Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Tree fruits are ahead of schedule on bloom in March this year and as a result there has been a greater risk of freeze damage. Plasticulture strawberries are also in bloom and… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Trials of seedless watermelon, processing sweet corn, and baby and Fordhook lima bean varieties were conducted in 2015. Results from these trials have been posted online at: http://extension.udel.edu/ag/vegetable-fruit-resources/vegetable-small-fruits-program/variety-trial-results/.
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu In 2014 and 2015, growers in many parts of the region started to notice black leg symptoms popping up in fields. However, careful inspection of plants suggested that this was not your… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu With potatoes starting to go into the ground, it is important that growers and consultants start to prepare for late blight during the growing season. Last year, we worked with Cornell University… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The first sweet corn has been planted on plastic and bare ground plantings will be starting soon. This is a good time to revisit starter fertilizer use in sweet corn. Sweet corn… Continue Reading
