Tell Us Your Ideas for Winter Meetings September 5, 2015 - From Issue: 606 By: Liz Maynard We are planning programs for the Indiana Horticultural Congress and other winter meetings. The best ideas for topics and speakers come from you! Let us know what you want to[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events
Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC): What Does It Mean? September 4, 2015 - From Issue: 605 By: Wenjing Guan You might remember seeing cation exchange capacity in soil test reports. Recently, I have been asked about what it means. This is one of the important soil characteristics that we[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Welcome Dr. Wenjing Guan August 18, 2015 - From Issue: 604 By: Liz Maynard Read More Dr. Wenjing Guan comes to Purdue from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where she was a Horticultural Specialist working on season extension for vegetable production. She was involved[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: General Information
To Spray or Not To Spray August 18, 2015 - From Issue: 604 By: Dan Egel Read More Protecting vegetable crops from foliar disease involves many factors. Crop rotation and fall tillage will help to lessen disease severity. Choosing a resistant or partially resistant variety can lower the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
USDA Designates Disaster Areas in Indiana August 18, 2015 - From Issue: 604 By: Liz Maynard Read More On August 12, 2015, USDA designated 88 counties in Indiana as natural disaster areas due to heavy rainfall since May. The four counties not designated disaster areas are LaGrange,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Ag Economics – General Climate and Weather
Upcoming Events August 18, 2015 - From Issue: 604 By: Liz Maynard Code Red Webinar. Thursday, August 27, 2015. 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. EDT. The Code Red tool developed by the Purdue Women in Agriculture Team is a must have for[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Ag Economics – General Events
Soil Solarization August 5, 2015 - From Issue: 603 By: Dan Egel Read More Tomato growers who utilize high tunnels to reach early markets often find that there are few economic alternatives to tomato. Therefore, many growers grow tomatoes after tomatoes instead of rotating[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Sunburn on Vegetables August 4, 2015 - From Issue: 603 By: Dan Egel and Liz Maynard Read More Loss of foliage due to poor growing conditions or disease can cause fruit to be exposed to the sun. Hot temperatures and direct sunlight can lead to areas of the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Vegetable Crops – General Tomato Article Tags: Climate and Weather Crop Culture
Upcoming Events July 21, 2015 - From Issue: 602 By: Liz Maynard Read More Pinney Purdue Vegetable Field Day and Sweet Corn Sampler. Thursday, August 13, 2015. 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CDT. Pinney Purdue Ag Center, 11402 S. County Line Rd., Wanatah, IN.[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Solanaceous Crops Peppers Tomato Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events Organic Production Pests and Pest Management – General Protected Culture and Season Extension Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Food Safety Considerations for Flooded Vegetable Crops July 9, 2015 - From Issue: 601 By: Scott Monroe Read More With the record-setting rainfall we’ve seen over the past month, flooding of fields is very widespread (Figure 1). Fields that have experienced flooding present growers with difficult management choices. Flooding[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Food Safety Irrigation and Drainage
