Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Hollow Heart Hollow heart is an internal crack in the flesh of the melon. Hollow heart is generally more severe in seedless varieties and in crown-set fruit. Research at the University of… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland, jbrust@umd.edu Each year I put this information out near the end of a growing season in the hopes that growers will take a look in their fields for root knot nematode problems… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu As we see wetter weather patterns, Phytophthora blight caused by Phytophthora capsici (P. cap) is becoming a major limiting disease in watermelons. P. cap is not a fungus – it belongs to… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Researchers at Clemson University showed that the use of ladino clover can be an effective living row middle cover crop for row middles in plasticulture in organic production. We believe this system… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We are seeing quality problems in many fruiting vegetables. Often this is due to poor pollination. Signs of incomplete pollination in cucurbits include bottlenecked fruit or fruit with a pinched end, crooked… Continue Reading
