Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Enterprise budgets for fresh market vegetables have been updated with prices and information for 2023. You can use these budgets to estimate your production costs and returns for several different crops: bell peppers,… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Asparagus Scout for asparagus beetle adults and eggs on emerging spears. Eggs are small, cylindrical and dark colored. They stick into the spear at a 90-degree angle. Asparagus beetles have large white square shaped spots… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Plasticulture strawberries are blooming now across Delmarva. Plasticulture strawberries should have had nitrogen applications prior to bloom. Base recommendations are 25 lbs/a of N at greenup and another 25 lbs/a of N… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Many vegetables are commonly direct seeded in the field. There are many factors that affect seed germination but soil temperature and moisture are the most critical. Other factors include seed quality (age,… Continue Reading
