Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables.
This issue features two Spotlight articles: the Weed Spotlight on Deadnettle and the Insect Spotlight on the Two-Spotted Lady Beetle. It also includes a featured article that discusses soil fertility management in high tunnels, ethylene damage to tomato crops grown in heated greenhouses, online disease management resources, and a Clearspring Produce Auction price update.
Timeless Article
Setting Your Transplants Up for Success. Issue 717. https://vegcropshotline.org/article/setting-your-transplants-up-for-success/
Website Links
Frequently, we include links to websites or publications available online. If you can’t access these resources, don’t hesitate to contact your local Extension office or us to request a hard copy of the information.
Midwest Vegetable Production Guide
The Midwest Vegetable Production guide is now available for growers to visit online at mwveguide.org. You can also download a free copy of the guide from your computer at mwveguide.org/guide. You may also purchase a hard copy for $12 from Stephen Meyers, slmeyers@purdue.edu.
Do not hesitate to contact me at plangenh@purdue.edu if you have any questions or suggestions for improving the newsletter. Let me know if there are specific topics you would like to see more of in the newsletter. Also, let us know if things are not working for you. We want to improve the newsletter, and your input is valuable.
We hope you enjoy the newsletter. Happy reading! And be safe while enjoying the solar eclipse event on April 8th.