Growing a Bountiful Zucchini Crop May 22, 2019 - From Issue: 658 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Finally the time has come to plant warm season crops. Zucchini is a popular summer squash grown throughout Indiana and the United States. It always delivers a bounty of fruit.[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Crop Culture Varieties
Seedcorn Maggots and Wireworms in Cucurbits May 22, 2019 - From Issue: 658 By: Laura Ingwell and Dan Egel Read More In addition to delaying much of our fieldwork, the cool set spring has wreaked havoc on some of the plants we have been able to squeeze in during brief dry[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Low Temperature Caused Watermelon Establishment Failure May 21, 2019 - From Issue: 658 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More In the past week, we have observed a few cases where newly planted watermelon seedlings were severely damaged or dead (Figure 1). In some fields, we observed rotted roots and[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Cool Temperature
New Phytophthora blight Extension Bulletin April 25, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Dan Egel In response to the many questions about this disease on cucurbits, a new extension bulletin has been produced. The bulletin may be accessed at the link below. Or contact me[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Fungicide Schedules April 25, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Dan Egel Ever year, I put together fungicide schedules for cucurbits. These may be found at purdue.ag/pumpkinfs and purdue.ag/melonfs. They may be downloaded as PDFs on legal sized pages. Please use these[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Watermelon Transplant Diseases April 25, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Dan Egel Read More A recent observation of gummy stem blight on a watermelon transplant has reminded me to remind growers to inspect seedlings. Whether one is growing transplants or receiving transplants for delivery,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
DIY Traps for Striped Cucumber Beetle Management April 23, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Christie Shee Read More Have you ever wondered how striped cucumber beetles manage to find your cucurbits every year? Striped cucumber beetles rely on sight and smell to find food. They are particularly attracted[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits
Salmonella Outbreak does not Involve Indiana-Grown Melons April 15, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Scott Monroe On Friday, April 12, the FDA and CDC announced an outbreak of Salmonella Carrau in pre-cut melon products distributed by Indianapolis-based Caito Foods. While an Indiana company has been implicated[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Article Tags: Food Safety
Protect Early Planted Warm-Season Vegetables from Low Temperatures April 11, 2019 - From Issue: 655 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Two types of injury on young warm-season vegetable plants are caused by low temperatures: frost/freezing injury and chilling injury. Frost/freezing injury occurs when temperatures drop below 32°F. Ice formation in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Chilling Injury on Young Warm-season Vegetable Plants April 10, 2019 - From Issue: 655 By: Wenjing Guan, Kranthi Varala and Tina Agarwal Read More Chilling injury occurs when temperatures are above 32°F and below 55°F. The plant tissue becomes weakened that leads to cellular dysfunction. The most noticeable visual symptom of chilling injury is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
