Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Hardness and the Removal of Unwanted Ions May 25, 2017 - From Issue: 628 By: Petrus Langenhoven It is essential, especially in hydroponics to start with a laboratory analysis of your source water. It is also important to do follow-up analysis throughout the year. Water quality can[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Video—Installing High Tunnel Insect Exclusion Screen May 21, 2017 - From Issue: 628 By: Laura Ingwell One of the most damaging pests in cucurbit production are cucumber beetles and the bacterial pathogen they transmit (Erwinia trachephila), leading to bacterial wilt. In the recently released video, Dr. Laura[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Alkalinity May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Petrus Langenhoven In the past I have had many conversations with growers about plant nutrition in their high tunnels. A good plant nutrient management plan is an integral part of making a[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Viruses on Greenhouse Tomatoes May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Dan Egel Read More While many virus diseases affect pepper and tomato plants, in the Midwest, the most common virus diseases of these two crops are tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and Impatiens necrotic[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management
Tomato Transplant Diseases April 13, 2017 - From Issue: 625 By: Dan Egel Read More Many Indiana growers may have tomato transplants growing in a greenhouse for field or greenhouse/high tunnel production. The three most likely diseases are bacterial spot, bacterial speck and bacterial canker. This article[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management
Problems in Overwintered Salad Greens – White Mold and Tip Burn March 15, 2017 - From Issue: 624 By: Liz Maynard Read More Some of the red and green multi-leaf lettuce plants in Figure 1 are wilted and closer inspection reveals death and soft decay at the crown and well as freeze damage[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Lettuce Spinach Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Plant Disease Management
Vole Problems in Vegetables? March 15, 2017 - From Issue: 624 By: Liz Maynard and Michael J O'Donnell Read More Voles can cause serious damage to crops grown in high tunnels. They can also damage vegetables grown in the field. Help us understand the problem and identity solutions by taking a[Read More…] Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Pests and Pest Management – General Survey Voles
High Tunnel Screening for Insect Pest Management March 15, 2017 - From Issue: 624 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Screening can be an effective measure to exclude unwanted pests from colonizing your crops. In high tunnels, one of the biggest challenges to successfully implementing exclusion screening is managing the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
Growing Grafted Tomatoes in High Tunnels February 14, 2017 - From Issue: 623 By: Wenjing Guan Read More There are several potential benefits of growing grafted tomatoes, particularly for early season tomato production in greenhouses or high tunnels. If you are interested in trying this technique but wondering[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Ethylene Damage on Tomato Plants January 18, 2017 - From Issue: 623 By: Dan Egel Read More Almost every year, I have a greenhouse tomato grower or two call me about tomato plants that are distorted and don’t seem to be growing right. The problem often turns out[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Transplant Production
