Mini Seedless Watermelon Varieties February 17, 2022 - From Issue: 699 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We conduct standard seedless watermelon variety trials at Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center each year. In a separate trial, we evaluate mini seedless watermelon varieties. Mini watermelons refer to fruit ranging[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Varieties
Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Winter Meeting October 20, 2021 - From Issue: 698 By: Wenjing Guan Date: November 18, 2021, 5:00 pm (EST) Location: 4207 Purdue Rd, Vincennes, IN 47591. Purdue Extension Food Safety Training Hub, in the newly constructed Vincennes University Agricultural Center, located on highway 41[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Events
Collaboration between Purdue University and Michigan State University to Improve Irrigation Management in Indiana Watermelon Production October 18, 2021 - From Issue: 698 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Supported by Indiana Vegetable Growers Association and Illiana Watermelon Association, a collaborative project between Purdue University and Michigan State University that aims to help watermelon farmers improve irrigation management was[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Irrigation
Spray Less, Pay Less, and Get Better Control of Your Arthropod Pests June 29, 2021 - From Issue: 692 By: Jacob Pecenka and Ashley Leach Read More Unfortunately, pests don’t know when to take the day off. Even though we have bees in the field and watermelons reaching peak bloom, we still need to watch out for[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Why do Watermelon and Melon Plants Wilt? May 19, 2021 - From Issue: 689 By: Wenjing Guan Read More In early May, we had an extended cold period with daily average air temperatures in the 50s°F. Min temperatures are in the 40s°F, some nights even upper 30s°F. In most[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
MELCAST 2021 May 19, 2021 - From Issue: 689 By: Dan Egel MELCAST is a weather-based disease-forecasting program that helps growers schedule foliar fungicides applications for watermelon and cantaloupe. MELCAST stands for MELon disease for CASTer. This program, designed by Dr. Rick[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon
Cantaloupe and Watermelon Transplant Diseases May 5, 2021 - From Issue: 688 By: Dan Egel Read More Many cantaloupe and watermelon growers are either growing transplants in a greenhouse or are expecting delivery of transplants in the next few weeks. Either way, growers should inspect transplants for[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Winter Meeting October 19, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Wenjing Guan Read More The Annual Fall/Winter Meeting of the Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers is scheduled on Monday, November 30, 2020, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (EST). This meeting will be held[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Announcement
Survey of Watermelon Nutritional Status in Southern Indiana – Sulfur October 19, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Thanks to growers’ collaboration and help from Superior Ag, we collected plant tissue samples from 12 watermelon fields at different crop growing stages in Southern Indiana in the 2020 season.[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Nutrition Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Using Grafted Watermelon Plants in Indiana October 19, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Wenjing Guan Read More This article addresses considerations of using grafted watermelon plants in Indiana. Choosing rootstocks Interspecific hybrid squash is the most widely used watermelon rootstock. Many cultivars of the hybrid squash rootstocks[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture
