Watch for a New Culprit Wilting Your Cucurbits! July 30, 2020 - From Issue: 679 By: Laura Ingwell Read More In the past two weeks we have heard reports of the Squash vine borer (Figure 1) being spotted in some local gardens. This pest of cucurbit crops tends to be[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Specialty Crops Soil Health Podcast Episodes – Beneficial Insects, Cover Crops in Sweet Corn July 15, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Liz Maynard Read More New episodes ‘Pollinators and Other Beneficial Insects for Specialty Crops’ and ‘Cover Crops in Sweet Corn Production’ are published. Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Sweet Corn Article Tags: Announcement soil health
Summer Squash Cultivar Selection for High Tunnel Production February 17, 2020 - From Issue: 668 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Warm-season vegetables like tomato, cucumber, pepper etc. often receive premium prices if they were sold at farmers’ markets earlier in the season. The same happens on summer squash, with the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Crop Culture Varieties
Wilting Cucurbits! What could it be? August 29, 2019 - From Issue: 665 By: Liz Maynard, Dan Egel and Laura Ingwell Read More Winter squash – butternut, acorn, and kabocha – in our downy mildew sentinel plot at Pinney Purdue were showing some wilted and stunted plants by late July (Figure 1). They[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Pumpkins Squash Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General
Growing a Bountiful Zucchini Crop May 22, 2019 - From Issue: 658 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Finally the time has come to plant warm season crops. Zucchini is a popular summer squash grown throughout Indiana and the United States. It always delivers a bounty of fruit.[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Crop Culture Varieties
Yellow and Green Zucchini Varieties for the Local Market March 13, 2019 - From Issue: 654 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Gowers always want to know which variety is the most suitable one for their farming location and market. I do understand the frustration of growers when looking online at all[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Varieties
Squash Bugs July 6, 2017 - From Issue: 631 By: Rick Foster Read More Squash bug is the most consistent insect pest of squash and pumpkins and is the most difficult to control (Figure 1 and 2). The key to management is early detection[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Harvest and Postharvest Storage of Pumpkins and Winter Squash September 15, 2016 - From Issue: 621 By: Wenjing Guan With the start of pumpkin harvest, it is a good time to review important considerations for harvest and postharvest storage of pumpkins and winter squash (butternut, acorn and hubbard squash[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash Article Tags: Harvesting and Postharvest
Squash Bugs July 20, 2016 - From Issue: 617 By: Rick Foster Read More Squash bug is the most consistent insect pest of squash and pumpkins and is the most difficult to control. The key to management is early detection and control of the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Organic Powdery Mildew Control February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Dan Egel Read More In a separate article in this issue, I discussed management of powdery mildew with conventional fungicides. Here I would like to talk about powdery mildew management of cucurbits with organically[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Melons, Other Squash Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
