Many cantaloupe and watermelon growers are either growing transplants in a greenhouse or are expecting delivery of transplants in the next few weeks. Either way, growers should inspect transplants for disease before planting in the field. Below I will describe several common transplant diseases of cantaloupe and watermelon as well as management options. Gummy stem…Read more about Cantaloupe and Watermelon Transplant Diseases[Read More]
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Indiana Farm Market Association (IFMA) Spring Tour Day The spring tour day will be held on May 2, 2017 in the Fort Wayne area. This is open to anyone with a farm retail store, farm market, or agritourism farm. It’s a great time for sharing ideas and gather new ones. This is a driving tour, map…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
One way insects communicate with individuals of the same species is with pheromones. Pheromones are volatile chemicals released by an insect that usually can be detected only by individuals of the same species. There are a number of different types of pheromones, but the most common type is the sex pheromone. Usually the females will…Read more about Pheromones and Pheromone Traps[Read More]
Many Indiana growers may have tomato transplants growing in a greenhouse for field or greenhouse/high tunnel production. The three most likely diseases are bacterial spot, bacterial speck and bacterial canker. This article describes symptoms for these diseases and some management options. While these bacterial diseases thrive in transplant production where plants are often overhead watered, these diseases are…Read more about Tomato Transplant Diseases[Read More]
It is with the deepest sorrow that we inform our readers of the deaths of Tom Roney of Tuttle Orchards in Greenfield, John Hilger of Hilger Family Farm in Fort Wayne and Abner Horrall of Melon Acres in Oaktown. They were all great leaders of the vegetable industry in Indiana. They will be greatly missed.
Indiana Grown is an initiative through the Indiana State Department of agriculture that supports products made by Hoosiers for Hoosiers. If you grow, raise, package or produce a product in Indiana then Indiana Grown is right for you. As a member, you will have access to the Indiana Grown logo, promotional and marketing support, a…Read more about Indiana Grown[Read More]
Three species of seed and root maggots attack vegetables in Indiana. The seedcorn maggot feeds on seeds and seedlings of sweet corn, cucurbits, lima and snap beans, peas, and other crops. Cabbage maggots can cause serious damage to transplants of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts and make the fleshy roots of radishes, turnips, and…Read more about Seed and Root Maggots[Read More]
Some of the red and green multi-leaf lettuce plants in Figure 1 are wilted and closer inspection reveals death and soft decay at the crown and well as freeze damage (Figure 2). Getting even closer as in Figure 3 we see white fuzzy mold and find hard black sclerotia 1/8 to ¼ inch across and…Read more about Problems in Overwintered Salad Greens – White Mold and Tip Burn[Read More]
Hydroponic Lettuce Production Workshop The department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is hosting a Hydroponic Lettuce Production Workshop on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, 8:30 am to 11:30 am (EST) in room 222, Horticulture Building at Purdue University. Topics include: Most common mistakes made during hydroponic lettuce production (Petrus Langenhoven); Nutrition, temperature and supplemental lighting for…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
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