Small Farm Education Field Day – July 27, 2023 March 15, 2023 - From Issue: 715 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More The 2022 Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was a big success. Nearly 72% of attendees reported that they learned something new. Nearly half indicated they plan to adopt recommended[Read More…] Article Categories: Beans (Green, Wax, Snap) Beets Carrots Garlic Onions Cabbage Cucumbers Squash Eggplant Peppers Potatoes Tomato Swiss Chard Article Tags: Field Day Small Farms
Planning on Growing Summer Squash this Summer? March 14, 2023 - From Issue: 715 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More I conducted a summer squash (zucchini) variety trial at the Throckmorton Purdue Agriculture Center/Meigs Horticulture Facility, Lafayette, IN, a few years ago (Figures 1 & 2). We evaluated ten[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash
Optogen®- a New Herbicide Available in Select Vegetables and Strawberry February 22, 2023 - From Issue: 714 By: Stephen Meyers Read More What is Optogen®? The active ingredient in Optogen® (Figure 1) is bicyclopyrone. Corn growers may recognize bicyclopyrone as one of the four ingredients in Acuron® herbicide. Bicyclopyrone is a Group[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Broccoli Horseradish Onions Sweet Potato Strawberry Watermelon Article Tags: Herbicide
Selecting Vegetable Varieties for your Farm February 22, 2023 - From Issue: 714 By: Petrus Langenhoven 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[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucumbers Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Peppers Sweet Corn Article Tags: Production Management Varieties
The Final Fungicide Application September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712 By: Dan Egel Vegetable growers may be wondering when to apply the final fungicide application. It is important to leave the crop protected until the last harvest. Yet, it is important not to[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Tomato Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
What Happened to the Winter Squash? September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712 By: Wenjing Guan Read More For a few years, I participated in the Squash Hunger Trial led by Dr. Annette Wszelaki, where we grew a wide range of winter squashes at multiple states. One year,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Harvesting and Postharvest Insect and Mite Management
Tips for Harvest and Postharvest of Pumpkin and Winter Squash September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More Pumpkin and winter squash should be harvested fully mature to reach their optimal quality and fulfill their potential shelf live. Characters indicating fruit maturity include loss of rind surface gloss,[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash
Pumpkin and Watermelon Herbicide Injury Symptoms – In Photos August 25, 2022 - From Issue: 711 By: Jeanine Arana and Stephen Meyers Read More Throughout the growing season, vegetable crop farmers often report suspected herbicide drift injury. Each type of herbicide results in specific types of injury. Knowing what to look for can help[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Watermelon Article Tags: Herbicide Injury
Plectosporium Blight of Pumpkin August 25, 2022 - From Issues: 711 / 725 By: Dan Egel Read More Recently, I have observed several pumpkin vines and fruit with Plectosporium blight. When I receive phone calls about Plectosporium blight, the caller often has trouble describing the disease. Indeed, the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Late Season Pest Management in Pumpkins August 12, 2022 - From Issue: 710 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Squash bugs and cucumber beetles (both spotted and striped) are in full swing this time of year on your cucurbit crops. We no longer have to worry about flowers developing[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
