Summary of 2020 on-farm Grafted Cucumber Trials On-farm Trial #1: Location: DeMotte IN Transplant date: April 24 Heating: Plants were grown in an unheated high tunnel Plant No. and plants lost: Treatment Original plant number Plants lost[Read More…]
Read More U.S. planting zones It got my attention recently that the newest USDA planting map is shifted northward compared to the one before. The planting map is based on the coldest winter temperatures of[Read More…]
Read More Powdery Mildew Symptoms vs Variegated Leaves One of the most common diseases of pumpkin in Indiana is powdery mildew. Growers are naturally anxious to observe whether the fungicide they have been applying for this disease has[Read More…]
Read More Daikon Radish Daikon radish is a member of Brassica family. It forms a large white tap root like a giant carrot. The tap root (12 to 20 inches long and 2 to[Read More…]
Read More Anthracnose of Gourds As Thanksgiving approaches, I have noticed that the gourds I set out before Halloween are starting to rot. But before I throw them away, what is causing the lesions? The[Read More…]
Read More When a yellow leaf is just a yellow leaf I probably spend too much time posting photos of diseased vegetables on-line and presenting vegetable disease symptoms in presentations. My excuse is that recognizing the symptoms of what might be[Read More…]
Read More Chinese-style Solar Greenhouses Driving across IN now, it is not uncommon to see many recently built high tunnels standing along the roadsides. These structures have become an important tool for farmers to extend[Read More…]
Read More Photos of leaf mold of tomato Recently I observed lesions of leaf mold of tomato in our high tunnel at the Southwest Purdue Ag Center. I thought I would share these photos since the lesions can[Read More…]
Read More Plant Injury and Gray Mold We recently published an article in the Hotline about gray mold of tomato. That article and more details about this disease can be found here. In this short note, we want[Read More…]
Read More White Mold of Watermelon White mold of watermelon – Usually when I write about a vegetable disease it is because the disease may cause important economic loss. Once in a while, however, a disease I[Read More…]
