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Winter-Killed Cover Crops for Vegetable Growers Revisited

August 13, 2021cmanneri

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Cover crop decisions for vegetables should be made soon for this fall and next year’s crops. The following is a reprint of information on winter killed cover crops for vegetable systems Cover… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:21, cover crops, vegetable crop management

More Cover Crop Decisions for Vegetable Growers

August 13, 2021cmanneri

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With cover crop season coming up, vegetable growers will have decisions to make on what cover crops to plant and how best to grow and use them. The following is a repeat… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:21, cover crops, vegetable crop management

Cover Crops Provide Important Services for Vegetable Growers

August 6, 2021cmanneri

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Vegetable growers should take time to revisit their rotations and plans for the next growing season. Decisions on fall rotational crops or cover crops will need to be made soon. The following… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:20, 30:19, cover crops, vegetable crop management

Overhead Irrigation of Vegetables

July 16, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu   I was recently asked about irrigating snap beans prior to harvest. Irrigation is a critical management tool for producing high yielding and high-quality vegetable crops. Scheduling irrigation for different vegetables grown… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:17, vegetable crop management, vegetable irrigation

Before Laying Plastic, Check the Soil pH

April 16, 2021cmanneri

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Mid-April is when plastic mulch laying starts for many of our summer crops. Each year we see problems with low bed pH under plastic mulch. This can result in a range of… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:4, cantaloupe, pH, plasticulture, vegetable crop management

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