Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There has been increased demand for sweet onions grown both for local sales and wholesale markets in our region. Sweet onions can be grown in Delaware but are challenging and require attention… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist;gcjohn@udel.edu The following are latest planting dates for unprotected culture of vegetable crops on Delmarva: For cucumbers (pickles and slicers), the latest planting date for Delmarva should be August 7. Experience has shown that… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Soft rot, which is a widespread disease of vegetables caused primarily by Pectobacterium spp. (formerly calledErwinia),has been observed this past week in cabbage. Numerous vegetable crops are susceptible… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu The 2014 version of the Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations is available in print, for purchase, from you county extension educator. In addition, the “Recommendations” are available online from… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Research has shown that there is a potential to grow overwintering bulb onions on Delmarva. In the U.S., a center of overwintering onion production is the eastern part of the Pacific Northwest… Continue Reading
