Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Where possible, vegetable growers should consider the use of summer soil building crops. This can be between spring and fall crops, prior to mid-season plantings or anytime there is about 6-8 weeks… Continue Reading
Amy Shober, Extension Nutrient Management and Environmental Quality Specialist, ashober@udel.edu; Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Phillip Sylvester, Kent County Extension Agent, phillip@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex County Extension Agent, whaley@udel.edu; and Richard Taylor, Retired Extension Agronomist. With warmer temperatures finally… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Strip-Till, Biological Strip Till, and No-Till Systems Using Cover Crops for Seedless Watermelon Production Seedless watermelons are the most important fresh market vegetable crop on the Delmarva Peninsula with over 5,000 acres… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Each year I field questions from vegetable growers on the use of compost for their production systems. The availability of commercial compost has fluctuated over the years based on the companies operating… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu One principle of managing for improved soil health is that you should always have a crop growing on the soil. This will maintain or add organic matter, provide benefits from the action… Continue Reading
