Thursday, August 17, 2023
5:30-7:30 p.m.
University of Delaware
Carvel Research and Education Center
16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown, DE
University of Delaware Extension Specialists will showcase research projects related to fresh market vegetable production. A box dinner will be served at the start of the meeting.
Presenters:
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Scientist
David Owens, Extension Entomologist
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Plant Pathologist
Crops to be covered include sweet corn, peppers, lettuce, pole lima beans, snap beans, cucumbers and watermelon.
Topics include shade cloth use, variety evaluations, insect management, small scale robotic weeder demo, drip applied mustard biofumigant, and biological disease control products.
Pre-registration is required. Please call 302-831-3328 or email adams@udel.edu to RSVP by Friday, August 11.