The basket weave technique is widely used for trellising determinate tomato varieties and peppers, too. With a little practice, it's possible to trellis a lot of plants in a relatively short period of time.
"Intergrow Holdings, Inc. Hydroponic Greenhouse Tomato Production"
Intergrow Holdings, Inc. currently grows approximately 100 acres of year-round tomatoes in greenhouse facilities near Portageville and Batavia, New York. It has publicized plans to add at least another fifty acres of greenhouses near Rochester within the next five years. Below are links to a couple of videos that illustrate how "high-tech" the production of hydroponic crops has become.
Promotional video (link)
Co-generation power supply video (link)