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Current trials - Dahlia, Irrigation + Cultivars
Two trials started in 2023 - one based in Logan to determine crop coefficients, optimal irrigation rates, and restricted irrigation impact with dinnerplate and ball types. In Salt Lake City, we are conducting a “lookalike” trial with cultivars similar to ‘Cafe au Lait’, which although beautiful and coveted, is more finicky than others.
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Current trials - Warm-season Annual Irrigation
Started in 2023, 6 crops with potentially lower water demand are put to the test. We are restricting irrigation to 1.5” per week MAX and evaluating plant health, stress, yield, and quality. Our 6 are: Centaurea, Cosmos, Dianthus, Gomphrena, Statice, and Strawflower. We’ll be evaluating them in high tunnel and field systems with wool mulch.
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Current trials - Delphinium
Another new one started in 2023: Delphinium. This perennial cut flower is highly sought by local florists for its size and form in arrangements, but there is a shortage. We are testing high tunnel and field production systems with planting dates, cultivars, and use of shade to evaluate production, timing, and quality. This is a sister study to our Larkspur trial.
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Current trials - larkspur
We began studying Larkspur with Delphinium as sister trials in 2023. Larkspur is an annual that is often direct-sowed, thus a nice space-friendly option for small farms. We are testing high tunnel and field production systems with planting dates, cultivars, and use of shade to evaluate production, timing, and quality.
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Current trials - Peony, Delaying
We are currently growing a late-blooming white cultivar and will test delaying production into summer with various field methods that employ soil cooling. Right now the plants are still maturing, but once the study begins, it’ll be a fun one that makes use of soil physics!
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Current trials - Freesia
A fragrant, Zone 9 crop we trialed in high tunnels by planting in winter for an early spring harvest. After two years of testing, it’s tricky. Covid-19 resulted in quality issues with shipping delays and then our second year faced record cold (-20F). Freesia may be too risky for Utah, unless grown indoors, but we continue to learn from it.
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Current trials - Anemone
The key to strong production is an early bloom and use of high tunnels. Anemone may be one of the earliest cut flowers that Utah can locally grow. Read our paper and fact sheets on production and budgets.
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Current trials - Peony, Advancing
A premium crop that naturally blooms too briefly in Utah. Our research changes this - so far, we’ve advanced and staggered bloom by 5 weeks with use of high tunnels, low tunnels, soil heating, and the natural outdoor conditions (and all combinations of these systems). Read our paper here and fact sheet budgets here.
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Current trials - Stock
Known for its scent, stock needs cool temperatures for optimal production. We trialed cultivar selection, planting dates, and management in high tunnel and field systems - find the results in our production fact sheet here.
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Current trials - Dahlia, Nutrients + Protected cultivation
We tested nutrient management (article in review) as our first look at the crop, which introduced us to so much, collaborations with plant pathology being a big one. We also tested mulch and shade. Read our fact sheet here!
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Current trials - Ranunculus
Considered non-winter hardy in Zones 3-7, we pushed planting into fall with management practices that quadrupled production. This redefined the profit-potential of a high-value crop, with $5/ft2 in net returns. Read our paper on production and fact sheet budgets for the details.
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Current trials - Zinnia
Robust flowers that require fewer inputs than most, we used zinnia as a model cut flower for testing the efficiency of day v. night irrigation. Read our fact sheet on production and stay tuned for our irrigation paper (in preparation).
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Current trials - Lisianthus
Slow-growing lisianthus is highly desired on local markets, but yield is challenge in Utah. We’ve optimized high tunnel production, and are onto the field. Read our fact sheet for everything we’ve learned, from seed starting to production and sales.
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Current trials - Snapdragon
This trial began in 2017, and was our first in-depth cut flower study. We tested cultivar (group) selection, planting dates, high tunnel and field systems, shade, and pruning to come up with a host of tricks for growing long, productive stems over time. Check out our article and fact sheets.
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Current trials - Winter squash
We conducted variety trials with LA, OH, IN, GA, KY, TN, and WV, to determine yield, nutritional content, and long-term storage across the US. We tested kabocha types in 2020, C. maxima large pumpkins in 2021, and acorns in 2022. (Paper in prep.)
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Research - Dahlia: irrigation
Dahlias are one of the most sought-after local flowers, but appear to have a high water demand (rates are not known). Harvest also tends to be delayed when there’s not enough water. To find the sweet spot, we are conducting a water balance to determine ET, crop coefficients, and yield response to restricted irrigation. New for 2023.
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Research - Larkspur + Delphinium: protected cultivation
We tested production of both crops in high tunnels and open-field systems, with and without the use of shade, and across planting dates and cultivars.
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Research - Warm-season annuals: drought restriction
These 6, potentially low-water crops are put to the test: Statice, Dianthus, Cosmos, Gomphrena, Strawflower, and Centaurea. We limited irrigation to <1.5” per week in our high tunnels and field to assess planting timing, cultivars, shade, and wool mulch on yield with restricted water. New for 2023.
