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
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Agent – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Supersweet sweet corn varieties have desirable quality attributes, but generally have lower seed vigor than sugary enhanced (se) varieties, and the standard recommendation is to wait to plant them until average soil… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu No-Till Processing Vegetables There is increased interest in no-till production of processing vegetables. No-till production is possible for most of our common processing vegetables. However, success will depend upon a number of… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Early peas have suffered damage by the freezing winds on Monday night. Peas normally will stand cold temperatures down to the low 20s. However the combination of high winds (gusts up to… 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
