Frost and Freeze Warning April 19, 2021 - From Issue: 687 By: Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard, Peter Hirst and Bruce Bordelon Read More There is a frost and freeze warning for 4/20, 4/21, 4/22. Vegetable growers should be prepared to take protective actions on early-planted warm-season vegetables (tomato, cucumber, pepper, summer squash, bean[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Crop Culture
April Showers or Lingering Drought? April 8, 2021 - From Issue: 686 By: Beth Hall Read More March wrapped up as one of Indiana’s wettest (44th wettest out of 126 years) and warmest (16th warmest). It was marked by unusually warm days and then cool days. Was[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Cooler, Wetter Conditions Expected Over Next Several Weeks August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Beth Hall Read More After the last several weeks of predominantly dry conditions, the national climate outlooks are finally showing confidence that temperatures should start shifting to cooler than normal and precipitation will be[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Answer to Question from Last Issue (8-13-2020) August 26, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Jeanine Arana Read More Question: What happened to these fruit? Answer: Hail damage. A storm that happened in middle July brought hail to parts of Indiana. Hail hit small fruit, and damage became pronounced[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Climate and Weather Crop Culture
Monitoring Potential Evapotranspiration Across Indiana August 12, 2020 - From Issue: 680 By: Beth Hall Read More Rain moved across Indiana earlier this week, bringing much-needed precipitation to the northern counties. Unfortunately, the 30-day rainfall totals are still up to two inches below normal (Figure 1). The[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Indiana Climate and Weather Outlook July 30, 2020 - From Issue: 679 By: Beth Hall Read More On July 16th, the national Climate Prediction Center released the climate outlooks for August (Figure 1) and the August-September-October (Figure 2) period. Both outlooks are indicating a significant probability for[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Ozone Injury on Vegetable Plants July 15, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Liz Maynard Read More When ground level ozone is high enough to trigger an Air Quality Action Day alert from the Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management (IDEM) it is a reminder that crops may[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Crop Culture
Hail Damage July 15, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Liz Maynard Read More (This article is modified from one published in issue 537 of this newsletter written by Sarah E. Hulick and Steve Reiners, Department of Horticulture Science, Cornell University, NYSAES. Liz Maynard[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Crop Culture
Reference Evapotranspiration Forecasts across Indiana July 15, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Beth Hall Read More The past 30 days have been met with warmer than normal temperatures in the northern counties and drier than normal conditions throughout most of the state (Figures 1 and 2).[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Outlooks Showing Confidence for Below-normal Precipitation July 1, 2020 - From Issue: 677 By: Beth Hall Read More The roller coaster ride of Indiana weather continues. Things were drying out across the state with signs of browning lawns, rolling vegetation leaves, and lowering pond and stream levels. Then[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
