Veggie Extras

The articles posted here represent subjects that may be more in-depth or descriptive than those articles posted regularly in the Vegetable Crops Hotline.

White Mold of Watermelon

June 1, 2016  -  Veggie Extras Article

By: Dan Egel

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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…]

 Article Categories:

• Cucurbits
  • Watermelon

 Article Tags:

• Plant Disease Management

Tomato Fruit Lesions

August 10, 2014  -  Veggie Extras Article

By: Dan Egel

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​The photos that accompany this article are of lesions caused by various diseases that occur on tomato fruit. The list includes diseases I commonly see in Indiana, so the list[Read More…]

 Article Categories:

• Solanaceous Crops
  • Tomato

Late Season Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon

August 5, 2014  -  Veggie Extras Article

By: Dan Egel

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Over the past few weeks, I have observed several watermelon fields with relatively large areas of wilted plants.There can be several reasons for such symptoms.In the article below, I will[Read More…]

 Article Categories:

• Cucurbits
  • Watermelon

 Article Tags:

• Fungicide

Preparing for Freezing Temperatures in the Tomato High Tunnel

April 15, 2014  -  Veggie Extras Article

By: Dan Egel

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​The low tonight is forecasted to be 28 F. In preparation, we placed clear plastic over each row. This type of plastic is not vented. Therefore, one must be very[Read More…]

 Article Categories:

• Solanaceous Crops
  • Tomato

 Article Tags:

• Greenhouses & High Tunnels