Tips for Submitting Samples to the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab (PPDL) May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Tom Creswell Read More Thinking of sending samples of your vegetables to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab for diagnosis or insect ID? Here are some tips to help the samples arrive in the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: General Information
Pollinator Health and Foliar Fungicide Use May 9, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Dan Egel and Laura Ingwell One can hardly glance at the news recently without noticing an item about the health of bees and other pollinators. We can all agree on the importance pollinators play in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Finding Pesticide Labels for State-specific Registrations April 26, 2018 - From Issue: 641 By: Liz Maynard Many pesticides for use on vegetables have varying rules for use in different states. This article will review the different classes of labels for pesticides and where to find labels[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Updates to the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide April 19, 2018 - From Issue: 641 By: Dan Egel The Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2018 (ID-56) was printed in December 2017. At the same time, the on-line version was posted at mwveguide.org. As updates need to[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Pheromones and Pheromone Traps April 12, 2018 - From Issue: 640 By: Rick Foster Read More One way insects communicate with individuals of the same species is with pheromones. Pheromones are volatile chemicals released by an insect that usually can be detected only by individuals of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Damping-off March 15, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Janna Beckerman Read More This is the time of year when growers begin planting seed—whether you are child planting a few seeds in Dixie cup for a school project, home tomato growers, or professional[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Lowering Soil pH in High Tunnels March 14, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More This article is my response to a grower’s question about lowering soil pH in a high tunnel. The soil test indicated pH of the soil in his high tunnel was[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Using Driftwatch/Fieldwatch to Help Dicamba Applicators Locate Sensitive Crops February 16, 2018 - From Issue: 638 By: Valerie Clingerman On January 1, products containing >6.5% dicamba and an agriculture use label are now restricted use pesticides. In order to purchase these herbicides, buyers must carry a private or commercial[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Weed Management
Indiana Grown February 16, 2018 - From Issue: 638 By: Jodee Ellett If you have not joined this free marketing and network program for growers, buyers and food producers in Indiana, take a moment to join today! Visit www.indianagrown.org to submit your[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Ag Economics – General
Welcome to a New Year of Vegetable Crops Hotline February 16, 2018 - From Issue: 638 By: Wenjing Guan Welcome to a new year of the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. As usual, we will have fifteen issues throughout the 2018 growing[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
