vegetable pollenizers | Weekly Crop Update

Pollination Related Quality Problems in Fruiting Vegetables

July 27, 2023raharris

Gordon Johnson, Retired Extension Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu, Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu We are seeing quality problems in many fruiting vegetables. Often this is due to poor pollination and is more prevalent in hot weather. Cucurbits Signs of… Continue Reading →

Pollenizer Systems and Spacing for Seedless Watermelon Revisited

April 12, 2019cmanneri

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There are four pollinizer systems that have been successful for seedless watermelons. The original research with seedless production showed that for standard size seedless watermelons a 1:3 ratio of pollenizers to seedless… Continue Reading →