Check Soil Temperatures Before Planting Cold Sensitive Crops May 2, 2023 - From Issue: 718 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Most of us know a temperature lower than 32°F would kill tender vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, melons, and cucumbers. Home gardeners would wait to plant those crops after the last[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Climate and Weather Cool Temperature Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
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
Strawberry Frost Protection April 7, 2021 - From Issue: 686 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Last week when the heavy frost hit us, air temperature at Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC) in Vincennes, IN dropped to 24°F. We did not take action for frost protection[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Vegetables Strawberry Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
Using Row Cover or Sprinkler Irrigation for Cold Protection of Strawberries May 6, 2020 - From Issue: 673 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Strawberries growing in the matted-row system are in the blooming stage. Open flowers cannot tolerate temperatures lower than 30°F (Figure 1). Strawberry growers should be prepared for the coming low[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Climate and Weather Cool Temperature Protected Culture and Season Extension
When to Plant Watermelons May 4, 2020 - From Issue: 673 By: Wenjing Guan Read More This is a newly released video about when to plant watermelons. https://youtu.be/tHT2mAnNRWk Watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber plants are very sensitive to low temperatures. Even when frost has passed, soil temperatures below[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
Protect Early Planted Warm-Season Vegetables from Low Temperatures April 22, 2020 - From Issue: 672 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Two types of injury on young warm-season vegetable plants are caused by low temperatures: frost/freezing injury and chilling injury. Frost/freezing injury occurs when temperatures drop below 32°F. Ice formation in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Cool Temperature Crop Culture
Strawberry Cold Protection Made a Difference April 22, 2020 - From Issue: 672 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Spring weather is unpredictable. One of the major risks associated with strawberry production is cold damage in the spring. Open strawberry flowers can not tolerate temperatures lower than 30°F, popcorn[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
Low Temperature Caused Watermelon Establishment Failure May 21, 2019 - From Issue: 658 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More In the past week, we have observed a few cases where newly planted watermelon seedlings were severely damaged or dead (Figure 1). In some fields, we observed rotted roots and[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Cool Temperature
Protect Early Planted Warm-Season Vegetables from Low Temperatures April 11, 2019 - From Issue: 655 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Two types of injury on young warm-season vegetable plants are caused by low temperatures: frost/freezing injury and chilling injury. Frost/freezing injury occurs when temperatures drop below 32°F. Ice formation in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Chilling Injury on Young Warm-season Vegetable Plants April 10, 2019 - From Issue: 655 By: Wenjing Guan, Kranthi Varala and Tina Agarwal Read More Chilling injury occurs when temperatures are above 32°F and below 55°F. The plant tissue becomes weakened that leads to cellular dysfunction. The most noticeable visual symptom of chilling injury is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
