Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Lima bean harvest is about one third completed on Delmarva. Early planted yields have been variable, as is often the case. Dryland lima fields have been yielding similar to irrigated fields and… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Pythium Blight (Cottony Leak) Pythium blight has been a problem on the Delmarva during periods of rainy weather and cool temperatures. The disease causes damage on several plant… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Cool moist weather is conducive to the development of lettuce drop caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and S. minor. The disease produces wet rot or watery decay at the… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu I have received several questions about timber rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, leaf mold caused by Fulvia fulva, and gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea over the past… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu In last week’s article I went over the control measures for downy mildew on baby lima beans and recommended Omega as a new product labeled for lima beans that has excellent activity for downy… Continue Reading
