Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We have recently seen suspected exhaust damage to greenhouse transplants. This can occur where coal or wood burning stoves are used and exhaust escapes when loading, where temporary unvented heaters are used… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Poor growth, yellow plants, or stunted plants are often due to issues with the greenhouse media. Greenhouse media manufacturers have good quality control measures in place but things can go wrong on… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu and Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Bacterial Fruit Blotch Bacterial Fruit Blotch (BFB) of watermelon, which is caused by the bacterium Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli,… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu As watermelon transplant production begins in greenhouses across Delmarva, there are a few practices to keep in mind to best manage BFB of watermelon and avoid its introduction… 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 a transplant of a size that it can be handled by… Continue Reading