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Research - Dahlia: fertility + disease
We develop nutrient management recommendations for cut flowers. Starting with dahlia, we conducted trials across the Wasatch Front. In the process, we teamed up with Dr. Nischwitz, USU’s Plant Pathologist, to also work on disease.
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Research - Urban soil contamination
Urban farming is important to the Wasatch Front, but can occur on lands with a legacy of trace element and hydrocarbon contamination. We partnered with urban farms and community gardens to conduct in-depth soil surveys of contaminants and develop recommendations.
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Research - Peony: predict + extend bloom
Locally-produced peonies are high-demand and premium-priced, but bloom naturally occurs after key spring holiday markets in Utah. We tested six methods to advance and stagger bloom, and manipulate response to air and soil temperature.
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Research - Ranunculus: overwintering
We found traditional recommendations didn’t fit the needs - or limits - of Northern Utah, through testing winter and spring plantings, pre-sprouted vs direct-planted corms, high and low tunnels, winter insulation, and shade techniques.
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Research - Anemone: high-elevation timing, yield, and quality
This research extends the narrow window of optimal temperatures in Northern Utah by investigating pre-sprouting, planting dates, cultivars, and protected cultivation methods.
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Research - Snapdragon: timing + tunnels
We pushed transplant dates with group numbers in high tunnel and field production systems, with pruning and spacing techniques to optimize yield and quality at high-elevation.
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Research - High tunnel soil temperature
Soil temperature in high tunnels is a complex topic, from differences in natural microclimate, to heating efficiency, to wintertime dynamics. The Production Horticulture Team is pooling our perennial crop trials together to monitor and model the underlying soil properties and processes that drive our season extension practices. In preparation.
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Research - Urban irrigation timing
We put nighttime irrigation to the test to determine if it, indeed, was more efficient than daytime irrigation. We used a water-energy balance approach and quantified the biophysical mechanisms that control day versus night irrigation efficiency. In preparation.
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Research - Multi-state collaborations
Each year, we team up with other universities across the U.S. that are dedicated to small farm diversification and production. This year we tested ten varieties of kabocha squash and measured yield and storability. In preparation.
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About the Lab - PI, Ph.D.
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About the Lab - Nick Volesky, 2025
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About the Lab - Samikshya Pyakurel, 2023
Sami researched day vs. night sprinkler irrigation efficiency with a rigorous field water balance approach. Her results are shaking up our conservation recommendations.
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About the Lab - Shannon Rauter, 2022
Shannon trialed anemone and ranunculus across high tunnel and field systems and evaluated pre-sprouting, planting dates, cultivars, and insulation with temperature dynamics that resulted in 3 academic articles and 8 Extension fact sheets! She is now an Extension Small Farms Coordinator at OSU!
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About the Lab - Eli Oliver, 2022
Eli lead our dahlia fertility trial for nitrogen management and the urban soil sampling study for contaminants. After graduating with his MS in Soil Science in August 2022, he began his PhD at Clemson.
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About the Lab - Melissa Chelinski, 2022
Melissa studied remediation of contaminated urban soils under Dr. Paul Grossl and we all teamed up as she led our fact sheets on management of trace elements and PAHs in the soil.
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About the Lab - Maegen Lewis, 2021
Maegen’s passion for cut flowers helped establish the research program at USU. She trialed peony and snapdragon and graduated with her M.S. in Plant Science in 2021. She’s now USU Extension Faculty of Wasatch & Summit Counties!
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About the Lab - Research
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About the Lab - Fact Sheets
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Fact Sheets - Cut Flowers
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Fact Sheets - Farm & Garden
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Fact Sheets - Small Livestock
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Fact Sheets - Fruit + Veggies
Visit USU Production Hort for ALL crops
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Fact Sheets - Videos
Visit our YouTube Channel for how-to videos
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Extension - Grow cut flowers: guides
We are developing production guides for annuals and perennials that are specific to the U.S. Intermountain West. We cover seeding; planting; cultivar selection; use of high tunnels, low tunnels, and shade; pruning; and harvesting.
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Extension - Compost + manure management
When space is not a limiting factor, it’s easy to over-apply nutrients, particularly P and K, through manure, compost, and organic amendments. Overapplication of amendments often elevates salinity and reduces soil health, and has no benefit to fruit/flower/veggie yields.
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Extension - Grow cut flowers: economics
Growing cut flowers is one thing, understanding market preferences and pricing is another. We collaborate with local farms to test the market. Our reports include all costs for production, receipts from sales, and the bottom line.
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Extension - Chickens from start to finish
Backyard chickens are rewarding. The USU Poultry team has an online class and fact sheets for raising chicks, understanding breeds and strains, coop design, nutrition, disease, local laws, and being a good neighbor.
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Extension - Urban soil management
Urban soil testing is important for screening new soil and long-term, sustainable management. Understanding P & K levels, pH, salinity, and possible contamination is critical for soil, crop, human, and environmental health.
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Extension - Keeping rabbits
We are developing fact sheets to incorporate rabbits with urban homesteading. Rabbits process food scraps that chickens cannot and produce one of the highest quality manures for on-site nutrient cycling - higher N, lower P and K, and lower salt.
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