Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu One principle of managing soil for improved health is to always have a crop growing on the soil. This will maintain or add organic matter, provide benefits from the action of growing… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu For most of Delaware, the optimal window for cover crop planting is in the month of September and we are nearing the end of the planting window where soil health benefits can… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu One principle of managing for improved soil health is that you should always have a crop growing on the soil. This will maintain or add organic matter, provide benefits from the action… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu In fields with heavy vegetable rotations that have built up diseases (including nematodes), or fields known to have soil borne pest problems in the past, use of a biofumigant mustard or rapeseed… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Vegetable growers should take time to revisit their rotations and plans for the next growing season. Decisions on fall rotational crops or cover crops will need to be made soon. Start by… Continue Reading
