2026 Southern Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Meeting November 4, 2025 By: Wenjing Guan Read More The Southern Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Meeting is scheduled on Jan. 16, 2026, at French Lick Resort (French Lick Resort & Casino, 8670 IN-56, French Lick, IN 47432). The[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Education Events Production Management
Vegetable Chat: Broccoli November 4, 2025 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Our team is launching a new webinar series, “Vegetable Chat,” focused on vegetable crop production. The series is designed primarily for commercial vegetable growers, though producers of all scales may[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Article Tags: Marketing Production Management Virtual Webinar
What Caused the Cracking of Tomatoes and Melons? July 25, 2025 - From Issue: 758 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Fruit cracking is one of the most commonly observed disorders affecting many fruit crops. Cracking can occur in different forms, such as radial splits extending from the stem end, splits[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Production Management
Considerations for Choosing Tomato Cultivars March 12, 2025 - From Issue: 749 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Selecting tomato cultivars can be both exciting and challenging, simply because there are so many options to choose from. Some growers settle on a few favorite cultivars and focus on[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: High Tunnels Production Management
Italian vs. Asian Eggplant Cultivars: Performance Comparison for Indiana Commercial Production March 11, 2025 - From Issue: 749 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More 2024 Field Trial Shows Yield Differences Between Italian and Asian Cultivars As part of Purdue University’s Field Production of Horticulture Crops class, Dr. Langenhoven established a comprehensive eggplant cultivar demonstration[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Eggplant Article Tags: Cultivar Trial Demonstration Production Management
Specialty Crop Opportunity: First-Year Results of Scotch Bonnet Pepper Trials March 11, 2025 - From Issue: 749 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More After a family vacation to Jamaica in 2023, Dr. Langenhoven at Purdue University recognized the potential for Scotch Bonnet peppers as a high-value specialty crop for diversification on Indiana farms.[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Cultivar Trial Production Management Scotch Bonnet
High Temperature Affects Fruit Set of Vegetable Crops June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Liz Maynard and Wenjing Guan Read More Recent high temperatures have been above optimum for vegetable crops. Around Indiana, from June 12 to 25 the daily high was more than 90°F on at least 5 days and[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Abiotic Stress Production Management
Selecting Vegetable Varieties for Your Farm February 22, 2024 - From Issue: 731 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Are you still thinking about varieties for the upcoming season? Purdue has been keeping a record of vegetable variety trials in the Midwest since 1999. The Midwest Vegetable Trial Report series includes[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Vegetable Crops – General Broccoli Cauliflower Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Watermelon Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Production Management Varieties Vegetable Trial Reports
Rain on the Scarecrow, Weeds in the Beans September 28, 2023 - From Issue: 728 By: Ashley Adair Read More The 2023 dry edible bean harvest wrapped up in mid-September. This season was unique from a weather standpoint – dry in June and wet in July, rather than the other[Read More…] Article Categories: Legume Vegetables Dry Beans Article Tags: Production Management
Smoke Not a Problem for Vegetables June 29, 2023 - From Issue: 722 By: Steve Reiners Read More Steve Reiners, Professor in Horticulture, Cornell University, Cornell AgriTech Canadian wildfires are impacting air quality here in the Northeast. Smoke has filled the sky, and warnings have been issued for outdoor[Read More…] Article Tags: General Information Production Management Safety – General
