Results of Specialty Melon Variety Trials will be Presented at the Indiana Hort Congress October 24, 2017 - From Issue: 637 By: Petrus Langenhoven, Wenjing Guan, Ariana Torres and Amanda J Deering In the past season, we tested performances of eight specialty melons grown under high tunnel, greenhouse, hydroponic, and conventional field systems. The melon varieties we have tested in our trials[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Melons, Other Article Tags: Crop Culture
The Update of Soil Solarization in a High Tunnel at SWPAC September 14, 2017 - From Issue: 636 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Soil solarization can be used as a tool for soil disinfestation. It is accomplished by covering moist soil with transparent polyethylene film for 4 to 6 weeks in the summer.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture
Yellow Leaves on Pumpkins August 31, 2017 - From Issue: 635 By: Dan Egel Read More This time of year, I receive many complaints of pumpkin plants with yellow leaves. There can be many reasons why pumpkin plants have yellow leaves. The most common reason for[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Crop Culture
Using Season-long Retractable Tunnels May Help Control Foliar Diseases and Improve Fruit Quality of Tomatoes August 31, 2017 - From Issue: 635 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Tomato foliar diseases such as early blight, Septoria leaf blight, bacterial spot and speck that are commonly seen in the field are often less common on tomatoes grown in greenhouses[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture
Fall Broccoli Production in High Tunnels August 7, 2017 - From Issue: 633 By: Wenjing Guan Read More A fall broccoli trial was conducted in a high tunnel at Southwest Purdue Ag Center in 2016 to test the potential of growing broccoli in high tunnels after tomatoes. This[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Article Tags: Crop Culture
Add Shade to High Tunnels June 8, 2017 - From Issue: 629 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Tomatoes growing in high tunnels are in the middle of or close to harvest. Developing and maturing fruit are under leaf canopies. On the top of the plants, many flowers[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Opportunities for Growing Grafted Watermelons May 25, 2017 - From Issue: 628 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Watermelon production is threatened by Fusarium wilt, a widely distributed soilborne disease that can cause yield losses up to 100%. Currently, there are no watermelon varieties that are completely resistant[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture
Effects of the Recent Rain and Cold Conditions on Vegetable Production May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Recent rain and cold conditions have brought detrimental effects to some of the early planted vegetables. In southwest Indiana, air temperatures have dropped into the 40s °F and soil temperatures have dropped into the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture
Seedless Fruit Production April 26, 2017 - From Issue: 626 By: Wenjing Guan Read More A plant is considered to be seedless if it is able to produce a fruit without or contain a much-reduced number of seeds, or in some cases, only present traces[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Varieties
The TOMI Project Aims to Help Tomato Growers Better Manage Foliar Diseases March 15, 2017 - From Issue: 624 By: Lori Hoagland Effectively managing foliar diseases including late blight (LB), early blight (EB), and Septoria leaf spot (SLS), is one of the biggest challenges facing organic tomato growers. New, resistant hybrid varieties[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture
