Season Extension Strategies—What I learned in a CA trip June 2, 2022 - From Issue: 705 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Thanks to my University of California Cooperative Extension colleagues, I visited central valley vegetable production last week. Undoubtedly, I learned a lot on this trip. I want to share what[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels April 21, 2022 - From Issue: 702 By: Liz Maynard Read More A new bulletin “Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels” is available from the Purdue Education store at https://edustore.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=HO-330-W . The publication brings together information collected on farms[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Kale Lettuce Mustard Spinach Swiss Chard Root, Tuber, and Bulb Crops Beets Carrots Leeks Radishes Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Production Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Ethylene Damage on Tomato March 16, 2022 - From Issue: 700 By: Dan Egel Read More We are getting close to the time of year when I begin to get phone calls about strange symptoms on tomato plants in greenhouses. Too often, the problem is ethylene[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension Transplant Production
Video High Tunnel Strawberry Production August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Wenjing Guan Read More This video guides you for a tour of strawberry production in high tunnels in Indiana. Additional videos addressing specific production practices will be available in the future. Please stay tuned[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Using Low Tunnel is Promising to Increase Yield of Annual Plasticulture Strawberry Production August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Strawberries are primarily grown in matted row system in Indiana, in which bare-root strawberry plants are set in the spring. Runners are established. Fruit is first harvested in the second[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Is This the Year to Try Fall Crops? July 30, 2020 - From Issue: 679 By: Liz Maynard, Christopher Adair and Michael J O'Donnell Read More A lot of things are different this year. With the changes come opportunities to try something new. Liz Brownlee with Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition mentioned to me that some markets,[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Kale Lettuce Mustard Spinach Swiss Chard Beets Radishes Broccoli Cabbage Article Tags: Protected Culture and Season Extension
Be Cautious When Using Low Tunnels for Early Watermelon Planting June 3, 2020 - From Issue: 675 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Watermelon is best grown at temperatures around 80-90°F. Temperatures above 90°F reduce the growth rate; above 105°F may cause plant injury. Temperatures below 42°F result in watermelon chilling injury; below 32°F[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Using Row Cover or Sprinkler Irrigation for Cold Protection of Strawberries May 6, 2020 - From Issue: 673 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Strawberries growing in the matted-row system are in the blooming stage. Open flowers cannot tolerate temperatures lower than 30°F (Figure 1). Strawberry growers should be prepared for the coming low[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Climate and Weather Cool Temperature Protected Culture and Season Extension
Protect Early Planted Warm-Season Vegetables from Low Temperatures April 11, 2019 - From Issue: 655 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Two types of injury on young warm-season vegetable plants are caused by low temperatures: frost/freezing injury and chilling injury. Frost/freezing injury occurs when temperatures drop below 32°F. Ice formation in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Cool Temperature Crop Culture Protected Culture and Season Extension
Growing Grafted Cucumbers for Early Season Production in Protected Cultural Systems — Lessons Learned from on-farm Trials October 24, 2018 - From Issue: 652 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Cucumbers are extremely sensitive to cold. Locally grown cucumbers are almost only available in the summer. While in Asia, without the use of fancy heated greenhouses, cucumbers can grow all[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Protected Culture and Season Extension
