Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day – July 20, 2023 April 5, 2023 - From Issue: 716 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Purdue Extension presented its first Fruit, Vegetable and Hemp Field Day post-pandemic at the Meigs Ag Center in July 2022. Extension Specialists and Graduate Students presented specialty crop research to[Read More…] Article Categories: Carrots Sweet Potato Collards Peppers Potatoes Pumpkins Watermelon Strawberry Article Tags: Field Day Fruit Meigs PAC Research Vegetables
Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports. A Great Resource for Growers. April 4, 2023 - From Issue: 716 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More The Midwest Vegetable Trial Report series includes reports of applied research relevant to vegetable and melon production in the midwestern U.S. The purpose of the series is to publish results[Read More…] Article Categories: Lettuce Peppers Tomato Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Strawberry Article Tags: Artificial Soils and Hydroponics Greenhouses & High Tunnels Reports Trials Varieties
Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day – July 20, 2023 March 15, 2023 - From Issue: 715 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Purdue Extension presented its first Fruit, Vegetable and Hemp Field Day post-pandemic at the Meigs Ag Center in July 2022. Extension Specialists and Graduate Students presented specialty crop research to[Read More…] Article Categories: Carrots Sweet Potato Collards Peppers Potatoes Pumpkins Watermelon Strawberry Article Tags: Field Day Fruit Meigs PAC Research Vegetables
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
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
A Brief Primer on Disease Management of Pumpkin June 2, 2022 - From Issue: 705 By: Dan Egel Read More In the next month, many growers will start to plant pumpkins. This article will introduce aspects of disease management of pumpkins prior to the growing season. The information below is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Looking for Squash Vine Borer (SVB) Trapping Collaborators May 5, 2022 - From Issue: 703 By: Laura Ingwell Read More While it is not so much of a problem on large farms, with many acres of cucurbits, small farms and organic growers tend to be the most impacted by this[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Squash
