David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Sylvie Childress for correctly identifying the leaf issue as sunscald or sunburn. Everyone else who also guessed correctly will also be entered in the end of year raffle. With the hot, dry, and… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu To no one’s surprise this week has seen a great number of problems pop-up in tomato fields throughout our area. The first, of course, has been disease with bacterial and fungal… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I know it may seem odd to see an article about sunscald or sunburn on leaves with the week of rain we just had, but leaves came in over the last… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With the expected high temperatures this weekend and next week, there is high potential for sunburn in fruits and fruiting vegetables. Growers may need to consider ways to protect against sunburn. Sunburn… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I know this seems very obvious to most growers, as we have sunscald every year in our vegetable plantings. This year just seems to be especially bad as I have gotten… Continue Reading
