Meigs High Tunnel Field Day Date: July 18, 2019 Location: Purdue Meigs Farm, 9101 S 100E, Lafayette, IN 47909 Topics of the field day include Production of specialty melons in high tunnels; Early detection of bacterial wilt; Impact of crop rotation and rootstock on the resilience of high tunnel tomatoes. Lunch and refreshments are provided….Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
At the Southwest Purdue Ag Center, we are studying annual strawberry production on plastic mulch. Our hope is to gather information for best production practices in our area. As we learn about insect and disease problems, we will pass this information on to producers. This article is about the insect pests we have observed in…Read more about Strawberry Insect Pest Update[Read More]
Indiana Horticultural Society Summer Meeting Date: June 25, 2019. 9:30 am Location: Huber Orchard and Winery, 19816 Huber Road, Starlight, IN 47106 The summer meeting is co-sponsored by Indiana Horticultural Society and Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association. The meeting will focus on commercial production of fruits and vegetables and farm marketing. All those interested are welcome…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
Indiana Horticultural Society Summer Meeting Date: June 25, 2019. 9:30 am. Location: Huber Orchard and Winery, 19816 Huber Road, Starlight, IN 47106 The summer meeting is co-sponsored by Indiana Horticultural Society and Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association. The meeting will focus on commercial production of fruits and vegetables and farm marketing. All those interested are welcome…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
Supported by NC SARE (LNC17-390), we are continuing research for improving high tunnel cucumber production. One of the biggest challenges for growing cucumbers in high tunnels in the summer is two-spotted spider mites. Dry and hot environments featured in high tunnels allow two-spotted spider mite populations to increase rapidly. The mites cause leaf yellowing, necrosis,…Read more about Watch for Two-spotted Spider Mites on High Tunnel Cucumbers[Read More]
Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center Field Day Date: June 27, 2019. Registration begins at 8:30 am. Location: Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center, 4669 N. Purdue Road in Vincennes, IN 47591 Topics related to vegetable production include: Organic Tomato Production: Dan Egel will discuss the Tomato Organic Management and Improvement Project — including foliar disease management of tomatoes. High…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
With the support of the Purdue Extension AgSeed Program, we are currently evaluating different production systems for growing strawberries in an open-field with plastic cultural systems for our area at Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center in Vincennes, IN. A day-neutral strawberry cultivar evaluation trial was established in the Spring of 2019. The evaluated cultivars include Portola,…Read more about Spring Planted Day-neutral Strawberry Update[Read More]
In the past week, we have observed a few cases where newly planted watermelon seedlings were severely damaged or dead (Figure 1). In some fields, we observed rotted roots and lower stems caused by fungal pathogens. However, such diseases were in response to the cold soils and would not normally cause problems in warm soils….Read more about Low Temperature Caused Watermelon Establishment Failure[Read More]
Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center Field Day Date: June 27, 2019. Registration begins at 8:30 am. Location: Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center, 4669 N. Purdue Road in Vincennes, IN 47591 Topics related to vegetable production include: Organic Tomato Production: Dan Egel will discuss the Tomato Organic Management and Improvement Project — including foliar disease management of tomatoes. High…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
Producing healthy transplants is a critical step for a successful growing season. Choosing the proper growing media is an important first step. Supported by a USDA Specialty Crops Block Grant through the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, researchers from Purdue have been evaluating different organic growing media with and without adding supplemental organic fertilizers for…Read more about Abnormal Transplant Symptoms Might be Caused by Poor Media[Read More]