Fruiting Vegetable Responses to Drought Stress June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Wenjing Guan Read More It seems the season has shifted abruptly from wet to dry. Over the past week, we’ve begun to hear reports typically associated with hot and dry conditions. At the Southwest[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Cucumbers Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Climate and Weather Greenhouses & High Tunnels Irrigation
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
Cucumber Beetles Are Out In Full Force May 7, 2024 - From Issue: 736 By: Laura Ingwell Read More It was timely that in last week’s issue, we chose to spotlight cucumber beetles because they are on the move and hungry. Friday afternoon, I received an email from a[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Selecting Your Ideal Cucumber Cultivar for High Tunnel Production April 17, 2024 - From Issue: 734 By: Leslie Alejandra Aviles Lopez and Laura Ingwell Read More Over the past two years, we’ve been testing various cucumber cultivars to see which ones are most vulnerable to pests in high tunnel systems. We split the cucumbers into two[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: High Tunnels Pests and Pest Management – General
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
Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Evening Meeting Highlighting Melon Variety Trial Results September 28, 2023 - From Issues: 728 / 729 Read More The Indiana Vegetable Growers Association (IVGA) will host an evening meeting on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Vincennes University Agricultural Center, 4207 North Purdue Road, Vincennes, IN. Registration starts[Read More…] Article Categories: Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Events IVGA Virus on Pumpkin Update September 28, 2023 - From Issue: 728 By: Dan Egel Read More For most pumpkin growers, it is too late to take any corrective action against diseases for the 2023 crop. However, it might be wise to determine what disease problems were[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Downy Mildew of Cucurbits August 17, 2023 - From Issue: 726 By: Dan Egel Read More Downy mildew has been observed in Adam County in northern Indiana on cucumber. In addition, downy mildew on cucumber has been reported in southern Michigan and northern Ohio. Growers in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Watermelon Recovery from Hail Damage, Suggestions from Bob Hochmuth July 25, 2023 - From Issue: 724 By: Wenjing Guan Read More There are many challenges in growing watermelons. Hail occurring right before harvest time is undoubtedly one of them. In the past weeks, there have been thunderstorms in southern Indiana. Some[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture ‹ Previous12 (current) 3456Next ›Last »Page 2 of 26
Virus on Pumpkin Update September 28, 2023 - From Issue: 728 By: Dan Egel Read More For most pumpkin growers, it is too late to take any corrective action against diseases for the 2023 crop. However, it might be wise to determine what disease problems were[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Downy Mildew of Cucurbits August 17, 2023 - From Issue: 726 By: Dan Egel Read More Downy mildew has been observed in Adam County in northern Indiana on cucumber. In addition, downy mildew on cucumber has been reported in southern Michigan and northern Ohio. Growers in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Watermelon Recovery from Hail Damage, Suggestions from Bob Hochmuth July 25, 2023 - From Issue: 724 By: Wenjing Guan Read More There are many challenges in growing watermelons. Hail occurring right before harvest time is undoubtedly one of them. In the past weeks, there have been thunderstorms in southern Indiana. Some[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture
