Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Blackberries are being harvested throughout the region currently. The blackberry is a composite fruit with many tiny berries (druplets) attached to a receptacle. These druplets are subject to damage during the ripening… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With the recent high temperatures, we have seen an increase of sunburn in vegetables and fruits. Crops with inadequate leaf cover will be most susceptible. For sunburn protection at a field scale,… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu July is the month that we see the highest temperatures and often have cloud free, high light intensity days and long day lengths. Under these conditions, good leaf cover is essential for… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Mona Steele for correctly identifying the problem with my 4th of July pie berries as sunscalding. High temperatures, wind, water stress, and direct sun exposure cause this whitening or bleaching of berry drupelets.… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Sylvie Childress for correctly identifying the leaf issue as sunscald or sunburn. Everyone else who also guessed correctly will also be entered in the end of year raffle. With the hot, dry, and… Continue Reading
