Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Over the last week we have had freezing temperatures in some locations, high winds, and wind-blown sand that have damaged early planted vegetables. Temperatures as low as 28 °F were recorded on… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu FMC is launching a new insecticide, ELEVEST, and is in the process of securing state registrations. It is unknown if or how much will be available for 2020. This product is a premix of chlorantraniliprole… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Several disorders of potatoes are associated with localized calcium deficiencies in the tubers. This includes internal rust spot, internal browning, heat necrosis, hollow heart, and bruising. Calcium is a component of plant… Continue Reading
The 2019 Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Recommendations guide is now available! A couple of corrections have come to my attention that you should be aware of. The first is that Vydate L is incorrectly listed in the Potato chapter. The correct… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations to Keith McGowan for correctly identifying the damage in the photo as ozone damage and for being selected to be entered into the end of season raffle for $100 not… Continue Reading
