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 Southwest Purdue Ag Center Melon Variety Evaluation Open House on July 26 July 13, 2023 - From Issue: 723 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Dear Melon Growers and Industry Friends, You are invited to tour melon variety trials conducted at Southwest Purdue Ag Center, in Vincennes, IN, on July 26, 10:00 am-1:00 pm EST.[Read More…] Article Categories: Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Education Events Field Day Improving Watermelon Cultural Practices, Are We on the Right Track? July 13, 2023 - From Issue: 723 By: Wenjing Guan It is not unusual for watermelon wilt to occur in the late season in our region. The plants are loaded with fruit and are sensitive to many stresses. In some[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Rely® 280 Added to Row Middle Weed Control Arsenal in Select Crops June 29, 2023 - From Issue: 722 By: Stephen Meyers Read More Earlier this year, Rely® 280 was registered for use in transplanted cantaloupe, cucumber, pepper, summer squash, tomato, and watermelon with a supplemental label. The registration allows for the use of[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Squash Watermelon Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Herbicide Weed Management Fungicides for Fusarium wilt of Watermelon after Symptoms? June 14, 2023 - From Issue: 721 By: Dan Egel Read More Fusarium wilt of watermelon is one of the most economically important diseases of watermelon in the Midwest. Fusarium wilt typically shows up in watermelon fields just after Memorial Day. This[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Fungicide Plant Disease Management Looking for Collaborators on High Tunnel Spider Mite Project May 31, 2023 - From Issue: 720 By: Laura Ingwell and Leslie Alejandra Aviles Lopez Read More Are you interested in collaborating with Purdue Entomology on the grant “Improving two-spotted spider mite management in high tunnel cucumber production” funded by North Central SARE, Sustainable Agriculture Research and[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels IPM ‹ Previous123 (current) 4567Next ›Last »Page 3 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
Southwest Purdue Ag Center Melon Variety Evaluation Open House on July 26 July 13, 2023 - From Issue: 723 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Dear Melon Growers and Industry Friends, You are invited to tour melon variety trials conducted at Southwest Purdue Ag Center, in Vincennes, IN, on July 26, 10:00 am-1:00 pm EST.[Read More…] Article Categories: Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Education Events Field Day
Improving Watermelon Cultural Practices, Are We on the Right Track? July 13, 2023 - From Issue: 723 By: Wenjing Guan It is not unusual for watermelon wilt to occur in the late season in our region. The plants are loaded with fruit and are sensitive to many stresses. In some[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture
Rely® 280 Added to Row Middle Weed Control Arsenal in Select Crops June 29, 2023 - From Issue: 722 By: Stephen Meyers Read More Earlier this year, Rely® 280 was registered for use in transplanted cantaloupe, cucumber, pepper, summer squash, tomato, and watermelon with a supplemental label. The registration allows for the use of[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Squash Watermelon Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Herbicide Weed Management
Fungicides for Fusarium wilt of Watermelon after Symptoms? June 14, 2023 - From Issue: 721 By: Dan Egel Read More Fusarium wilt of watermelon is one of the most economically important diseases of watermelon in the Midwest. Fusarium wilt typically shows up in watermelon fields just after Memorial Day. This[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Fungicide Plant Disease Management
Looking for Collaborators on High Tunnel Spider Mite Project May 31, 2023 - From Issue: 720 By: Laura Ingwell and Leslie Alejandra Aviles Lopez Read More Are you interested in collaborating with Purdue Entomology on the grant “Improving two-spotted spider mite management in high tunnel cucumber production” funded by North Central SARE, Sustainable Agriculture Research and[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels IPM
