Cucurbits Scout transplants coming out of the greenhouse for spider mite stippling and injury. When planting these, pay careful attention to the field to make sure spider mites do not quickly increase in numbers. Under the leaf in the photo… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu One of the most important considerations for transplant production is managing “stretch” or height of transplants. The goal is to produce transplants of a size that can be handled by mechanical transplanters… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Vegetable Transplants As we prepare to start transplants, be sure to examine them in the greenhouse for aphids and mites. Greenhouses offer perfect conditions for both – warm temperatures and protection from disease and predators.… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Winter annual weeds continue to germinate. Destroying weeds and maintaining clean greenhouses will go a long way to reducing the potential for spider mite colonization of transplants next spring.
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu By now almost all growers have started transplant production or have hired someone else to grow their transplants. With all of the important things that go into transplant production one of… Continue Reading
