Using Shadecloth on High Tunnels for Tomato and Colored Bell Pepper Production July 1, 2020 - From Issue: 677 By: Wenjing Guan Read More On hot days in the summer, high tunnel growers may wonder whether to place shadecloth on high tunnels. Considering excessive heat inside the structures that may lead to plant stress,[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV): A New Concern for Tomato and Pepper Producers June 3, 2020 - From Issue: 675 By: Dan Egel Read More Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is making headlines and eliciting USDA action. Growers need to learn more about ToBRFV biology, symptoms and control. Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV)[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Phytophthora Blight of Pepper in Midwest Vegetable Production Guide May 14, 2020 - From Issue: 674 By: Dan Egel In creating the new format of the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2020 (ID-56), I inadvertently left out the portion of the fruiting vegetable section that deals with[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Colored Sweet Pepper Varieties for High Tunnel Production March 13, 2019 - From Issue: 654 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Sweet colored peppers can yield well in the protected conditions of an unheated high tunnel, but information is lacking about which varieties are adapted for high tunnel production and their[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Varieties
Southern Blight of Pepper and Tomato August 7, 2017 - From Issue: 633 By: Dan Egel Read More Southern blight of pepper and tomato thrives under hot, dry conditions. Usually, such conditions are more likely in August. Production under tunnels may contribute to the dry conditions that influences southern[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Optimal Storage Conditions for Vegetables July 20, 2017 - From Issue: 632 By: Wenjing Guan After harvest, storing vegetables in optimal conditions is important to ensure the whole season’s hard work has paid off. This article discusses the optimum storage conditions for tomato, pepper, cucumber,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Watermelon Peppers Tomato Sweet Corn Article Tags: Harvesting and Postharvest
Caterpillars in Peppers July 19, 2017 - From Issue: 632 By: Rick Foster Read More European corn borers used to be a serious pest of peppers. The larvae would burrow into the fruit under the cap, making it difficult to cull out infested fruit. With[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Blossom End Rot of Tomato and Pepper July 6, 2017 - From Issue: 631 By: Wenjing Guan Read More In the past few weeks, we have received several reports about blossom end rot on tomatoes and peppers as the crops start to set fruit. Blossom end rot is a physiological[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Plant Nutrition Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Photos of Tomato Spotted Wilt and Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Dan Egel Read More Tomato spotted wilt virus can cause stunting (Figure 1), necrotic ring spots (Figure 2), mottling (Figure 3) or chlorosis (Figure 4). In Figure 5, a pepper plant is shown with[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Viruses on Greenhouse Tomatoes May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Dan Egel Read More While many virus diseases affect pepper and tomato plants, in the Midwest, the most common virus diseases of these two crops are tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and Impatiens necrotic[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management
