Webinar – Crop Selection in High Tunnels . Thursday, Nov. 20, 10-11 a.m. EST. Presented by by Liz Maynard, Purdue Extension vegetable crops specialist. No registra – tion required. https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/cropsht/ Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Grower Meeting. Thursday, Nov. 20, 5 p.m . EST. Southwest Purdue Ag Center, 4369 N. Purdue Road, Vincennes, IN. New[Read More…]
With Halloween comes the final issue of the Vegetable Crops Hotline for 2014. The first issue of 2015 is included with a 2014 subscription, but now is the time for subscribers who receive a paper copy in the mail to renew. A renewal form is included with this issue. Email subscribers will remain on the[Read More…]
The title of this article is pretty scary. But it isn’t entirely accurate. Pumpkins won’t really rot from the inside out. In this article, I will describe one way in which pumpkins can seem to rot from the inside out. Recently, I was asked to visit a field of pumpkins where the pumpkins were soft[Read More…]
Last year this at time many were discussing and commenting on the proposed Produce Safety Rule published by FDA. There were so many comments about parts of the rule that the FDA published a supplement in September 2014. The comment period on the supplement is open until Dec. 15. This article briefly summarizes parts of[Read More…]
The Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Association will hold their technical meeting and variety trial showcase on Thursday, November 20, 2014, in the basement of the Southwest Purdue Ag Center, 4369 N. Purdue Road, Vincennes, IN.The meeting will start at 5 p.m. with a general business meeting. At 6 p.m., dinner will be served.[Read More…]
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