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Vegetable Crops Hotline A newsletter for commercial vegetable growers prepared by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

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October 30, 2014 - From Issue: 592

By: Liz Maynard

Webinar – Crop Selection in High Tunnels . Thursday, Nov. 20, 10-11 a.m. EST. Presented by by Liz Maynard, Purdue Extension vegetable crops specialist. No registra – tion required. https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/cropsht/[Read More…]

End of the Season, Time to Renew, New Format for VCH?

October 30, 2014 - From Issue: 592

By: Liz Maynard

With Halloween comes the final issue of the Vegetable Crops Hotline for 2014. The first issue of 2015 is included with a 2014 subscription, but now is the time for [Read More…]

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Vegetable Crops – General

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Tomato Fruit Lesions

August 10, 2014 - Veggie Extras Article

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The photos that accompany this article are of lesions caused by various diseases that occur on tomato fruit. The list includes diseases I commonly see in Indiana, so the list [Read More…]

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Solanaceous Crops
- Tomato

Late Season Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon

August 5, 2014 - Veggie Extras Article

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Over the past few weeks, I have observed several watermelon fields with relatively large areas of wilted plants.There can be several reasons for such symptoms.In the article below, I will [Read More…]

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Cucurbits
- Watermelon

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Fungicide

Preparing for Freezing Temperatures in the Tomato High Tunnel

April 15, 2014 - Veggie Extras Article

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The low tonight is forecasted to be 28 F. In preparation, we placed clear plastic over each row. This type of plastic is not vented. Therefore, one must be very [Read More…]

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Solanaceous Crops
- Tomato

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Greenhouses & High Tunnels

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