PDF Version of WCU 17:24 – August 28, 2009 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Late Summer and Fall Cover Crops for Vegetable Ground Tomato Buckeye Rot More About Tomato Ripening Problems and the Role of Potassium Agronomic Crops… Continue Reading
Thursday, September 24, 2009 5:30-7:00 p.m. Carvel Research and Education Center 16483 County Seat Hwy. Georgetown, DE 19947 Attention Pole Lima Bean Enthusiasts! Come help to evaluate the pole lima varieties and breeding lines being tested at the Georgetown research… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Sudden death syndrome (SDS) has been tentatively identified from a soybean field in Sussex County and several fields in New Castle County this week. We have not seen this disease in Delaware since 2000… Continue Reading
Dave Van Sanford, Wheat Breeder, University of Kentucky and Bill Bruening, Variety Testing Specialist, University of Kentucky Bob Mulrooney Notes: This is an excellent article from Kentucky Pest News (#1210 Aug 25, 2009) that is very timely for Delaware growers.… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Be sure to watch for fall armyworm, beet armyworm, webworms and corn earworm which can quickly defoliate alfalfa. Mixed populations of larvae can be found in fields and controls should be applied before… Continue Reading
