David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Early Season Moth Trapping The black cutworm flight continues in the Laurel and Harrington areas. Be sure to check crops going into late cover crop termination fields. Recent southerly winds and warmer weather have most… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There is increased grower interest in permaculture systems for fruit and vegetable production. Also called “forest gardening” or “agroforestry”, these systems are based on interplanting perennial tree and shrub crops, with other… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Scientist – Vegetable & Fruit Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Large-seeded pole lima beans are a unique crop produced by direct market growers and home gardeners in the Mid-Atlantic region. Unlike most legume crops, pole lima beans are usually transplanted into… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu This past year, I attended several talks where small growers were using practices where little, or no tillage was done. This eliminated or reduced the need for power equipment. In these growing… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Vegetable growers should note that sulfur (S) recommendations have been added to the 2022-23 Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations in the footnotes of the Recommended Nutrients section for each crop. For example,… Continue Reading
