Emmalea Ernest, Scientist – Vegetable & Fruit Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Success with spring planted vegetables depends on getting seeds or transplants into the field at the right time. Timing plantings correctly is getting trickier since the average growing season length for… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There has been an increase in consumer interest in sprouting broccoli (also known as baby broccoli), Gai Lan (Chinese broccoli), Gai Lan x broccoli crosses (broccolini), and sprouting cauliflower (caulilini, Asian sprouting… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu In last week’s issue, sulfur, boron, and calcium deficiencies of cole crops such as tip burn were discussed. The following are other disorders that may occur in these crops. Hollow Stem in… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Apart from recommended NPK fertility programs, growers of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, and collards need to pay attention to sulfur, calcium, and boron in their cole crop fertility programs.… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu It is odd that we would have a couple reports of an unusual disease of brassicas turn up in the same week, but we did. Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is… Continue Reading
