Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Over the last month I have received reports from high tunnel (HT) growers that were seeing flower abscission due to poor pollination in their tomatoes (Fig. 1). Some of these reports… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Last week Gordon Johnson had an article talking about cold damage to peas and there also has been some cold damage and weather induced damage to vegetables in high tunnels and… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Some mid-Atlantic growers are seeing excessive tomato blossom drop in their high tunnels (HTs). Flowers are forming but then abscising from the plant (Fig. 1). In a few of the high… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu If you ended up with a range in planting dates for your small grains this year, it is a good time to scout your fields to see what spring may look like. So far… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu The frost we had this week should remind growers that as you try to get a jump on the growing season, cold weather effects need to be considered. Over the years, many… Continue Reading
