Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Cucumber growers should monitor their crops for downy mildew. Symptoms of downy mildew on cucumber are angular yellow to tan lesions on the upper surface of the leaf… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Late blight has been found on potato in central New Jersey. The grower was applying preventative fungicides, however lesions occurred in a part of the field that the… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Downy mildew of spinach has been found in the mid-Atlantic. This disease is not common in Maryland or Delaware, but I do see it occasionally. Symptoms begin with… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu As spring planting season continues at a rapid pace, there are more reports of poor stands or stand losses in vegetable crops. The culprits are often soil insects or diseases; however, poor… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Lima bean planting has begun in the region. With the expected warming trend, there is good potential for rapid germination and emergence this year due to higher soil temperatures. It is interesting… Continue Reading
