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
The Final Fungicide Application September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712 By: Dan Egel Vegetable growers may be wondering when to apply the final fungicide application. It is important to leave the crop protected until the last harvest. Yet, it is important not to[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Tomato Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Irrigation Demonstration Update July Aug. 24, 2022, Pinney Purdue Ag Center. August 25, 2022 - From Issue: 711 By: Liz Maynard Read More At Pinney Purdue (PPAC) bell peppers were harvested for the first time on August 15. Plants appear a little larger in the irrigated plots than in the unirrigated plots, but[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Irrigation
General Management Options for Bacterial Diseases of Tomato July 28, 2022 - From Issue: 709 By: Dan Egel This is the fourth article in a series that describes the three primary bacterial diseases of tomato: bacterial canker, bacterial speck and bacterial spot. This article is a general summary[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Physiological Disorders after Heavy Rains July 28, 2022 - From Issue: 709 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We received more than 8 inches of rain since the evening of July 24 at Southwest Purdue Ag Center. This article discusses a few plant physiological disorders we observed after[Read More…] Article Categories: Tomato Watermelon Article Tags: physiological disorder
Bacterial Speck of Tomato July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Dan Egel Read More The following is an article in one of a series about bacterial diseases of tomato. Previously, articles about bacterial canker and bacterial spot have been featured here. The next article[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Unmarketable Bell Peppers July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We observed a large amount of unmarketable pepper fruit hanging on the plants during on-farm visits and at the research farms recently. Damage appears on the sides or at the[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: physiological disorder Production Management
Irrigation Demonstration Update — PPAC July 11 July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Liz Maynard and Christian Charlson Read More At Pinney Purdue (PPAC) 1.66 inches of rain fell June 25 through July 11. The potential evapotranspiration (PET) over the period was 2.79 inches. Estimates for water use by the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update — SWPAC July 13 July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Wenjing Guan and Emerson Luna Espinoza Read More After planting on May 16, we only received 1.4 inches of rain in June. The early-setting tomatoes on plants grown on the unirrigated bed had more than 40% fruit blossom[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Irrigation
The Hornworms are Here! June 30, 2022 - From Issue: 707 By: Laura Ingwell Read More The tobacco hornworm is one of the most devastating tomato pests in Indiana, if left unchecked. There are several natural enemies that help suppress this pest, such as stilt bugs[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
