Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist;gcjohn@udel.edu The start of strawberry harvest was much later in 2014 than in previous years. As we move into June, the question is, how will fruiting be affected? The good news is that we… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Date DSV Total DSV Accumulated P-Days Recommended Spray Interval 5/12-5/21 19 19 81 5-days 5/21-5/23 2 21 100 10-days 5/23-5/30 16 37 157 5-days Location: Leipsic, Kent Count, Delaware Green row:… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist;gcjohn@udel.eduand Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Each year we see sweet corn fields with stand and plant vigor issues, especially in early planted fields. There can be many causes for stand… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Pythium damping-off of watermelon transplants in the field has been observed this week. In general this disease is less common now that our watermelons are grown from transplants… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist;jwhalen@udel.edu Cucumbers We are starting to see an increase in cucumber beetle activity in the earliest emerged fields. Fresh market cucumbers are susceptible to bacterial wilt, so treatments should be applied before beetles feed extensively on… Continue Reading
