Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomy Specialist; rtaylor@udel.edu and Amy Shober, Extension Nutrient Management and Environmental Quality Specialist; ashober@udel.edu Wet, cool weather has delayed corn planting, or emergence for those growers who were able to begin planting corn. In the past few… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Apart from recommended NPK fertility programs, growers of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, and collards need to pay attention to sulfur, calcium, and boron in their cole crop fertility programs. In… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Sulfur is considered one of the secondary macronutrients that vegetable crops require for growth. Sulfur is a component of four amino acids and is therefore critical for protein formation. It is also… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu After visiting a great many fields over the past few days, I came to the conclusion that our efforts in controlling air pollution and especially sulfur (S) emissions have been very successful, perhaps too successful.… Continue Reading
