The Delaware Department of Agriculture has issued Guidance for Delaware Agritourism Operations During COVID-19. These guidelines are solely intended so family farms can host agritourism events. There is separate guidance that has been issued for U-Pick Operations. All DDA COVID-19… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Some pumpkin fields have seen a delay in fruit set due to high temperatures in late June and July in 2020. When set is delayed until August, the question is will the… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Sweet potatoes for processing are being grown on Delmarva in larger acreages. These are dug using a modified potato digger, conveyed to trucks, and then are transported to the processing plant. In… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Growers with CSAs, sales to schools and institutions, or restaurant customers should consider storing and marketing winter squash. Winter squash include a wide range of types including butternuts and neck pumpkins, acorns,… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Now is the time to prepare greenhouses for the 2021 planting season. Pests such as thrips and spider mites overwinter on weeds growing in the greenhouse or on weeds along the outside of the greenhouse.… Continue Reading
