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Yellowing of Cantaloupe Leaf Edges

July 30, 2021cmanneri

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I have been seeing and receiving a few samples of yellowing (chlorosis) around the margins of cantaloupe leaves (Fig. 1). The marginal chlorosis observed in figure one would indicate salt burn,… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:19, cantaloupe, salt stress

Leaf Aging in Cucurbits

June 25, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We are starting to see the oldest leaves (crown leaves) in watermelons, cantaloupes, squash, cucumbers, and pumpkins with large areas that are discolored (white, tan, or bronze). These leaves will be brittle… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:14, cantaloupe, cucumber, pumpkin, slicing cucumber, watermelon

Seeing Some ‘Unhappy’ Cucurbit Plants

June 4, 2021kgyoung

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Starting to see some watermelon, cucumber and other cucurbit crops that are looking a bit pale green or even yellow (Fig. 1). Sometimes the plants have brown speckles or spots on… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:11, abiotic stress, cantaloupe, summer squash, watermelon

Before Laying Plastic, Check the Soil pH

April 16, 2021cmanneri

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Mid-April is when plastic mulch laying starts for many of our summer crops. Each year we see problems with low bed pH under plastic mulch. This can result in a range of… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:4, cantaloupe, pH, plasticulture, vegetable crop management

Southern Blight Found Throughout Maryland This Year

September 11, 2020ahoggard

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Southern blight is a fungal disease that is most common in the tropics and subtropics, but also is found in the SE United States in the summer. In Maryland we usually… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 28:26, asparagus, beet, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, lettuce, onion, pepper, southern blight, strawberry, tomato

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