Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There has been increased demand for sweet onions grown both for local sales and wholesale markets. Success with sweet onions starts with growing or obtaining transplants of adapted varieties. Direct seeded bulb… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Pea shoots are the young, tender tips of pea vines that are eaten fresh in salads, stir-fried, or used as a garnish. Pea shoots are 2–6 inches long with 2 to 4… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Seedcorn Maggot Overwintering seedcorn maggot adults are active now. Fields that have incorporated organic matter (cover crop, heavy residue, and especially poultry manure) are the most attractive to flies for oviposition. If planting in such… Continue Reading
Welcome to the first regular issue of WCU for the 2023 season. The next WCU for this year will be issued on April 7. WCU will then be posted on the web and sent to mail subscribers by 4:30 p.m.… Continue Reading
PDF of WCU Volume 31, Issue FEB – February 17, 2023 Notes IPM Updates for Vegetable, Fruit and Agronomic Crops New Research on Endophytes in Plants Growing Garlic from a Late Winter Planting Hot Water Treatment of Seeds to Manage… Continue Reading
