Spider Mites June 22, 2016 - From Issue: 615 By: Rick Foster Read More We have received a number of reports of outbreaks of spider mites, primarily in watermelons in the field and cucumbers in high tunnels. Spider mite damage can be recognized by the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Tomato
How Much Nitrogen is Too Much for Pumpkins June 8, 2016 - From Issue: 614 By: Wenjing Guan We sometimes hear that excessive nitrogen could delay fruit set, stimulate excessive vine growth, and depress overall yield of pumpkins, but it is often unclear how much nitrogen is too[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Aphids in High Tunnels June 8, 2016 - From Issue: 614 By: Rick Foster and Laura Ingwell Read More We have begun to receive the first reports of aphid outbreaks in high tunnels on tomato, pepper, and cucumber (Figure 1). Aphids are a very common problem in high tunnels[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucumbers Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management Pests and Pest Management – General
White Mold of Watermelon June 1, 2016 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel Read More White mold of watermelon – Usually when I write about a vegetable disease it is because the disease may cause important economic loss. Once in a while, however, a disease I[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Establishment Failure of Watermelon and Cucumber Transplants Because of Low Soil Temperatures May 30, 2016 - From Issue: 614 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More Last week, we received calls from several watermelon growers who reported that their newly planted watermelon seedlings had died (Figure 1). After closely inspecting the affected plants, we did not[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucumbers Watermelon Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
Striped Cucumber Beetles May 26, 2016 - From Issue: 613 By: Rick Foster Read More We found our first striped cucumber beetle on Friday, May 20 and several more on May 23 (Figure 1). Given the cool weather, this is a little earlier than we[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Root and Seed Maggots May 10, 2016 - From Issue: 612 By: Rick Foster The cool, wet weather we are experiencing is perfect for the root and seed maggots, namely cabbage maggot, onion maggot, and seedcorn maggot. One way of avoiding damage from these[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Cucurbit Transplant Diseases May 10, 2016 - From Issue: 612 By: Dan Egel Read More Gummy Stem Blight – this fungal disease causes dark brown leaf spots, however, the diagnostic feature of this disease is the water soaked lesion that is often formed under one[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Transplant Production
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
