Upcoming Events – Pinney Purdue Vegetable Field Day and Sweet Corn Sampler July 9, 2015 - From Issue: 601 By: Liz Maynard Read More Pinney Purdue Vegetable Field Day and Sweet Corn Sampler. Thursday, August 13, 2015. 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CDT. Pinney Purdue Ag Center, 11402 S. County Line Rd., Wanatah, IN.[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Solanaceous Crops Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Events Organic Production Pests and Pest Management – General Protected Culture and Season Extension Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Corn Earworm July 9, 2015 - From Issue: 601 By: Rick Foster We are again seeing a lull in pheromone trap catches of corn earworms. However, I caution sweet corn growers to remain vigilant in checking their traps. Populations can increase rapidly,[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Quintec Labeled for Bacterial Spot of Tomato June 25, 2015 - From Issue: 600 By: Dan Egel Read More Bacterial spot of tomato causes lesions on foliage and fruit of tomato. On leaves, the lesions begin as small water soaked areas and turn into brown lesions with a yellow halo.[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Pith Necrosis of Tomato June 12, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Dan Egel Read More This disease has been reported in two different greenhouse situations. Although the disease is not usually economically important, a brief review of the disease is offered here to help tomato growers[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Corn Earworms June 12, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Rick Foster After a brief lull in pheromone trap catches, we have resumed catching earworm moths all around the state. Although most of the counts are relatively low (less than 10 per[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Blossom End Rot of Tomato June 10, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Liz Maynard Blossom end rot of tomato has been showing up in some protected growing structures. This article reviews the disorder and summarizes preventive practices. Blossom end rot is a physiological disorder[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Plant Disease Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Corn Earworms May 28, 2015 - From Issue: 598 By: Rick Foster 2015 marks the 40th year of my career as an entomologist and I still am surprised on a regular basis by how insects behave. I put out a corn earworm[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Successful Transplant Establishment May 12, 2015 - From Issue: 597 By: Liz Maynard Read More Getting seedlings from the transplant tray into the field is essential for a good crop (Figure 1). Healthy transplants treated well will quickly establish themselves in the field, setting the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture Transplant Production
Fusarium Crown and Root Rot of Tomato April 30, 2015 - From Issue: 597 By: Dan Egel Read More Symptoms of this disease include tomato plants with lower leaves that become yellow (chlorotic) and die; plants that begin to wilt; a lesion on the lower stem at ground level[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Fertility for the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center Tomato Trial April 18, 2015 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel Last year at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center (SWPAC) we conducted a tomato high tunnel trial described here. In this article, I would like to talk about the trial[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels
