Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With strawberry season winding down in our annual strawberry production on plastic mulch, many growers may consider carrying the beds over for a second year’s harvest. These are some guidelines for renovation… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Scientist – Vegetable & Fruit Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Botrytis gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) impacts many vegetable crops. This week I observed Botrytis causing leaf and stem infections in a planting of high tunnel tomatoes with full size fruits that… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Scientist – Vegetable & Fruit Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Over the past four years I have been testing the practice of using shade cloth in bell pepper production. Shade cloth is a knitted, weather resistant fabric that can be used… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Scientist – Vegetable & Fruit Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Calcium dominates exchange sites in soils and is rarely deficient in the soil. However, a number of calcium disorders can affect crops,… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Plantings for late summer and fall harvested vegetables will be underway in the next few weeks. Timing these plantings can be a challenge, especially where multiple harvests are needed. Plantings from early… Continue Reading
