PDF Version of WCU 20:9 – May 18, 2012 In this issue: Bob Mulrooney Signing Off of WCU Vegetable Crops Vegetable Crop Insects Pea Harvest Began Early MELCAST Fungicide Scheduling for Watermelon Tissue Testing and Petiole Sap Testing for Vegetables… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Weekly Crop Progress 05/13 U.S. corn planting was reported to be 87 percent complete with 56 percent emerged as of Sunday May 13. U.S. soybean planting was 46 percent complete and 19 percent… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Potato leafhoppers are now present in fields so be sure to sample on a weekly basis after the first cutting. Once the damage is found, yield loss has already occurred. The treatment thresholds… Continue Reading
Late blight Advisory Location: Art and Keith Wicks Farm, Rt 9, Leipsic, Kent County Greenrow: April 20 Date DSV Total DSV Spray Interval Recommendations 4/20 – 4/30 12 12 None 4/30 – 5/1 8 20 7-days 5/1 – 5-8 15… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Recommended fertility programs for vegetable crops are given in the Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations publication for Delaware and surrounding states. See http://ag.udel.edu/extension/vegprogram/publications.htm for an electronic version. While these recommendations should be the… Continue Reading
