Facts about Lettuce August 31, 2017 - From Issue: 635 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More Winter farmers markets are becoming more and more popular. Lettuce is a primary type of vegetables grown for the market. As we are finishing up summer crops, it is a[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Lettuce Article Tags: Protected Culture and Season Extension
Problems in Overwintered Salad Greens – White Mold and Tip Burn March 15, 2017 - From Issue: 624 By: Liz Maynard Read More Some of the red and green multi-leaf lettuce plants in Figure 1 are wilted and closer inspection reveals death and soft decay at the crown and well as freeze damage[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Lettuce Spinach Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management
Researchers Looking for Spinach and Lettuce from NW Indiana April 28, 2016 - From Issue: 611 By: Lindsay Gielda Do you grow spinach or lettuce in Northwest Indiana? Drs. Lindsay Gielda and Scott Bates in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at Purdue University Northwest would like to collect a[Read More…] Article Categories: Lettuce Spinach Article Tags: Food Safety
Kerb SC Labeled for Leaf Lettuce April 11, 2016 - From Issue: 610 By: Wenjing Guan U.S. EPA approved a supplemental label to use Kerb SC® herbicide in leaf lettuce. Kerb® is a selective herbicide for control of certain annual grasses and broadleaf weeds. It can[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Lettuce Article Tags: Weed Management
Lettuce Drop March 15, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Dan Egel Read More Cool season crops such as lettuce are becoming a more popular crop among Indiana greenhouse/high tunnel growers. One of the most important diseases of lettuce is known as lettuce drop.[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Lettuce Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General Plant Disease Management
Opportunities in Hydroponics March 14, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Travelling through Indiana last summer, I realized that many growers plant their crops in soil inside their high tunnels or greenhouses. Soilless production offers different benefits and challenges. This is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucumbers Lettuce Tomato Article Tags: Artificial Soils and Hydroponics Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
