Downy mildew of Pumpkin: What to Look for August 12, 2021 - From Issue: 695 By: Dan Egel Read More Downy mildew of cucumbers has been observed in Knox County. This disease has not been observed on pumpkins, but it is possible for downy mildew to spread from cucumbers to[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Yellow Leaves on Pumpkin August 11, 2021 - From Issue: 695 By: Dan Egel Read More In the last several days I have received complaints of pumpkin plants with yellow leaves. Growers want to know if the yellow is a symptom of disease and what can[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Climate and Weather Crop Culture Plant Disease Management
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Indiana July 28, 2021 - From Issue: 694 By: Dan Egel Downy mildew has been observed in Knox County on cucumber. In addition, downy mildew on cucumber has been reported in central Michigan on cucumber and central and northern Ohio on[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Spray Less, Pay Less, and Get Better Control of Your Arthropod Pests June 29, 2021 - From Issue: 692 By: Jacob Pecenka and Ashley Leach Read More Unfortunately, pests don’t know when to take the day off. Even though we have bees in the field and watermelons reaching peak bloom, we still need to watch out for[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Time to Scout for Squash Vine Borer (SVB) June 16, 2021 - From Issue: 691 By: Laura Ingwell Read More For some, we may often forget about the pesky squash vine borer until it’s too late. This pest of cucurbit crops tends to be sporadic in our region; you are[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Why do Watermelon and Melon Plants Wilt? May 19, 2021 - From Issue: 689 By: Wenjing Guan Read More In early May, we had an extended cold period with daily average air temperatures in the 50s°F. Min temperatures are in the 40s°F, some nights even upper 30s°F. In most[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
Pumpkin Resources May 19, 2021 - From Issue: 689 By: Wenjing Guan Pumpkin planting is right around the corner. The recent Vegetable Beet Podcast produced by Great Lakes Vegetable Producers Network featured Brad Bergefurd from The Ohio State University and Nathan Johanning[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Crop Culture Plant Disease Management
Cover Crops in May: Soil Health Podcast on Spring Management and Observations of Winter Rye at Pinney Purdue May 19, 2021 - From Issue: 689 By: Liz Maynard and Joe Rorick Read More In a recent Hoosier Ag Today/CCSI Soil Health Podcast, Stephen Meyers of Purdue Horticulture and Dan Perkins of Perkins Good Earth Farm covered spring management of cover crops on vegetable[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Cover crop Crop Culture
MELCAST 2021 May 19, 2021 - From Issue: 689 By: Dan Egel MELCAST is a weather-based disease-forecasting program that helps growers schedule foliar fungicides applications for watermelon and cantaloupe. MELCAST stands for MELon disease for CASTer. This program, designed by Dr. Rick[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon
Cantaloupe and Watermelon Transplant Diseases May 5, 2021 - From Issue: 688 By: Dan Egel Read More Many cantaloupe and watermelon growers are either growing transplants in a greenhouse or are expecting delivery of transplants in the next few weeks. Either way, growers should inspect transplants for[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
