Waterlogged Soils and Plant Growth June 23, 2015 - From Issue: 600 By: Liz Maynard Read More Much of the state has seen excessive rains in recent weeks (Fig. 1). When soils are saturated vegetable crops suffer. This article, slightly revised from its original publication date in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Crop Culture
Boiler Hop Yard Update June 14, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Clayton J Nevins Read More Purdue University’s Boiler Hop Yard has started its second growing season with the hopes of providing Indiana growers with science-based recommendations for hop production in the Midwest. With summer rapidly[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Specialty Crops Hops Article Tags: Crop Culture Plant Disease Management Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Special Cultural Practices
Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center Field Day June 12, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Dan Egel A field day will be held on July 9 to share with the public the various research activities at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center in Vincennes, IN. The day will[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Events Insect and Mite Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Blossom End Rot of Tomato June 10, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Liz Maynard Blossom end rot of tomato has been showing up in some protected growing structures. This article reviews the disorder and summarizes preventive practices. Blossom end rot is a physiological disorder[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Plant Disease Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Successful Transplant Establishment May 12, 2015 - From Issue: 597 By: Liz Maynard Read More Getting seedlings from the transplant tray into the field is essential for a good crop (Figure 1). Healthy transplants treated well will quickly establish themselves in the field, setting the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture Transplant Production
Managing Cover Crops in Spring April 14, 2015 - From Issue: 595 By: Liz Maynard and Rick Foster Cover crops should be killed at least a couple of weeks before planting vegetables. That will give the cover time to partially decompose, and time for any cutworm larvae that[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Too Much Fertilizer for Transplants? March 18, 2015 - From Issue: 594 By: Liz Maynard Read More Sometimes newly transplanted crops don’t take off like we’d expect. Consider the newly transplanted tomato seedlings in these images. In Figure 1, lower leaves are chlorotic (yellow) and leaflet edges[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Transplant Production
