Cassandra Swett, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Berry Pathology, University of Maryland and Penn State University; clswett@umd.edu We all get a little rusty as we get older, but one thing that we don’t want to see getting rusty is… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Watermelon growth throughout Maryland and Delaware has been slow in 2016 due to cool May temperatures. However as our temperatures return to more normal levels, the crop has… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Green row: April 29th, 2016 Note- Late Blight was discovered in a commercial greenhouse in Western MD on 5/17/16. Race is US-23. Late blight was also reported in E Shore VA on… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu May was a very cool, cloudy and wet month, which is having all kinds of repercussions now and into the summer for field crops. Gordon Johnson and Kate Everts talked about… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Variable June weather often creates conditions favorable for blossom end rot in susceptible crops, with tomatoes and peppers being the most affected. In most years, there is a transition point in June… Continue Reading
