Purdue University Vegetable Crops Hotline

Vegetable Crops Hotline A newsletter for commercial vegetable growers prepared by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

A newsletter for commercial vegetable growers prepared by Purdue Extension

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Latest Issue of Vegetable Crops Hotline

Tomato Bacterial Diseases — Bacterial Canker
by: Dan Egel

Strawberry Pests Observed in 2022 Season
by: Wenjing Guan

Is it Okay to Propagate Your Own Strawberry Plug Plants?
by: Wenjing Guan

Irrigation Demonstration Update 1
by: Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard and Emerson Luna Espinoza

Keeping an Eye on Grass Herbicide PHI (Pre-Harvest Interval)
by: Stephen Meyers

Strawberry Chat — June Record and July Topics
by: Wenjing Guan and Miranda Purcell

Heat Wave and Mugginess
by: Beth Hall

Working in the Heat
by: Wenjing Guan

Purdue Fruit, Veg & Hemp Field Day July 21

Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day July 29

Pinney Purdue Field Day Aug. 9, 2022 – Registration Open

Please see the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-56) for current pesticide recommendations or consult a Purdue extension specialist or educator.