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
Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County; jgjones@udel.edu With the current cold and wet spring conditions, the risk of damping-off caused by Pythium and Phytophthora species is high. If/when the conditions shift to warmer and drier, Fusarium and Rhizoctonia species… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu As you make your variety selections for 2020 you might want to consider trying a few heat tolerant varieties. Some vegetables, such as eggplant, okra and sweet potatoes, are inherently very heat… 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
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Boron has important roles in vegetable plants. It is needed for protein synthesis, development of cell walls, carbohydrate metabolism, sugar translocation, hormone regulation, pollen grain germination and pollen tube growth, fruit set,… Continue Reading
