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Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. It almost felt like summer for the past 10 days. That is until we got the cold weather again on April 16. It’s just a reminder that we should not get too eager to plant tender…Read more about From the Editor’s Desk[Read More]


Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. Spring arrived, and that included severe storms and tornadoes. Our hearts go out to those families and farms that were affected by last week’s storms. This issue contains a lot of information about emergency preparedness and…Read more about From the Editor’s Desk[Read More]


Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. Our outstanding contributing authors have outdone themselves once again. Spring is almost upon us; before we know it, we will be seeding and planting vegetables outdoors. This issue is packed with great information. Information that will…Read more about From the Editor’s Desk[Read More]


Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. As things might change from year to year, so did the newsletter editorship. In December 2023, Wenjing Guan handed the role over to Petrus Langenhoven. “Wenjing, I think I am safe to say that on behalf…Read more about From the Editor’s Desk[Read More]


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