Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Soluble Fertilizer Calculations June 7, 2017 - From Issue: 629 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Every grower will have to do some basic calculations when mixing a nutrient solution. Understanding some of the calculations will help you to apply the correct concentration of a nutrient[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Hardness and the Removal of Unwanted Ions May 25, 2017 - From Issue: 628 By: Petrus Langenhoven It is essential, especially in hydroponics to start with a laboratory analysis of your source water. It is also important to do follow-up analysis throughout the year. Water quality can[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Tips for Submitting Greenhouse Samples to the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab (PPDL) May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Gail E. Ruhl Read More Samples in plug trays, as well as unrooted and rooted cuttings, and plants in pots require extra care when they are packaged for submittal to a diagnostic lab. Before you[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General Plant Disease Management
Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Alkalinity May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Petrus Langenhoven In the past I have had many conversations with growers about plant nutrition in their high tunnels. A good plant nutrient management plan is an integral part of making a[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Effects of the Recent Rain and Cold Conditions on Vegetable Production May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Recent rain and cold conditions have brought detrimental effects to some of the early planted vegetables. In southwest Indiana, air temperatures have dropped into the 40s °F and soil temperatures have dropped into the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
Food Safety Considerations for Flooded Fields May 4, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Scott Monroe and Amanda J Deering Read More Recent heavy rains across much of the state have resulted in widespread ponding and flooding in fields. This creates multiple considerations for those growing produce for fresh consumption. Flooding and[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety
Black Cutworm April 26, 2017 - From Issue: 626 By: Rick Foster Read More We have had substantial black cutworm moth (Figure 1.) catches in our pheromone traps. Black cutworm moths typically lay their eggs on winter annual weeds growing in un-tilled fields. When[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Upcoming Events April 26, 2017 - From Issue: 626 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Southwest Purdue Ag Center Field Day Save the date June 29 for Southwest Purdue Ag Center Field Day Beginning Farmer Tours and Workshops Join Purdue’s beginning farmer team for farm[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events
Seedless Fruit Production April 26, 2017 - From Issue: 626 By: Wenjing Guan Read More A plant is considered to be seedless if it is able to produce a fruit without or contain a much-reduced number of seeds, or in some cases, only present traces[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Varieties
Pheromones and Pheromone Traps April 13, 2017 - From Issue: 625 By: Rick Foster 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
