Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Most wheat fields are at or shortly after anthesis. We had quite a few rain events during the flowering windows for barley and wheat, which kept us at high risk for Fusarium Head… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Our accumulation of growing degree days (GDD) was hampered by the weekend temperatures, with very little GDD accumulated since May 6th (Table 1). Any corn planted on April 15th in Dover has just reached… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu An odd cold/frost event occurred in a potato field just this past weekend (May 9 and 10). On Saturday morning the grower noticed dark brown necrotic areas appearing on some of… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist, Vegetable Crops emmalea@udel.edu Heavy rains after planting, cold temperatures, wind damage, and sandblasting have caused stand reductions in some sweet corn plantings. When stands are reduced, vegetable… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Over the last week we have had freezing temperatures in some locations, high winds, and wind-blown sand that have damaged early planted vegetables. Temperatures as low as 28 °F were recorded on… Continue Reading
