Publications
The following links to publications have been provided to assist Delaware Homeowners and Commercial Growers on various subject matters of interest. If you don't find what you are looking for, please let us know by contact us via email: Soiltest@udel.edu.
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UD Publications
Bulletins:
UD Fact Sheets:
UD Agronomy Fact Sheets: - Corn Pollination & Drought Stress
- Buckwheat
- Realistic Yield Goals for Crops - Considerations & Suggestions
- Corn Replant Decisions
- Bloat on Legume Pastures
- Pasture Renovation
- Reed Canarygrass for Wastewater Irrigation Systems
- Managing Frost-damaged Silage Corn
- Replant Decision-making for Alfalfa
- Permanent Pastures for Delaware
- Potassium Deficiency in Forages
- No-till Wheat and Barley Production for Delaware
- How to Judge Hay Quality Visually
- Hay Sampling and Grading
- Diagnosing Crop Problems for Ag Advisors
- Diagnosing Field Crop Problems
- Diagnosing Horticultural Plant Problems
- Forages (Currently Not Available)
- Variety Trails - Vegetable Crops Program
- Variety Trails - Small Grain Results
- Variety Trails - Grain Sorghum
- Variety Trails - Soybeans
- Variety Trails - Corn
- Variety Trails - Vegetables
- 2012 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations
- 2012 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations (PDF File - 326 pages)
UD Horticulture Fact Sheets: - Ornamental Plants - Trees, Shrubs, Flowers
- Fruits and Vegetables - Home & Landscape Horticulture
- Lawn
- Indoor Plants
- Weeds
- Insects - Beekeeping, Beneficials Insects, Lawn, Vegetable, Fruit, Trees, Shrubs, Flowers, Houseplants, Household
- Plant Diseases - Lawn, Vegetable, Fruits, Trees, Shrubs, Flowers
- Rain Gardens in Delaware
UD Nutrient Management Fact Sheets: - End-of-Season Cornstalk Nitrate Test
- Interpreting Soil Phosphorus Tests
- The Phosphorus Site Index for Delaware
- Fertigating with Groundwater Nitrogen
- Phosphorus Removal by Delaware Crops
- Starter Fertilizer in Corn: 3-Year Summary
- Phosphorous in Poultry Litter: New Guidelines from the University of Delaware
UD Soil Test Notes:
- Note 1: Explanation of Laboratory Tests
- Note 2: Grains and Silage Crops
- Note 3: Forage Crops
- Note 4: Secondary and Micro-Nutrients
- Note 5: Nitrogen Fertilizers
- Note 6: Use of Manures
- Note 7: Fertilizing Vegetable Crops
- Note 8: Interpretation of the Soluble Salts Test
- Note 9: Fertilizing Bluegrass and Fescue Lawns
- Note 10: Fertilizing Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass Lawns
- Note 11: Fertilizing Home Vegetable Gardens
- Note 12: Fertilizing Fruit Crops
- Note 13: Fertilizing Ornamental Plantings
- Note 14: Pre-Sidedress Soil Nitrate Test for Corn
- Note 17: Managing Lead Contaminated Soils
- Note 18: Phosphorus Management and the Phosphorus Saturation Ratio
UD Soil Testing Annual Reports (coming soon)
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2006
Other Publications
- Recommended Methods of Manure Analysis (© University of Wisconsin)
Fact Sheets and Links on Fertilizer Application Regulations and Related Information
- Delaware: Livable Lawns Program
- Maryland: Fertilizer Use Act of 2011
- Pennsylvania: (Legislation is pending) (Spreader Calibration)
- New Jersey: Fertilizer Law of 2011 (Quick Facts) (Application Calculator) (Spreader Calibration)
Fact Sheets by Subject (UD and Other States)
- Lawn Establishment, Renovation, and Overseeding (© University of Maryland)
- Lawn Establishment (© Penn State University)
- Calibrating Your Fertilizer Spreader (© Penn State University)
- IPM Series: Turf (© University of Maryland)
- Moss Control in Home Lawns (© University of Maryland)
- Natural Organic Lawn Care for Ohio (© Ohio State University)
- Mid Atlantic Berry Growers Guide (© Penn State University)
- Forage Radish: New Multi-Purpose Cover Crop for the Mid-Atlantic (© University of Maryland)
- University of Maryland Organic Vegetable Production Manual (© University of Maryland)
- Using Organic Nutrient Sources (© Penn State University)
- Commercial Organic Nutrient Recommendations (© University of Maine)
- Recommended Organic & Natural Nutrient Sources for Home Gardens & Grounds (© University of Maine)
- How to Convert an Inorganic Fertilizer Recommendation to an Organic One (© University of Georgia)
- Perennials for Specific Sites and Uses (© Ohio State University)
- Vegetable Crops: Blossom End Rot of Tomato (© Cornell University)
- Planting Trees and Shrubs in Clay Soils (© North Carolina State University)
- Trees and Shrubs for Clay Soil (© University of Minnesota)
- Planting in Clay Soil (© Rodney A. Smith)
- Managing Lead Contaminated Soils
- Arsenic Fact Sheet (© Minnesota Department of Health / Division of Environmental Health)
- Environmental Soil Issues - Garden Use of Treated Lumber (© Penn State University)
- Arsenic Contaminated Soil (© Delaware Health and Social Services - Division of Public Health, State of Delaware)NEW
- Lead Poisoning (© Delaware Health and Social Services - Division of Public Health, State of Delaware)NEW
- Establishing and Maintaining Ornamental Flower Meadows for Low Maintenance Sites (© University of Maryland)
- Rain Gardens
- Landscape Design for Water Conservation
- Sustainable Landscape Materials and Practices
- Recycling Leaves
- Yard Waste and Composting
- Soil Amendments and Fertilizers (© University of Maryland)
- How to Read a Fertilizer Label (© Jonathan Green Co.)
- Adjusting Organic Matter in Soil Materials (© University of Connecticut)
- How to Convert an Inorganic Fertilizer Recommendation to an Organic One (© University of Georgia)
- Soil Testing is an Excellent Investment for Garden, Lawn, and Landscape Plants, and Commercial Crops (© Ohio State University)
- Guidelines for Choosing a Soil Analytical Laboratory (© Ohio State University)
Help the Chesapeake Bay - Prevent Pollution and Reduce Runoff with a Healthy Yard(© University of Maryland) Copyright © 2012-2013 Last Updated: 2/21/2013
