Southern Indiana Vegetable Growers & Illiana Watermelon Accociation Winter Meeting December 5, 2024 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Southern Indiana Vegetable Growers Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with Illiana Watermelon Association Convention (IWA). The meeting will take place on January 17th in French Lick, Indiana. The[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Education Workshop
Vegetable Responses to Waterlogging Stress July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740 By: Wenjing Guan Read More This week, several regions of Indiana experienced excessive rainfall due to the remnants of Hurricane Beryl passing through the state. The heavy rain caused flooding in some vegetable fields. When[Read More…] Article Categories: Broccoli Cantaloupe Watermelon Eggplant Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Irrigation and Drainage
Watermelon Update May 30, 2024 - From Issue: 737 By: Wenjing Guan Read More By now, most watermelons have been planted in southern Indiana, and most fields are currently in the vegetative growth stage. The earliest planted fields have begun to set fruit. In[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Insect Spotlight: Seedcorn Maggot March 14, 2024 - From Issue: 732 By: Laura Ingwell Read More The seedcorn maggot, Delia platura, is one of the first pests that will cause damage to vegetables in the spring in our region. This fly, which resembles a house fly[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Watermelon Garlic Onions Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Selecting Vegetable Varieties for Your Farm February 22, 2024 - From Issue: 731 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Are you still thinking about varieties for the upcoming season? Purdue has been keeping a record of vegetable variety trials in the Midwest since 1999. The Midwest Vegetable Trial Report series includes[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Vegetable Crops – General Broccoli Cauliflower Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Watermelon Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Production Management Varieties Vegetable Trial Reports
Rely® 280 Added to Row Middle Weed Control Arsenal in Select Crops June 29, 2023 - From Issue: 722 By: Stephen Meyers Read More Earlier this year, Rely® 280 was registered for use in transplanted cantaloupe, cucumber, pepper, summer squash, tomato, and watermelon with a supplemental label. The registration allows for the use of[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Squash Watermelon Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Herbicide Weed Management
Check Soil Temperatures Before Planting Cold Sensitive Crops May 2, 2023 - From Issue: 718 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Most of us know a temperature lower than 32°F would kill tender vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, melons, and cucumbers. Home gardeners would wait to plant those crops after the last[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Climate and Weather Cool Temperature Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center Field Day _Registration Now Open! May 1, 2023 - From Issues: 718 / 719 / 720 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We are excited to announce that the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center Field Day is scheduled for June 28, 2023, at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center (SWPAC), 4669 N. Purdue Rd.[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Cantaloupe Watermelon Peppers Article Tags: Education Field Day
Irrigation Demonstration Update June 25 June 30, 2022 - From Issue: 707 By: Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard, Emerson Luna Espinoza and Christian Charlson Read More At Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC) and Pinney Purdue Ag Center (PPAC), we demonstrate irrigation impacts on several fruiting vegetable crops. Tomato, pepper, eggplant, watermelon, and cantaloupe are planted on plastic-covered[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Irrigation
Early Cucumber Beetle Management May 19, 2022 - From Issue: 704 By: Laura Ingwell and Dan Egel Read More This time of year, when we are busy in the fields planting and prepping for a fruitful season, we need to be observant of the pest pressures that may be[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management