Phillip Sylvester, Kent Co., Ag Agent; phillip@udel.edu Late blight Advisory Location: Art and Keith Wicks Farm, Rt 9, Leipsic, Kent County, Delaware Greenrow: April 20 Date DSV Total DSV Accumulated P-Days Spray Interval Recommendation 6/15-6/18 0 79 460 10-days 6/19-6/21… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu I recently wrote an update article about fungicide programs for pumpkin http://extension.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=4429. However, because many fungicides are effective on some diseases, but not others, it is important to… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Each year we see problems with vegetable crops related to low pH in plastic mulched beds. A common scenario is a field with sandy soil (loamy sand, sandy loam) that has not… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Blossom end rot (BER) is showing up again this year in peppers and tomatoes. BER is a disorder where developing fruits do not have enough calcium for cell walls, cells do not… Continue Reading
