David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn This will be the hardest crop to keep clean that we will have all year. Pheromone and blacklight trap captures continue to increase. We have not experienced such large blacklight trap counts in… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Enterprise budgets for processing vegetables have been updated with prices and information for 2022. You can use these budgets to estimate your production costs and returns for several different crops: pickling cucumbers, sweet… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Scout pre-tassel push sweet corn for fall armyworm now. Processing thresholds are 15% infested whorls early; mid-late whorl stages 30%, and tassel push thresholds are 15%. New Jersey recommends slightly lower whorl and… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu I was recently asked about using the Presidedress Soil Nitrate Test for sweet corn. The Presidedress Soil Nitrate Test (PSNT) was developed to assess the nitrate levels in soils just prior… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The current heat wave is causing losses in vegetables and fruits. The following are some effects of high temperatures on vegetable and fruit crops. The plant temperature at which tissue dies is… Continue Reading
