Awarm season crop, fresh market tomatoes can be pro- duced in approximately 60 days. While the crop does require a large investment in time and labor, attention to proper management can pay off in increased yields and profits. So reported Dorota Z. Haman, Ph.D. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida-Gainesville, speaking during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo tomato session, held Dec. 7,2004, at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. Tomatoes can be irrigated using a variety of irrigation systems, she reminded the group, mentioning drip, seepage, surface and sprinklers, Sprinkler irrigation can be portable, self-propelled (traveling gun) or solid set system.
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