Have You Selected Your Sweet Pepper Varieties Yet? March 24, 2021 - From Issue: 685 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More There is still time to select sweet pepper varieties for this summer. During the 2020 growing season, I evaluated a new batch of five sweet bell pepper varieties. I also[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Varieties
High Tunnel Cucumber Production Guide October 19, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Wenjing Guan Read More A new publication High Tunnel Cucumber Production Guide is available and can be downloaded at https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/ID-521/ID-521-W.pdf This cucumber production guide provides resources and recommendations tailored to the distinctive growing environment[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Tomato Varieties Differ in Susceptibility to Internal White Tissue Disorder August 12, 2020 - From Issue: 680 By: Wenjing Guan Read More A common problem tomato growers face this time of year are fruit defects caused by high temperatures. Heat stress on tomatoes can lead to reduced yield and abnormal fruit development.[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Using Shadecloth on High Tunnels for Tomato and Colored Bell Pepper Production July 1, 2020 - From Issue: 677 By: Wenjing Guan Read More On hot days in the summer, high tunnel growers may wonder whether to place shadecloth on high tunnels. Considering excessive heat inside the structures that may lead to plant stress,[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Hoophouse Nutrient Management — Notes from Great Lakes Vegetable Producer’s Network Weekly Roundtable Discussion June 17, 2020 - From Issue: 676 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard A few weeks ago, the Great Lakes Vegetable Producer’s Network discussed hoophouse nutrient management. Judson Reid from Cornell University and David Van Eeckhout from The Good Acre, St. Paul, MN,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Annual Plasticulture Strawberry Update at Southwest Purdue Agriculture Center April 22, 2020 - From Issue: 672 By: Wenjing Guan At Southwest Purdue Agriculture Center in Vincennes, IN. We are conducting trials to evaluate annual plasticulture strawberry production systems. Here are the updates of strawberries from different production systems. In[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Call for Growers’ Participation of Grafted Cucumber Research January 23, 2020 - From Issue: 668 By: Wenjing Guan Thanks to the support from NC-SARE, we are going to continue the study of evaluating grafted cucumbers for early season production in greenhouses and high tunnels by collaborating with farmers[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Variety Selection is Important for Managing Cucumber Powdery Mildew in High Tunnels July 22, 2019 - From Issue: 662 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Powdery mildew is particularly severe in high tunnel and greenhouse growing conditions (Figure 1). It affects a wide range of crops including tomatoes and cucumbers. In addition to using synthetic[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management Varieties
Watch for Two-spotted Spider Mites on High Tunnel Cucumbers June 6, 2019 - From Issue: 659 By: Wenjing Guan and Laura Ingwell Read More Supported by NC SARE (LNC17-390), we are continuing research for improving high tunnel cucumber production. One of the biggest challenges for growing cucumbers in high tunnels in the summer is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
Basic Aspects of High Tunnel Soil Fertility Management April 11, 2019 - From Issue: 655 By: Petrus Langenhoven Basic Aspects of High Tunnel Soil Fertility Management – (Petrus Langenhoven, plangenh@purdue.edu, 765-496-7955) – Spring has arrived! Every high tunnel grower is now thinking of planting summer vegetable crops in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
