Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Climate change has the potential to affect fruit and vegetable production as temperatures increase. Climate data from the region has shown a steady… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Temperatures have topped 90 °F this past week. With the high temperatures, there is potential for transplant loss due to stem heat necrosis. Late spring planted peppers are very susceptible to stem… 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
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 Vegetables that have been transplanted in the last week risk significant losses due to the cold, rainy, and cloudy conditions. To more fully explain this problem, it is necessary to understand how… Continue Reading
