Annual Meeting of the Indiana Vegetable Growers Association March 15, 2022 - From Issue: 700 By: Liz Maynard The annual membership meeting of the IVGA is Wed., March 30, 2022, 11:00 am-noon Eastern time. All are welcome to attend! The meeting will be held in person at the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: General Information
Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium 2022 November 19, 2021 - From Issue: 698 Read More Registration for Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium, Jan. 12, 2022 is open! Register online before midnight January 4, 2022. Article Tags: Events IVGS Observations of Sweet Corn Lodging in No-till and Tilled Plots at Pinney Purdue September 15, 2021 - From Issue: 697 By: Liz Maynard and Joe Rorick Read More Rain and wind demonstrate influence of tillage practices on sweet corn lodging. Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Cover crop Reduced tillage soil health What do You Want to See at Purdue Vegetable Programs this Year? September 15, 2021 - From Issue: 697 By: Liz Maynard and Wenjing Guan Purdue specialists and educators are starting to plan winter programs. What topics and speakers would you like to see? Join a conversation on Thursday, Sept. 16, 8 pm to 9[Read More…] Heat Effects on Cool-season Vegetables August 25, 2021 - From Issue: 696 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More As warm-season crops are harvested, many vegetable farmers start the process of transitioning to cool-season crops. Leafy greens and root vegetables are ready to be planted. High temperature is present[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Greens and Salad Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture August 10 Vegetable Twilight Meeting at Pinney Purdue July 14, 2021 - From Issue: 694 Read More Join Purdue Extension at the Pinney Purdue Ag Center near Wanatah on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Central Time, to tour vegetable research trials and learn about vegetable production on farms and in gardens. Article Tags: Events Nitrogen Loss from Wet Soils July 1, 2021 - From Issue: 692 By: Liz Maynard High rainfall amounts lead to loss of nitrogen from the soil. Sometimes the loss is great enough that a crop will benefit from additional nitrogen application. This article will describe[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Summer Cover Crops for Vegetables June 17, 2021 - From Issue: 691 By: Liz Maynard Read More As spring crops finish up, areas where no crop is planned for a month or more are good candidates for a summer cover crop. A number of species reliably establish[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Cover Crops in May: Soil Health Podcast on Spring Management and Observations of Winter Rye at Pinney Purdue May 19, 2021 - From Issue: 689 By: Liz Maynard and Joe Rorick Read More In a recent Hoosier Ag Today/CCSI Soil Health Podcast, Stephen Meyers of Purdue Horticulture and Dan Perkins of Perkins Good Earth Farm covered spring management of cover crops on vegetable[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Cover crop Crop Culture Reducing Blossom End Rot and Yellow Shoulder/Internal White Tissue in Tomato May 5, 2021 - From Issue: 688 By: Liz Maynard Read More As tomatoes bloom and set fruit it is a good time to review practices for avoiding some common fruit problems. Water management is key to avoiding blossom end rot. Adequate[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers ‹ Previous1234 (current) 5678Next ›Last »Page 4 of 16
Observations of Sweet Corn Lodging in No-till and Tilled Plots at Pinney Purdue September 15, 2021 - From Issue: 697 By: Liz Maynard and Joe Rorick Read More Rain and wind demonstrate influence of tillage practices on sweet corn lodging. Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Cover crop Reduced tillage soil health
What do You Want to See at Purdue Vegetable Programs this Year? September 15, 2021 - From Issue: 697 By: Liz Maynard and Wenjing Guan Purdue specialists and educators are starting to plan winter programs. What topics and speakers would you like to see? Join a conversation on Thursday, Sept. 16, 8 pm to 9[Read More…]
Heat Effects on Cool-season Vegetables August 25, 2021 - From Issue: 696 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More As warm-season crops are harvested, many vegetable farmers start the process of transitioning to cool-season crops. Leafy greens and root vegetables are ready to be planted. High temperature is present[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Greens and Salad Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture
August 10 Vegetable Twilight Meeting at Pinney Purdue July 14, 2021 - From Issue: 694 Read More Join Purdue Extension at the Pinney Purdue Ag Center near Wanatah on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Central Time, to tour vegetable research trials and learn about vegetable production on farms and in gardens. Article Tags: Events Nitrogen Loss from Wet Soils July 1, 2021 - From Issue: 692 By: Liz Maynard High rainfall amounts lead to loss of nitrogen from the soil. Sometimes the loss is great enough that a crop will benefit from additional nitrogen application. This article will describe[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Summer Cover Crops for Vegetables June 17, 2021 - From Issue: 691 By: Liz Maynard Read More As spring crops finish up, areas where no crop is planned for a month or more are good candidates for a summer cover crop. A number of species reliably establish[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Cover Crops in May: Soil Health Podcast on Spring Management and Observations of Winter Rye at Pinney Purdue May 19, 2021 - From Issue: 689 By: Liz Maynard and Joe Rorick Read More In a recent Hoosier Ag Today/CCSI Soil Health Podcast, Stephen Meyers of Purdue Horticulture and Dan Perkins of Perkins Good Earth Farm covered spring management of cover crops on vegetable[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Cover crop Crop Culture Reducing Blossom End Rot and Yellow Shoulder/Internal White Tissue in Tomato May 5, 2021 - From Issue: 688 By: Liz Maynard Read More As tomatoes bloom and set fruit it is a good time to review practices for avoiding some common fruit problems. Water management is key to avoiding blossom end rot. Adequate[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers ‹ Previous1234 (current) 5678Next ›Last »Page 4 of 16
Nitrogen Loss from Wet Soils July 1, 2021 - From Issue: 692 By: Liz Maynard High rainfall amounts lead to loss of nitrogen from the soil. Sometimes the loss is great enough that a crop will benefit from additional nitrogen application. This article will describe[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Summer Cover Crops for Vegetables June 17, 2021 - From Issue: 691 By: Liz Maynard Read More As spring crops finish up, areas where no crop is planned for a month or more are good candidates for a summer cover crop. A number of species reliably establish[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Cover Crops in May: Soil Health Podcast on Spring Management and Observations of Winter Rye at Pinney Purdue May 19, 2021 - From Issue: 689 By: Liz Maynard and Joe Rorick Read More In a recent Hoosier Ag Today/CCSI Soil Health Podcast, Stephen Meyers of Purdue Horticulture and Dan Perkins of Perkins Good Earth Farm covered spring management of cover crops on vegetable[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Cover crop Crop Culture
Reducing Blossom End Rot and Yellow Shoulder/Internal White Tissue in Tomato May 5, 2021 - From Issue: 688 By: Liz Maynard Read More As tomatoes bloom and set fruit it is a good time to review practices for avoiding some common fruit problems. Water management is key to avoiding blossom end rot. Adequate[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
