David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Mr. John Hockmuth logged a good guess for last week’s condition as anthracnose. There is an anthracnose that affects sycamore trees, especially in cool, wet years. Anthracnose can keep sycamores from leafing out and giving… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Freezing temperatures are expected the night of April 2 throughout Delmarva. Cold damage in fruits is a concern. Stone Fruits Many peach, nectarine, apricot, pluot and plum trees are in in pink… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu 2020 was a bad year for bacterial blossom blast in stone fruits. Blossom blast (and bacterial canker) is most common on Prunus species including cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, and plums. The disease… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu As combining of wheat is coming underway, I have been in multiple fields with frost damage. Level of damage has varied greatly depending on what growth stage the wheat was in during the… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Pea development has been slowed this year and a number of fields have had cold injury. One issue that could be a concern is early pea fields with reduced seed set. This… Continue Reading
