Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Plasticulture strawberries should have had nitrogen applications already, prior to bloom. Addition of 3-5 lbs of nitrogen per acre per week may be warranted. Nitrogen is critical prior to and during early… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Peaches, plums, and apricots have bloomed, several weeks ahead of normal. Strawberries have been blooming for weeks in plasticulture systems. These fruit crops are at great risk of losses due to freeze… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu The following is a very brief overview of recent fungicide registrations and new updates that may be of use to vegetable growers in 2012. This is not meant… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The Stewart’s wilt prediction for 2012, as you can imagine with a very mild winter, is severe for all three counties in Delaware. We have not had such a mild December, January and February… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu & Emmalea Ernest, Extension Associate-Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Asparagus harvest began last week which is four weeks early. Pea planting is ahead of schedule with heat units accumulating much more rapidly than the… Continue Reading
