Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Watermelons and cantaloupes are setting fruit, pickle harvest is underway, summer squash is in full production and pumpkin planting is finishing up. With the many rainy days as well as high winds… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With downy mildew being found in pickling cucumbers on Delmarva, resistant varieties should be considered. We now have several slicing and pickling cucumbers with some degree of resistance to the current aggressive… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu and Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Sweet corn trapping data is updated by Tuesday and Friday mornings and can be accessed here: http://agdev.anr.udel.edu/trap/trap.php . I expect earworm counts to start decreasing;… Continue Reading
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 6:00-8:00 p.m. University of Delaware Carvel Research & Education Center 16483 County Seat Highway Georgetown, DE 19947 This meeting will highlight variety testing and other research with blueberries. This is the last season that we will… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. University of Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Research & Education Center (LESREC) 27664 Nanticoke Road, Salisbury, MD 21801 Calling all Farmers/Growers to Your Field Day at LESREC Topics • IR-4 Program • Nutrient Management… Continue Reading
