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
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
