The Winter Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Year-Round Harvests. By Jean-Martin Fortier (Author), Catherine Sylvestre (Author), and Laurie Bennett (Translator). Publication date: October 10, 2023 An exciting new book about winter farming is now available. This might be great reading material for the fall/winter. I am including a video that gives you some background about the book. [Read More…]
Petrus Langenhoven
Horticulture and Hydroponic Crop Specialist
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
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Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
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Vegetable Crops Hotline Newsletter Subscribers, I am requesting your feedback on your experience with the Vegetable Crops Hotline Newsletter (VCH) and your input regarding 2024 content. Your responses will help us make decisions about what crops to feature and any vegetable crop issues that you may like us to focus on in the coming year.[Read More…]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. In this last issue of 2023, we highlight an overview of the Mechanical Weed Control field day, food safety and SARE news, and we look at winter educational events. Very Important: Vegetable Crop Hotline Survey We[Read More…]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. In this issue, we highlight the occurrence of pumpkin viruses in Indiana, reflect on the 2023 dry bean season, provide an update on vegetable pricing at the Clearspring Produce Auction, cover weather trends, and look at[Read More…]
The Clearspring Produce Auction is located just 2 miles south of US 20 in Clearspring Township in the Heart of the LaGrange-Elkhart Amish Settlement. It is within easy driving distance of the towns of Shipshewana, Topeka, Emma, and LaGrange. Produce is sold 3 days a week throughout most of the growing season (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday),[Read More…]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. In this issue, we highlight the National Cover Crop Survey Report, the incidence of tomato pinworm in high tunnels, registration of Command® 3ME on banana peppers in Indiana, provide an update on vegetable pricing at the[Read More…]
A news release from SARE dated September 5, 2023. Adapted from the Conservation Technology Information Center A new national survey report has found that the vast majority of farmers who use cover crops don’t need incentive payments to continue with the practice because of how much they appreciate its value to their land and business. According[Read More…]
The Clearspring Produce Auction is located just 2 miles south of US 20 in Clearspring Township in the Heart of the LaGrange-Elkhart Amish Settlement. It is within easy driving distance of the towns of Shipshewana, Topeka, Emma, and LaGrange. Produce is sold 3 days a week throughout most of the growing season (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday),[Read More…]
The Clearspring Produce Auction is located just 2 miles south of US 20 in Clearspring Township in the Heart of the LaGrange-Elkhart Amish Settlement. It is within easy driving distance of the towns of Shipshewana, Topeka, Emma, and LaGrange. Produce is sold 3 days a week throughout most of the growing season (Tuesday, Thursday,[Read More…]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. In this issue, we highlight the first sighting of downy mildew on cucumber in Northern Indiana, strawberry plug production, interviews with strawberry growers, provide an update on vegetable pricing at the Clearspring Produce Auction, and cover[Read More…]