Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist;gcjohn@udel.edu Heavy rains after planting and cool temperatures have caused stand reductions in some sweet corn plantings. When stands are reduced, vegetable growers must decide whether or not to replant. Replanting should only be… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Presidio fungicide has a new supplemental label that was recently released. The rotational interval to corn has been reduced from 18 months to 30 days. The label can be accessed at the… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Once again Delaware and Maryland will be participating in the CDMipmPIPE program, which monitors cucumber downy mildew (CDM) throughout the United States. We will have sentinel plots in both states to help… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Three years of research were conducted from 2011-2013 on the effect of fertility programs on pickling cucumber yield and quality. Processors were concerned that fruits were not as well colored in Eastern… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The population research with once-over harvest of pickling cucumbers done in Delaware and other states with gynoecious hybrids has shown that between 55,000 and 65,000 plants per acre optimizes yield and quality… Continue Reading
