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
What Happened to the Winter Squash? September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712 By: Wenjing Guan Read More For a few years, I participated in the Squash Hunger Trial led by Dr. Annette Wszelaki, where we grew a wide range of winter squashes at multiple states. One year,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Harvesting and Postharvest Insect and Mite Management
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 life. Characters indicating fruit maturity include loss of rind surface gloss,[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash
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
Participate in Pest Monitoring to Inform Management March 16, 2022 - From Issue: 700 By: Laura Ingwell Read More We will continue to host two trapping networks in the 2022 growing season. The historical corn earworm (Figure 1) trapping network will continue. This state-wide trapping and monitoring program for[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Two Diseases of Spaghetti Squash October 21, 2021 - From Issue: 698 By: Dan Egel Read More The photo here (Figure 1) shows a spaghetti squash with many lesions on the fruit. At first glance, it may seem to be several lesions of different sizes. However, if[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Time to Scout for Squash Vine Borer (SVB) June 16, 2021 - From Issue: 691 By: Laura Ingwell Read More For some, we may often forget about the pesky squash vine borer until it’s too late. This pest of cucurbit crops tends to be sporadic in our region; you are[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
No-till Sweet Corn, Pumpkin and Winter Squash after Winter Rye – Reports from 2020 April 6, 2021 - From Issue: 686 By: Liz Maynard At the Pinney Purdue Ag Center in northern Indiana we had plots in 2020 with no-till sweet corn, pumpkins and winter squash following a rye cover crop. As is common[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash Sweet Corn Article Tags: Crop Culture Soil health
Cucumber Beetles Just Don’t Quit! September 17, 2020 - From Issue: 682 By: Laura Ingwell Read More This time of year you are likely getting bogged down in the fight against pests. The accumulation of plant pathogens, insects, and climatic conditions favoring their growth can make the[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Phytophthora Blight of Cucurbits September 17, 2020 - From Issue: 682 By: Dan Egel Read More Phytophthora blight was a serious disease this past season. As a result, I have had many questions about managing this disease. The following article is an update of a previous[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
