Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Small grain windbreaks are a useful tool when planting early warm season vegetables such as watermelons or tomatoes the following spring. Small grain crops planted in early fall will overwinter and then… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Early September is the optimum period for planting strawberries in the plasticulture system on Delmarva. The variety Chandler, which has the most acreage in our region, is very sensitive to planting date.… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Climate scientists predict that extreme weather events will become more common on Delmarva over the next several decades. This will present additional challenges for vegetable growers related to flooding, wet weather diseases,… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With strawberry season winding down in our annual strawberry production on plastic mulch, many growers may consider carrying the beds over for a second year’s harvest. These are some guidelines for renovation… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Temperatures have topped 90 °F this past week. With the high temperatures, there is potential for transplant loss due to stem heat necrosis. Late spring planted peppers are very susceptible to stem… Continue Reading
