Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables.
In this issue, we highlight the National Cover Crop Survey Report, the incidence of tomato pinworm in high tunnels, registration of Command® 3ME on banana peppers in Indiana, provide an update on vegetable pricing at the Clearspring Produce Auction, and cover weather trends.
Resources
This is a reminder that we have a page on the Vegetable Crops Hotline Newsletter webpage that lists a large number of resources that are available to you. If you don’t have access to the internet, then please contact your local county Extension office and ask for their assistance. Resource links include ten Purdue Vegetable Websites, five Video Playlists, and several Social Media connections.
Website links
Frequently, we include links to websites or publications that are available online. If you can’t access these resources or can’t see the web address, don’t hesitate to contact your local county Extension office or us to request a hard copy of the information.
Remember, we have a great Horticulture Team that can assist you. A complete list is available HERE.
All previous articles published in the VCH newsletter are available on the VCH website vegcropshotline.org. You can use the search function to quickly get access to the relevant information.
Vegetable Crop Hotline Survey
With Issue 729, we will launch a survey to get your feedback. Surveys will be sent via email and U.S. Mail to current subscribers and will also be available online for our local, national, and international audiences. The survey will help us improve our services to you. More information will follow soon.
We would like to hear from you
ANR Educators and Growers, reach out to us if you are experiencing a vegetable production-related issue you think other growers need to know of. Remember, we have a great Horticulture Team that can assist you. A complete list is available HERE.
Send us pictures of success stories, activities, or issues in your county or on your farm. Please include a description and provide the name of the person who needs to get credit for the picture. These pictures could be used in future Vegetable Crops Hotline Newsletter articles. Submit your stories HERE.
Do not hesitate to contact me, Petrus Langenhoven, at plangenh@purdue.edu if you have any questions or suggestions to improve the newsletter.
Enjoy reading this issue!