Planning for Fall and Winter Production in High Tunnels May 15, 2024 - From Issue: 736 By: Liz Maynard Read More When we surveyed Indiana high tunnel producers eight years ago, about two-thirds of the operations grew cool season crops for harvest from November to March. Although spring field planting season[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Kale Radishes Spinach Article Tags: Cool Season Vegetables High Tunnels
Low Temperatures in December Hurt January and February Markets February 22, 2023 - From Issue: 714 By: Wenjing Guan Read More A common approach in winter production is to allow crops to reach maturity or harvestable size by the end of November. High tunnels are then used as a ‘living refrigerator’[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Spinach Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Downy Mildew of Spinach May 5, 2022 - From Issue: 703 By: Dan Egel Read More Downy mildew of spinach can be an important disease of spinach. The lesions are often a bright yellow with irregular margins (Figure 1). With time, these lesions can become a[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Spinach Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels April 21, 2022 - From Issue: 702 By: Liz Maynard Read More A new bulletin “Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels” is available from the Purdue Education store at https://edustore.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=HO-330-W . The publication brings together information collected on farms[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Kale Lettuce Mustard Spinach Swiss Chard Root, Tuber, and Bulb Crops Beets Carrots Leeks Radishes Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Production Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Is This the Year to Try Fall Crops? July 30, 2020 - From Issue: 679 By: Liz Maynard, Christopher Adair and Michael J O'Donnell Read More A lot of things are different this year. With the changes come opportunities to try something new. Liz Brownlee with Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition mentioned to me that some markets,[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Kale Lettuce Mustard Spinach Swiss Chard Beets Radishes Broccoli Cabbage Article Tags: Protected Culture and Season Extension
Cladosporium of Spinach March 16, 2020 - From Issue: 669 By: Dan Egel Read More While many growers use high tunnels to extend the growing period for warm-season crops such as tomatoes or cucumbers, it is also possible to grow cool-season crops such as spinach[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Spinach Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
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
