Water Affects Efficacy of Soil-Incorporated Fertilizers and Amendments September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More We discussed wetting patterns in drip irrigation in a previous article. The take home message is drip irrigation applies water to only a portion of the soil. Uneven water distribution[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Irrigation Demonstration Update July Aug. 24, 2022, Pinney Purdue Ag Center. August 25, 2022 - From Issue: 711 By: Liz Maynard Read More At Pinney Purdue (PPAC) bell peppers were harvested for the first time on August 15. Plants appear a little larger in the irrigated plots than in the unirrigated plots, but[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Irrigation
Understanding Wetting Patterns in Drip Irrigation August 25, 2022 - From Issue: 711 By: Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard and Dan Egel Read More A major difference between drip irrigation and other irrigation methods is that drip irrigation applies water to only a portion of the soil. This works great for vegetables grown on[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update Aug 9, 2022, Pinney Purdue Ag Center August 12, 2022 - From Issue: 710 By: Liz Maynard and Christian Charlson Read More At Pinney Purdue (PPAC) 2.67 inches of rain fell July 27 through August 9. The potential evapotranspiration (PET) over the period was 1.68 inches. Estimates for water use by the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update July 27, 2022, Pinney Purdue Ag Center July 28, 2022 - From Issue: 709 By: Liz Maynard and Christian Charlson Read More At Pinney Purdue (PPAC) 2.19 inches of rain fell July 12 through July 26. The potential evapotranspiration (PET) over the period was 2.67 inches. Estimates for water use by the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update July 27, 2022 Southwest Purdue Ag Center July 28, 2022 - From Issue: 709 By: Wenjing Guan and Emerson Luna Espinoza Read More At Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC), more than 10 inches of rain fell since July 7; over 8 inches happened since the evening of July 24. Soil water content on[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update — PPAC July 11 July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Liz Maynard and Christian Charlson Read More At Pinney Purdue (PPAC) 1.66 inches of rain fell June 25 through July 11. The potential evapotranspiration (PET) over the period was 2.79 inches. Estimates for water use by the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update — SWPAC July 13 July 14, 2022 - From Issue: 708 By: Wenjing Guan and Emerson Luna Espinoza Read More After planting on May 16, we only received 1.4 inches of rain in June. The early-setting tomatoes on plants grown on the unirrigated bed had more than 40% fruit blossom[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update June 25 June 30, 2022 - From Issue: 707 By: Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard, Emerson Luna Espinoza and Christian Charlson Read More At Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC) and Pinney Purdue Ag Center (PPAC), we demonstrate irrigation impacts on several fruiting vegetable crops. Tomato, pepper, eggplant, watermelon, and cantaloupe are planted on plastic-covered[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Irrigation
Irrigation Demonstration Update 1 June 16, 2022 - From Issue: 706 By: Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard and Emerson Luna Espinoza Read More Vegetable growers understand that water deficiency decreases yield, reduces fruit marketability and quality, and, in extreme case, causes plants to die. In Indiana, we are typically not short of precipitation[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation
