PDF Version of WCU 19:25 – September 9, 2011 Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Controlling Downy Mildew and Alternaria in Cole Crops Weather Conducive for a Host of Lima Diseases Time to Sample for Nematodes in Vegetable Fields Wet Weather Lima… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu USDA September Supply and Demand Report to Rule the Day USDA’s September U.S. and World Supply and Demand report will be released next Monday, September 12. Most private firms have made forecasts expecting… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Soybeans We continue to find corn earworms in soybeans. If you have not checked your fields, be sure to sample fields so you do not miss a late hatch of larvae. We can still… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Planting season is here for plasticulture strawberry systems. In our area, most strawberries are planted using plugs produced by rooting tips. While plugs are more forgiving than bare root plants, actions prior… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Due to the wet conditions, lima bean growers are reminded to check all fields for downy mildew and white mold. Phytophthora capsici and Pythium also may be present and can confuse diagnoses.… Continue Reading
