PDF Version of WCU 20:5 – April 20, 2012 In this issue: Vegetable Crops Vegetable Crop Insects Scout Emerging Potato Fields for Seed-Born Late Blight Infections Updated Fertilization Recommendations for Drip Irrigated Crops Plastic Mulch Beds and Dry Soils Early… Continue Reading
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:00-8:00 p.m. Carvel Research and Education Center 16483 County Seat Highway Georgetown, DE 19947 Participants will have the opportunity to tour experimental plots and hear about current research on June-bearing and day-neutral strawberries, blueberries and blackberries.… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Corn Analysis U.S. corn planting was reported to be 17 percent complete as of April 15 as compared to 7 percent last week and 5 percent for the five year average. Corn posted… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to scout fields for both alfalfa weevil and pea aphids. As alfalfa approaches harvest, the decision to cut instead of treat should be considered as a management option for alfalfa weevil. However,… Continue Reading
Andy Wyenandt, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University; wyenandt@aesop.rutgers.edu With the dry spring we’ve had thus far, it’s easy to forget about Pythium and Phytophthora! The same question always comes up about this time of year when growers begin to… Continue Reading
