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
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
Heat Effects on Cool-season Vegetables August 25, 2021 - From Issue: 696 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More As warm-season crops are harvested, many vegetable farmers start the process of transitioning to cool-season crops. Leafy greens and root vegetables are ready to be planted. High temperature is present[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Greens and Salad Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture
Yellow Leaves on Pumpkin August 11, 2021 - From Issue: 695 By: Dan Egel Read More In the last several days I have received complaints of pumpkin plants with yellow leaves. Growers want to know if the yellow is a symptom of disease and what can[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Climate and Weather Crop Culture Plant Disease Management
Getting Ready to Plant Strawberries in a Plasticulture System – Planting Date July 28, 2021 - From Issue: 694 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Growers interested in growing strawberries on a plasticulture system can choose to use plug plants or bare-root plants. The pros and cons of using each of the planting materials was[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Vegetables Strawberry Article Tags: Crop Culture
Cracking Tomatoes July 14, 2021 - From Issue: 693 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Tomatoes cracking in the late stages of ripening (Figure 1) was observed in our field visit. This article discusses conditions that are likely to predispose tomatoes to crack. The cracking[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture
Soybean Assessment After Wet Conditions July 14, 2021 - From Issue: 693 By: Wenjing Guan Our recent field visit revealed a green bean issue that is likely associated with wet conditions. Purdue soybean specialist Shaun Casteel recently released this video that may also help vegetable[Read More…] Article Categories: Legume Vegetables Beans (Green, Wax, Snap) Article Tags: Crop Culture
Nitrogen Loss from Wet Soils July 1, 2021 - From Issue: 692 By: Liz Maynard High rainfall amounts lead to loss of nitrogen from the soil. Sometimes the loss is great enough that a crop will benefit from additional nitrogen application. This article will describe[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Plants Recovering from Waterlogging Damage June 29, 2021 - From Issue: 692 By: Wenjing Guan Read More After the heavy rains in the past a few days, flooding/waterlogging injury stands out in my farm visit this week. Regardless of tomato or cucumber, the injured plants showed leaf[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Irrigation and Drainage Plant Nutrition
Getting Ready to Plant Strawberries in a Plasticulture System — Planting Materials June 29, 2021 - From Issue: 692 By: Wenjing Guan Read More In Indiana, strawberry is traditionally grown as a perennial crop using a matted-row system, in which strawberry bare-root plants (Figure 1) are planted in spring on bare soil. Each year,[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Vegetables Strawberry Article Tags: Crop Culture
