Organic Control Methods for Striped Cucumber Beetles April 26, 2018 - From Issue: 641 By: Rick Foster and Laura Ingwell Read More One of the most problematic insect pests that organic vegetable growers have to deal with is the striped cucumber beetle. The insect feeds on all the cucurbit crops, but can[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
Aphids in High Tunnels April 12, 2018 - From Issue: 640 By: Laura Ingwell Read More It’s that time of year, where we are prepping high tunnels and getting back into the full swing of production, slowly, here in the Midwest. Many of you have already[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucumbers Lettuce Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
Check Soil Temperatures before Planting Cucumbers in a High Tunnel April 12, 2018 - From Issue: 640 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Growers start to plant tomatoes in unheated high tunnels around the end of March in southern Indiana. Around that time, there may still be a few light frosts, or even[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels Special Cultural Practices
What You Need to Know about Cucumber Varieties for High Tunnel Production March 15, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Cucumbers are produced with very different production systems. The ideal cucumber variety for process pickling production is not the variety used for greenhouse production. Choosing the suitable variety for a specific production system then becomes[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Protected Culture and Season Extension Varieties
Lowering Soil pH in High Tunnels March 14, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More This article is my response to a grower’s question about lowering soil pH in a high tunnel. The soil test indicated pH of the soil in his high tunnel was[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Is it Economically Sound to Grow Grafted Tomatoes? February 16, 2018 - From Issue: 638 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Awareness of tomato grafting has increased tremendously in the past years. Some growers fall in love with this technology and apply it to every tomato they grow. While others find[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Are You Interested in Growing Greenhouse Type Cucumbers in High Tunnels, and Targeting for Early Season Production? October 24, 2017 - From Issue: 637 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Consumers love cucumbers that are sweet, seedless and have thin skins. They are willing to pay high prices for the long or mini cucumbers sold at grocery stores. These cucumbers[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Protected Culture and Season Extension
Caterpillars in High Tunnels July 6, 2017 - From Issue: 631 By: Rick Foster When we first began working in high tunnels about 8 years ago, most of the popular literature said that the tunnels would provide protection from most insect pests, other than[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
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
Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Soluble Fertilizer Calculations June 7, 2017 - From Issue: 629 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Every grower will have to do some basic calculations when mixing a nutrient solution. Understanding some of the calculations will help you to apply the correct concentration of a nutrient[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
