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Poor Transplant Growth

June 4, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu I recently had several trays of tomato seedlings that were not growing properly in 128 cell trays. They were reddish yellow in color and stunted. We moved them into 72 cell trays… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:11, greenhouse, transplant production

Watch for Thrips and Mites in Vegetables

May 28, 2021cmanneri

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu The hotter temperatures we have had have caused thrips and to a lesser extent two spotted spider mite, TSSM (Tetranychus urticae) populations to rapidly increase in some vegetable fields. These pests… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:10, thrips, transplant production, twospotted spider mites

Odd Damage to Greenhouse Watermelon Transplants

April 16, 2021cmanneri

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu There have been several reports of odd-looking damage to watermelon transplants being grown in greenhouses these past couple of weeks. The damage does not appear to be cold damage per se,… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:4, transplant production, watermelon

Vegetable Transplant Stunting

May 29, 2020ahoggard

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Growers are reporting problems with stunted transplants. In some cases, plants appear to have abnormal growth with compressed internodes, “twisted” stems, or abnormally shaped leaves. In other cases, plants are not putting… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 28:11, transplant production, vegetable crop establishment

Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting

May 8, 2020Emmalea Garver Ernest

Cucurbits Scout transplants coming out of the greenhouse for spider mite stippling and injury. When planting these, pay careful attention to the field to make sure spider mites do not quickly increase in numbers. Under the leaf in the photo… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 28:8, transplant production, vegetable insect scouting, watermelon

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