WCU Volume 33, Issue 19 – July 18, 2025 PDF of WCU Volume 33:19 – July 18, 2025 WCU Subscription Options for 2025: Mail, Email, or Text Vegetable Crops Vegetable Insect Scouting Physiological Disorders of Cole Crops Fruit Crops Blackberry… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu As we move into cole crop production season, pay attention to factors that can cause physiological disorders in broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. Managing nutrients and irrigation to minimize plant stress and using… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu This time of year, Palmer amaranth plants that survived earlier weed control efforts—or emerged later in the season—are now pushing through the crop canopy. It’s critical to remove these plants before they flower and… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Most double-cropped fields are now planted, and soybeans have begun to emerge. As we shift into mid-summer, it’s important to adjust our postemergence weed control strategy. Unlike spring, weed emergence is much lower this… Continue Reading
Alfalfa Scout any alfalfa less than 12 inches tall for potato leafhopper. It is more active this year than last year. Soybean Ben and I produced a short video scouting R2 soybean at the research station. It is now posted… Continue Reading
