Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County; jgjones@udel.edu Cucurbit downy mildew epidemics are an annual occurrence in the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern US. The disease spreads northward from Florida up the Atlantic coast as weather patterns and, more importantly, host availability… Continue Reading
Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County; jgjones@udel.edu With the current cold and wet spring conditions, the risk of damping-off caused by Pythium and Phytophthora species is high. If/when the conditions shift to warmer and drier, Fusarium and Rhizoctonia species… Continue Reading
Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County; jgjones@udel.edu Gummy Stem blight is caused by Stagonosporopsis spp. and can occur on cucurbit crops and seedlings. It can be introduced from infected seed or seedlings, highlighting the importance of greenhouse and field… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I know growers are very aware that they should clean up their vegetable fields and high tunnel (HT) of old crops and weeds during the off-season. I also know that growers… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu As this growing season winds down and for the next few weeks it is a good time to examine vegetable roots for root knot nematode (RKN). I would be suspicious of… Continue Reading
