Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu As we try to maximize the trips across the field, more and more products are being tankmixed together. Sometimes tankmixtures are not recommended due to a loss of efficacy when certain products are used… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Wind Damage Strawberry leaves and stems, especially succulent new growth, can become bruised and develop blackened areas after windy weather. Please see this past WCU article Bruising on Strawberry Leaves, by Jerry… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Strawberries With the coming week’s warm weather forecast, scout strawberries for spider mites. Thresholds for plants beginning to flower are 15-20 mites per leaflet or 50% of sampled leaflets with mites on them. Also, be… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu The strawberry section of the Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations includes fungicide recommendations for botrytis and anthracnose. Timing of fungicide sprays should be informed by weather conditions. NEWA offers a Strawberry Diseases… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Gray Mold (Botrytis Fruit Rot) and Anthracnose Fruit Rot, two important diseases affecting strawberry fruit, are best managed with timely control during the flowering period. For Botrytis, most affected fruit are the… Continue Reading
