Rose Ogutu, Horticulture Specialist, Delaware State University rogutu@desu.edu A uniformly moist soil is ideal for most horticultural crop production, yet high tunnels receive no external rainfall. It is important to maintain adequate soil water content during pollination and fruit development… Continue Reading
Rose Ogutu, Horticulture Specialist, Delaware State University rogutu@desu.edu High tunnels allow growers to produce crops earlier and later in a normal growing season. They create an environment one hardiness zone warmer than the field. Any crop can be grown in… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu I have received several questions about timber rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, leaf mold caused by Fulvia fulva, and gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea over the past… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There have been many high tunnels that have gone up recently on vegetable farms, partly due to available cost share programs. High tunnels require proper set up and then daily management for… Continue Reading
Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent; whaley@udel.edu and Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Tomato pinworms have recently been found infesting tomatoes in a greenhouse in Delaware. According to Jerry Ghidiu, an entomologist with Rutgers University, once pinworms become… Continue Reading
