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Converting Poultry Houses into Indoor Growing Facilities

April 29, 2022kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Introduction With many poultry houses being retired or unused, there has been an interest in converting these houses into indoor growing facilities, such as lighted hydroponics. Throughout the US, unused facilities such… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 30:6

Foliar Fertilization for Vegetable Crops, Revisited

April 29, 2022kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu It is recommended that growers apply most (>90%) of their plant nutrients for vegetable crops as soil applications (preplant, sidedressed, fertigated) based on soil tests and crop nitrogen needs. To monitor vegetable… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 30:6

Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting

April 29, 2022kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Greenhouses Continue scouting for mites and aphids. This week, Cody Stubbs looked at several greenhouses and saw little to no aphid activity. Look on new leaves for characteristic mite stippling and take note of it… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 30:6

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