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
Squash Vine Borer (SVB) Trapping Bycatch July 28, 2022 - From Issue: 709 By: Laura Ingwell Read More This is my second year coordinating a bucket trap network to monitor squash vine borers. And, for a second year in a row we are witnessing some interesting organisms in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Physiological Disorders after Heavy Rains July 28, 2022 - From Issue: 709 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We received more than 8 inches of rain since the evening of July 24 at Southwest Purdue Ag Center. This article discusses a few plant physiological disorders we observed after[Read More…] Article Categories: Tomato Watermelon Article Tags: physiological disorder
Irrigation Demonstration Update — PPAC July 11 July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Liz Maynard and Christian Charlson Read More At Pinney Purdue (PPAC) 1.66 inches of rain fell June 25 through July 11. The potential evapotranspiration (PET) over the period was 2.79 inches. Estimates for water use by the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update — SWPAC July 13 July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Wenjing Guan and Emerson Luna Espinoza Read More After planting on May 16, we only received 1.4 inches of rain in June. The early-setting tomatoes on plants grown on the unirrigated bed had more than 40% fruit blossom[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Irrigation
Pollenizer Cultivar Observation for Seedless Watermelon Production June 30, 2022 - From Issue: 707 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Fruit set of seedless watermelons is reliant on growth hormones released by pollen tube growth and fertilization, the same as seeded watermelons. Pollen from the seedless plants, however, is not[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon
Powdery Mildew-Biology June 30, 2022 - From Issue: 707 By: Dan Egel Read More Powdery mildew is a common disease of cucurbits in Indiana. This disease is more common on cantaloupe and pumpkin. However, we have observed powdery mildew more frequently on watermelon in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Conventional Fungicide Recommendations for Cucurbit Powdery Mildew June 30, 2022 - From Issue: 707 By: Dan Egel The following article was written by a colleague located on Long Island in New York. She is an expert on cucurbit powdery mildew. The fungicides which are effective against cucurbit[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Irrigation Demonstration Update June 25 June 30, 2022 - From Issue: 707 By: Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard, Emerson Luna Espinoza and Christian Charlson Read More At Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC) and Pinney Purdue Ag Center (PPAC), we demonstrate irrigation impacts on several fruiting vegetable crops. Tomato, pepper, eggplant, watermelon, and cantaloupe are planted on plastic-covered[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Irrigation
