Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu & Emmalea Ernest, Extension Associate-Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Asparagus harvest began last week which is four weeks early. Pea planting is ahead of schedule with heat units accumulating much more rapidly than the… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Pea planting has started across the region. A common problem with early pea plantings is compaction and resulting yield losses, particularly where field operations were performed when soils were too wet. Much… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Processing vegetable acres will be up this year in Delaware and on Delmarva including peas, lima beans, and sweet corn. Pickle acreage will remain steady. This increase in acres is largely due… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Recently, we have had reports of pea fields with reduced seed set. Peas are best adapted to areas with warm days and cool nights. Extended high temperatures in excess of 85º F… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Asparagus With the predicted warm temperatures, you can expect to see an increase in egg laying by asparagus beetles adults on spears. As a general guideline, a treatment is recommended if 2% of the… Continue Reading
