Oregon CropMAP

Klamath Falls Vegetable Crops

Prepared by Dr. N.S. Bill Mansour, Extension Specialist—Vegetable Crops, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, © 1999. This is a list of vegetable crops that are either currently grown, are recommended alternate crops, are experimental crops, or are not recommended for the Klamath Falls region of Klamath County Oregon as indicated on the map at right. In Klamath County, commercial vegetable production, mainly potatoes is found in the area designated on the map. Commercial vegetables are not generally grown outside the described area. The Klamath Falls region has muck soils with a short growing season.

Oregon State University Commercial Vegetable Production Guides

Existing Crops
Recommended New, Alternate or Underutilized Crops
Experimental New Or Alternate Crops
Not Recommended

Existing Crops		Crop Information Links
Sugar beets	Adapted. Production limited by processing market limitations.	Oregon	NewCROP
Potatoes	A major crop grown on muck soils of the area.	Oregon	NewCROP
Dry onions	Well adapted. Muck soil onions produced in the region. Production is limited by market availability.	Oregon	NewCROP
Recommended New, Alternate or Underutilized Crops
Carrots	On muck soils, where processing and fresh markets can be developed.	Oregon	NewCROP
Experimental New or Alternate
Medicinal, culinary and industrial herbs	Where markets can be developed.	Oregon	NewCROP
Greenhouse tomatoes	Where geothermal heat sources can be developed and used.	Oregon	NewCROP
Greenhouse cucumbers	Where geothermal heat sources can be developed and used.	Oregon	NewCROP
Not Recommended
Frost sensitive or long season crops.

The Vegetable Crop listing was compiled and written by Dr. N.S. Bill Mansour, Extension Specialist—Vegetable Crops, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, © 1999. Questions related to these plants should be addressed to Dr. Mansour at mansourb@bcc.orst.edu