Polyethylene Mulching for Early Vegetable Production in North Florida

George J. Hochmuth, Robert C. Hochmuth, and Stephen M. Olson

Release Date: 8/10/2025

Agriculture

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Commercial audience(s). Published by Sustainability of production systems and alternatives

About this Publication

This document is Cir805, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 1988. Revised October 2001, November 2008, September 2018, and December 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

George J. Hochmuth, professor emeritus, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences; Robert C. Hochmuth, regional specialized Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center—Suwannee Valley; and Stephen M. Olson (retired), UF/IFAS NFREC, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Stephen Olson

retired Extension specialist, vegetables, and professor emeritus, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy FL

George Hochmuth

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University of Florida

professor emeritus, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

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