2016 Watermelon and Cantaloupe Variety Trials at Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center April 26, 2016 - From Issue: 611 By: Wenjing Guan Every year since 1980, we have conducted watermelon and cantaloupe variety trials at Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center. In 2016, our variety trials include 44 standard seedless watermelons, 12 cantaloupes, 4[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture General Information
MELCAST 2016 April 26, 2016 - From Issue: 611 By: Dan Egel I have never had as many questions about how to use MELCAST as I did in 2015. The interest in this program is growing both here in Indiana and nationally.[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Climate and Weather Plant Disease Management
Downy Mildew of Cucurbit Update September 4, 2015 - From Issue: 605 By: Dan Egel Downy mildew has been confirmed on jack-o-lantern pumpkins in Daviess and Jasper Counties and on acorn squash in LaPorte County. These are the first confirmed reports of this disease on Cucurbita pepo in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Downy Mildew Update August 20, 2015 - From Issue: 604 By: Dan Egel On July 22, I announced that downy mildew had been observed on watermelon in Knox County in southwestern Indiana. This article in the Vegetable Crop Hotline issue 603, https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Extension/VegCropsHotline/Pages/Latest-Articles.aspx?article=118, describes the outbreak and[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
MELCAST May 18, 2015 - From Issue: 598 By: Dan Egel Many cantaloupe and watermelon growers have planted transplants in the field or will soon. A question many growers often have is when and how should one apply fungicides. Applying fungicides[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Organic Control of Striped Cucumber Beetles April 27, 2015 - From Issue: 596 By: Rick Foster For most insect pests, we have some viable options to manage them organically. For years we have been looking for an organic solution for striped cucumber beetle and bacterial wilt[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Organic Production
Honey Bees and Other Pollinators April 17, 2015 - From Issue: 595 By: Rick Foster As you all know, many of our vegetable crops are dependent upon pollinators to move pollen from flower to flower. The cucurbits, muskmelons, cucumbers, watermelons, pumpkins, and squash, are completely[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Pumpkins Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Bees Beneficial Insects and Mites General Information Pests and Pest Management – General
Cucurbit Production in Indiana: 1925 and 2013 April 9, 2015 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel In December 2014, I described the ‘Yearbook of Agriculture, 1928”. In that blog, I wrote about processing tomato production in 1925 and 2013 (the ‘Yearbook of Agriculture, 1928’ lists data[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Watermelon