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24:12

Orange Rust on Brambles – An Ongoing Saga

June 10, 2016Emmalea Garver Ernest

Cassandra Swett, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Berry Pathology, University of Maryland and Penn State University; clswett@umd.edu We all get a little rusty as we get older, but one thing that we don’t want to see getting rusty is… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 24:12, blackberries, brambles, raspberry

MelCast Spray Advisory Program Has Begun for 2016

June 10, 2016Emmalea Garver Ernest

Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Watermelon growth throughout Maryland and Delaware has been slow in 2016 due to cool May temperatures. However as our temperatures return to more normal levels, the crop has… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 24:12, disease forecast, gummy stem blight, watermelon, watermelon anthracnose

Potato Late Blight Update #10: June 9, 2016

June 10, 2016Emmalea Garver Ernest

Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Green row: April 29th, 2016 Note- Late Blight was discovered in a commercial greenhouse in Western MD on 5/17/16. Race is US-23. Late blight was also reported in E Shore VA on… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 24:12, late blight, potato

Possible Tomato Ripening Problems in High Tunnels

June 10, 2016Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu May was a very cool, cloudy and wet month, which is having all kinds of repercussions now and into the summer for field crops. Gordon Johnson and Kate Everts talked about… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 24:12, high tunnel, physiological disorders, potassium, tomato, tomato ripening

Avoiding Blossom End Rot

June 10, 2016Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Variable June weather often creates conditions favorable for blossom end rot in susceptible crops, with tomatoes and peppers being the most affected. In most years, there is a transition point in June… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 24:12, blossom end rot, calcium, pepper anthracnose, physiological disorders, tomato

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