The next Virtual Strawberry Chat will be on April 6, 2022. 12:00-1:00 pm EST. The event is free. Please register at After registration, you will receive an email with the participating Zoom link. Dr. Bruce Bordelon will be our guest at April 6 Strawberry Chat. We will discuss spring planting and crop management activities. If…Read more about Virtual Strawberry Chat April 6[Read More]
Wenjing Guan
Vegetable Crops Hotline Editor & Clinical Engagement Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Area(s) of Interest: Commercial Vegetable and Melon Production
Wenjing Guan's website
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Area(s) of Interest: Commercial Vegetable and Melon Production
Wenjing Guan's website
Welcome to a new year of the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. As usual, we will have fifteen issues throughout the 2022 growing season. The first issue of the year is sent to all who subscribed to VCH via US-mail in 2021 as well as new…Read more about Welcome to a New Year of the Vegetable Crops Hotline[Read More]
The Throckmorton Purdue Ag Center located in Lafayette, IN is hiring a Horticulture Crops Research Manager
We conduct standard seedless watermelon variety trials at Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center each year. In a separate trial, we evaluate mini seedless watermelon varieties. Mini watermelons refer to fruit ranging from 4.4 to 8.8 lbs, although the industry considers 6-7 lbs fruits ideal. Fruit in a wide range of sizes is suitable to sell at…Read more about Mini Seedless Watermelon Varieties[Read More]
Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers annual meeting will be held in French Lick Resort & Casino on March 11, 2022, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Topics include – Research updates on nitrogen management in watermelon production; – What do we know about growing strawberries on plasticulture system in southern Indiana; – Extension produce…Read more about Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Annual Meeting[Read More]
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Indiana Hort Conference & Expo will be held virtually across nine Tuesdays and Thursdays in February, at 2 – 4 pm beginning Feb. 1, next Tuesday. Here is the link to the full schedule, topics and speakers: https://www.indianahortconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IHC2022_Virtual_Schedule.pdf The webinar series is free, please register at http://www.indianahortconference.org/ PARP will be available for 3 of these…Read more about Indiana Hort Conference and Expo Virtual Webinar Series[Read More]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for agricultural producers who are certified organic, or transitioning to organic, to apply for the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP). This program provides pandemic assistance to cover certification and education expenses. The deadline to apply for 2020 and 2021 eligible expenses is…Read more about Deadline Extended to Apply for Pandemic Support for Certified Organic and Transitioning Operations[Read More]