Summer Squash Cultivar Selection for High Tunnel Production February 17, 2020 - From Issue: 668 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Warm-season vegetables like tomato, cucumber, pepper etc. often receive premium prices if they were sold at farmers’ markets earlier in the season. The same happens on summer squash, with the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Crop Culture Varieties
Broccoli under Heat Stress October 21, 2019 - From Issue: 667 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Cool nights have finally arrived after the first week of October. Before, we had quite a few days when temperatures were above 90°F. The unusual high temperature has caused problems[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Article Tags: Crop Culture
Results of Wet Condition on Watermelon and Cantaloupe July 5, 2019 - From Issue: 661 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel The 2019 production season started with above-normal rains. The wet conditions affected agriculture production, including watermelon and cantaloupe. In this article, we will review some of the watermelon and cantaloupe[Read More…] Article Categories: Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Plant Disease Management
Considerations with Delayed Pumpkin Planting July 5, 2019 - From Issue: 661 By: Liz Maynard Read More The wet spring has likely delayed some planting of pumpkins. What does delayed planting mean for yield? Data and observations from Purdue Ag Centers offer some perspective to supplement other[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Crop Culture
Growing a Bountiful Zucchini Crop May 22, 2019 - From Issue: 658 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Finally the time has come to plant warm season crops. Zucchini is a popular summer squash grown throughout Indiana and the United States. It always delivers a bounty of fruit.[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Crop Culture Varieties
Spring Planted Day-neutral Strawberry Update May 22, 2019 - From Issue: 658 By: Wenjing Guan Read More With the support of the Purdue Extension AgSeed Program, we are currently evaluating different production systems for growing strawberries in an open-field with plastic cultural systems for our area at[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Vegetables Strawberry Article Tags: Crop Culture Varieties
An Alternative Trellis System may Improve Tomato Yield April 25, 2019 - From Issue: 656 By: Wenjing Guan Read More The Florida-weave or sometimes called stake and weave is a commonly used tomato trellis system (Figure 1). It has several benefits and is easy to implement. However, sometimes the plants[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture
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
Bolting and Blooming in High Tunnels March 14, 2019 - From Issue: 654 By: Liz Maynard Read More Bolting of crops overwintered in high tunnels is common in the spring. ‘Bolting’ refers to lengthening and blooming of the flowering stalk. Bolting is often a problem because the quality[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Greens and Salad Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels Production Management
