Considerations for Mid-Season Weed Control in Cucurbits July 1, 2020 - From Issue: 677 By: Stephen Meyers Read More If they have not already, your early season residual herbicides will soon run out of steam. Depending on the crop and production system, you may soon lose the ability to[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Weed Management
Downy Mildew in Southern Michigan July 1, 2020 - From Issue: 677 By: Dan Egel Read More Downy mildew has been observed on cucumber in Berrien County in extreme southwestern Michigan and in Monroe County in extreme southeast Michigan. The downy mildew spores that cause disease on[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Now is the Time to Treat Squash Bugs June 17, 2020 - From Issue: 676 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Squash bugs are a pest of cucurbit crops and can sometimes go unnoticed until late in the season when the local populations have built up and you see them in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Cucumber Beetle Updates and Spray Considerations June 17, 2020 - From Issue: 676 By: Jacob Pecenka and Laura Ingwell Read More While in your fields in the last week you may have noticed fewer striped cucumber beetles on the leaves and stems of the growing cucurbit plants (Figure 1). This is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Insect and Mite Management
Question of the Issue (6-18-2020) June 17, 2020 - From Issue: 676 By: Dan Egel Read More What is causing the spots on the watermelon leaf? A) anthracnose B) early blight C) a contact herbicide Article Categories: Cucurbits
Be Cautious When Using Low Tunnels for Early Watermelon Planting June 3, 2020 - From Issue: 675 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Watermelon is best grown at temperatures around 80-90°F. Temperatures above 90°F reduce the growth rate; above 105°F may cause plant injury. Temperatures below 42°F result in watermelon chilling injury; below 32°F[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Angular leaf spot of Cucurbits May 20, 2020 - From Issue: 674 By: Dan Egel Read More In the last issue of the Vegetable Crops Hotline, I wrote an article about common diseases of cantaloupe and watermelon transplants. Based on the samples I have received over the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Specialty Crops Soil Health Podcast May 13, 2020 - From Issue: 674 No-till pumpkin podcast starts the specialty crops series in the HAT-Soil Health podcasts from CCSI, Purdue and Hoosier Ag Today. Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Cover crop No-till Podcast Soil health Answer to Question from Last Issue (4-23-2020) May 6, 2020 - From Issue: 673 By: Dan Egel Read More 1. What caused the water-soaked stem of this watermelon transplant? A-damping-off B-gummy stem blight C-Lightening strike Correct Answer: B 2. Is this problem likely to spread to other transplants? Yes[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Seedling Damage by Maggot Pests May 6, 2020 - From Issues: 673 / 735 By: Ashley Leach, Elizabeth Long and Laura Ingwell Read More Each and every spring we get reports of poor seed emergence, seedling and transplant damage in early planted crops of all sorts. Most recently in untreated sweet corn, home gardens[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Onions Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management « First‹ Previous7891011 (current) 12131415Next ›Last »Page 11 of 26
Answer to Question from Last Issue (4-23-2020) May 6, 2020 - From Issue: 673 By: Dan Egel Read More 1. What caused the water-soaked stem of this watermelon transplant? A-damping-off B-gummy stem blight C-Lightening strike Correct Answer: B 2. Is this problem likely to spread to other transplants? Yes[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Seedling Damage by Maggot Pests May 6, 2020 - From Issues: 673 / 735 By: Ashley Leach, Elizabeth Long and Laura Ingwell Read More Each and every spring we get reports of poor seed emergence, seedling and transplant damage in early planted crops of all sorts. Most recently in untreated sweet corn, home gardens[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Onions Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management