Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Spotted Wing Drosophila continues to pose a serious threat to small fruit grown in our region. I plan to start trapping by mid-May in a few blueberry and grape locations. As you will see… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Glyphosate has been a very useful tool for weed management and is used in commercial fruit plantings. However, it can cause some unwanted injury to perennial crops under certain situations. Glyphosate should… Continue Reading
Rose Ogutu, Horticulture Specialist, Delaware State University rogutu@desu.edu A uniformly moist soil is ideal for most horticultural crop production, yet high tunnels receive no external rainfall. It is important to maintain adequate soil water content during pollination and fruit development… Continue Reading
Sasha Marine, University of Maryland Postdoctoral Research Associate, scmarine@umd.edu; Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland, keverts@umd.edu Thanks to a multi-state grant from the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative, researchers at four Mid-Atlantic institutions (the University… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Lima beans have the ability to put on significant growth after harvest (pod stripping). New stems are produced from lateral buds and plants can flower and set a second set of pods.… Continue Reading
