Cucurbits | Weekly Crop Update

Quality Problems in Fruiting Vegetables

July 30, 2021cmanneri

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We are seeing quality problems in many fruiting vegetables. Often this is due to poor pollination. Signs of incomplete pollination in cucurbits include bottlenecked fruit or fruit with a pinched end, crooked… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting

July 30, 2021cmanneri

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Scout pre-tassel push sweet corn for fall armyworm now. Processing thresholds are 15% infested whorls early; mid-late whorl stages 30%, and tassel push thresholds are 15%. New Jersey recommends slightly lower whorl and… Continue Reading →