Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu This season, some strawberry growers in Delaware have been contacted by their plug plant suppliers to alert them that Neopestalotiopsis (aka Pestalotia or Neo-P) has been present in the plugs they are… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu The strawberry section of the Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations includes fungicide recommendations for botrytis and anthracnose. Timing of fungicide sprays should be informed by weather conditions. NEWA offers a Strawberry Diseases… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Retired Extension Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The following are strawberry diseases to watch for starting in the fall that can cause plant collapse. This information was adapted from Disease management recommendations for fall-planted strawberry plug plants by Kathy Demchak, Penn… Continue Reading
Kathy Demchak, Penn State Extension and Dr. Mengjun Hu, University of Maryland The production of strawberry plugs involves multiple stages during which pathogens can infect the plug plants before they are distributed to growers. Despite regular scouting by propagators, and… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu September is when plasticulture strawberries are planted on Delmarva. Plug plants grown from strawberry tips by nurseries and greenhouses in the region are most commonly sourced by growers. Northern grown tips from… Continue Reading
