Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu A frequent question that I get from growers is “what is the best spray program for my pumpkin crop?”. It is a challenging question to answer, in part because each field/farm may… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu One of the main things a grower can do to ensure a good quality pumpkin is to be sure that they maintain their fungicide applications for as long as they continue… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Some of the applied research results of trials on management of vegetable diseases that were conducted in Maryland and Delaware, are now available online. These results include evaluations of 1) foliar fungicides… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We have had an increase in bacterial diseases of vegetables that are seed transmitted such as black rot of cole crops. Hot water treatment of seeds is a method to eliminate certain… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu and Karen Rane, UMD Plant Diagnostic Lab; rane@umd.edu A root disease that is most commonly associated with potato has turned up on tomato in a high tunnel last week. This disease… Continue Reading
