PDF Version of WCU 20:2 – March 30, 2012 In this issue: Vegetable Crops Vegetable Crops are Off to and Early Start Risk of Stewart’s Wilt in Sweet Corn is High Vegetable Fungicide Updates for 2012 Early Peas Damaged by… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Early peas have suffered damage by the freezing winds on Monday night. Peas normally will stand cold temperatures down to the low 20s. However the combination of high winds (gusts up to… Continue Reading
Friday, April 20, 2012 1:00-4:00 p.m. Delaware State University Outreach & Research Center Smyrna-Leipsic Road, Smyrna, DE This workshop for farmers and Ag service providers is presented by DSU Cooperative Extension. Speakers Penn State University Professor of Vegetable Crops, Bill… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Corn Stocks Down; Soybean Stocks Up; All Wheat Stocks Down Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2012 totaled 6.01 billion bushels, down 8 percent from March 1, 2011 and 150 million… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu There have been several samples from DE and MD with angular leafspot that have been diagnosed this spring. As you can see from the picture this bacterial leafspot produces angular watersoaked spots initially (Figure… Continue Reading
