Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Scientist – Vegetable & Fruit Crops; emmalea@udel.edu We are seeing quality problems in many fruiting vegetables. Often this is due to poor pollination. Cucurbits Misshapen fruit is a sign… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu As watermelon season progresses and we see wetter weather patterns, Phytophthora blight caused by Phytophthora capsici (P. cap) can become a major limiting disease in watermelons. P. cap is not a fungus… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Cucurbits Begin scouting for first generation striped cucumber beetles. It takes nearly 30 days for larvae to complete development, adults starting flying around the third-fourth week of May. Adults in this generation can feed on… Continue Reading
The Delaware Beginning Farmer Program is for new and beginning farmers working in small-scale vegetable and/or fruit production. Through hands-on training, demonstrations, workshops, field trips and farm tours, as well as self–study, growers will learn and grow with Delaware Cooperative… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Blackberries are being harvested throughout the region currently. The blackberry is a composite fruit with many tiny berries (druplets) attached to a receptacle. These druplets are subject to damage during the ripening… Continue Reading
