Strawberry plug plants that have active growing root systems are easier to establish than bare-root plants. Interest in growing strawberries using plug plants and plastic mulch is growing. Strawberry plug plants are produced from the runner tips of mother plants. In commercial production, mother plants may be grown in climate-controlled greenhouses or open fields in…Read more about Is it Okay to Propagate Your Own Strawberry Plug Plants?[Read More]
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In the Midwest, three major bacterial diseases threaten tomato production. These diseases are bacterial canker, bacterial spot and bacterial speck. Although these diseases are all caused by bacteria, they vary in symptomology, biology and management options. We will discuss symptoms, biology and management of the three bacterial diseases in a series of newsletter articles. This…Read more about Tomato Bacterial Diseases — Bacterial Canker[Read More]
Topics of July strawberry chat are Weed Control and Insect Pest Management. Our guests are Drs. Stephen Meyers and Samantha Willden, and Mr. David Doud. Dr. Meyers is an assistant professor and weed scientist at the Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department. Dr. Meyers will discuss weed management and herbicide options in matted-row and plasticulture strawberry…Read more about Strawberry Chat — June Record and July Topics[Read More]
Registration open for Aug. 9 Pinney Purdue Field Day.
Grass-selective herbicides are valuable to weed management in broadleaf vegetable crops. As harvest season draws closer, it is important to note that not all grass herbicides have the same pre-harvest interval (PHI) requirements. The two most commonly used grass-selective herbicides are clethodim and sethoxydim. While most PHI’s are similar between the two (Table 1), there…Read more about Keeping an Eye on Grass Herbicide PHI (Pre-Harvest Interval)[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 I learned with Indiana growers in a few newsletter articles. This short article highlights two things I saw farmers use to extend early-season crop production….Read more about Season Extension Strategies—What I learned in a CA trip[Read More]
The annual Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day will be presented on July 29th from 9 am – 12 pm at the Purdue Student Farm, West Lafayette. Watch this newsletter and Purdue Extension social media for more information, or contact Petrus Langenhoven at (765) 496-7955, plangenh@purdue.edu or Lori Jolly-Brown (765) 494-1296, ljollybr@purdue.edu.
The Pinney Purdue Vegetable Field Day/Twilight Meeting will be held August 9, 2022 at 11402 S. County Line Road, Wanatah, IN. The evening program will feature plot tours for farmers and for homeowners featuring topics of irrigation, sweet corn, pumpkins, soil health and cover crops. An afternoon session for farm advisors and educators will include…Read more about Pinney Purdue Vegetable Field Day August 9, 2022 – Save the Date![Read More]
Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) – Mallow Family Synonyms: pie marker, buttonweed, Indian mallow, butter print, velvet weed, butter-weed, Indian hemp, cotton-weed, and wild cotton. Identification and General Description Summer annual that grows 3 to 8 feet tall. Heart-shaped leaves and stems are covered with short, soft hairs giving it a velvety feel. Young leaves and stems…Read more about Weed Spotlight[Read More]
The following is a brief report of the pest and non-infectious problems found on vegetable in Indiana over the past 10 days. Tomato-In high tunnels and greenhouses, scattered growers have observed leaf mold, gray mold and white mold. Tomato spotted wilt has also been observed on tomatoes in high tunnels. Unfortunately, herbicide drift has also…Read more about Scouting Report[Read More]
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