Optimal Storage Conditions for Vegetables July 20, 2017 - From Issue: 632 By: Wenjing Guan After harvest, storing vegetables in optimal conditions is important to ensure the whole season’s hard work has paid off. This article discusses the optimum storage conditions for tomato, pepper, cucumber,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Watermelon Peppers Tomato Sweet Corn Article Tags: Harvesting and Postharvest
Blossom End Rot of Tomato and Pepper July 6, 2017 - From Issue: 631 By: Wenjing Guan Read More In the past few weeks, we have received several reports about blossom end rot on tomatoes and peppers as the crops start to set fruit. Blossom end rot is a physiological[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Plant Nutrition Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Caterpillars on High Tunnel Tomatoes July 6, 2017 - From Issue: 631 By: Liz Maynard Read More We are seeing small caterpillars feeding on tomato leaves in high tunnels at Pinney Purdue. The first sign may be feeding partially through the leaf, or ‘windowpane’ feeding, or small[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato
Hornworms July 6, 2017 - From Issue: 631 By: Rick Foster Read More One of the most impressive insect pests that we deal with on vegetables are the hornworms (Figure 1 and 2). These two species, tomato and tobacco hornworm, can reach up[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Colorado Potato Beetles June 22, 2017 - From Issue: 630 By: Rick Foster I have received some reports of Colorado potato beetles damaging both potatoes and tomatoes, including tomatoes in high tunnels. Both the adults and larvae are voracious feeders. As with most[Read More…] Article Categories: Potatoes Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
White Mold of Vegetables June 8, 2017 - From Issue: 629 By: Dan Egel Read More White mold has a large host range including tomatoes (where it may be referred to as timber rot), cucumbers, lettuce and snap beans as well as many more. In this[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Photos of Tomato Spotted Wilt and Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Dan Egel Read More Tomato spotted wilt virus can cause stunting (Figure 1), necrotic ring spots (Figure 2), mottling (Figure 3) or chlorosis (Figure 4). In Figure 5, a pepper plant is shown with[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Viruses on Greenhouse Tomatoes May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Dan Egel Read More While many virus diseases affect pepper and tomato plants, in the Midwest, the most common virus diseases of these two crops are tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and Impatiens necrotic[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management
Tomato Transplant Diseases April 13, 2017 - From Issue: 625 By: Dan Egel Read More Many Indiana growers may have tomato transplants growing in a greenhouse for field or greenhouse/high tunnel production. The three most likely diseases are bacterial spot, bacterial speck and bacterial canker. This article[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management
How to Graft Tomato Plants March 20, 2017 - From Issue: 624 By: Wenjing Guan Read More A new video explaining how to graft tomatoes is available at https://youtu.be/7Ufx66Isf88 Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Vegetable Grafting
