Updates to the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide, 2015 April 9, 2015 - From Issue: 595 By: Dan Egel While the hard copy of the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2015 (ID-56) has been available since early January, the on-line version is updated as needed. Below I[Read More…] Article Tags: General Information Insect and Mite Management Plant Disease Management
Cucurbit Production in Indiana: 1925 and 2013 April 9, 2015 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel In December 2014, I described the ‘Yearbook of Agriculture, 1928”. In that blog, I wrote about processing tomato production in 1925 and 2013 (the ‘Yearbook of Agriculture, 1928’ lists data[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Watermelon
White Mold of Tomatoes Observed in Greenhouse March 17, 2015 - From Issue: 594 By: Dan Egel Read More In early March, I observed white mold of recently transplanted tomato plants in a greenhouse situation. I have described the symptoms, biology and management of white mold at https://ag.purdue.edu/arp/swpap/VeggieDiseasesBlog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=18 .[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Protected Culture and Season Extension
An Update on the Use of Copper Products for Managing Bacterial Spot of Tomato March 17, 2015 - From Issue: 594 By: Dan Egel Bacterial spot of tomato is one of the most serious diseases facing tomato growers in Indiana. As described at Vegetable Diseases in Greenhouses (PDF), bacterial spot is more of a problem for[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
How Many Staked Tomatoes Should I Put in My High Tunnel? March 8, 2015 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel Over the last several years, the number of questions I have had about tomato production in high tunnels has increased dramatically. Since I am a plant pathologist, most of the[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Readers: Help us Improve this Newsletter February 20, 2015 - From Issue: 593 By: Liz Maynard, Rick Foster and Dan Egel The goal of the Vegetable Crops Hotline is to provide vegetable growers with timely information that helps you to improve your vegetable production and marketing. This url tinyurl.com/lqww2lw links to[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: General Information
Bacterial Fruit Blotch Update February 20, 2015 - From Issue: 593 By: Dan Egel Read More Bacterial fruit blotch is a disease that can affect most cucurbits (see Figure 1). However, the symptoms are most often observed on watermelon. A brief description of this disease and some photos[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Indiana’s Processing Tomato Industry in 1928 and 2013. December 29, 2014 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel While visiting my son in Lincoln, Nebraska this past summer, I had the chance to browse in a second hand store.I felt myself drawn to the book section where I[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato
An Update on the Use of Copper Products for Managing Bacterial Spot of Tomato November 24, 2014 - Veggie Extras Article By: Dan Egel For 100 years bacterial spot has been causing huge losses for tomato growers worldwide. For 100 years products containing copper have held the key to controlling this devastating tomato disease.[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Fungicide
Pumpkins Rotting from the Inside Out October 30, 2014 - From Issue: 592 By: Dan Egel Read More The title of this article is pretty scary. But it isn’t entirely accurate. Pumpkins won’t really rot from the inside out. In this article, I will describe one way in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
