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Pumpkin Fields: The Good and Bad News This Season

September 17, 2021kgyoung

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland, jbrust@umd.edu After visiting pumpkin fields over the last few weeks it seems that in some of the fields there could be a reduction in yields of around 15-30%. I reached this very… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:26, heat stress, pollination, pumpkin

Specialty Pumpkins and Winter Squash for Expanded Sales

September 3, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Pumpkin growers and retailers are always looking for ways to expand fall sales. To that end, breeders have developed more and more specialty pumpkins and winter squash. We have a demonstration planting… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:24, farm markets, pumpkin, vegetable marketing

Plectosporium Blight in Some Pumpkin Fields This Year

August 27, 2021kgyoung

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland, jbrust@umd.edu I am seeing some plectosporium blight in a few pumpkin fields this year, not as bad as last year but still there. This disease will probably increase if we continue having… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:23, Plectosporium Blight, pumpkin

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 Crops 29:19, Cucurbits, fruit, poor pollination, pumpkin, watermelon

Fusarium Crown Rot in Squash

July 16, 2021kgyoung

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu   A county agent sent pictures of squash that were turning yellow and wilting (Fig. 1). This was found to be Fusarium crown rot caused by the fungus Fusarium solani f.… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:17, pumpkin, summer squash

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