Rhizoctonia root rot has been reported over the past week in transplanted crops. Rhizoctonia root rot, caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is an important soil-borne fungal pathogen with a very large host range. The pathogen can survive saprophytically on living or dead plant material (organic matter) or as sclerotia in the soil (for more than 3 […]
Continue reading...May 7, 2026 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer
Vegetable IPM Update 5/08/26
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! We hope everyone is doing alright despite the tough spring weather. In this post, we’ll discuss what we’ve been seeing as we’ve begun scouting cole crops and high tunnel tomatoes.
Continue reading...May 6, 2026 Megan Muehlbauer
North Jersey Wine Grape Twilight Meeting
North Jersey Wine Grape Twilight Meeting Supported by The New Jersey Horticultural Society May 21, 2026 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Meadowbrook Winery 18 King St. Oldwick, NJ 08858 4:30 PM – Registration 4:45 PM – Timing, Chemistry, Coverage: The Formula for Effective Disease Control Nancy Sharma PhD, Extension Specialist in Fruit Pathology, Rutgers […]
Continue reading...May 5, 2026 Patrick McMullen
Laser Weeder Demonstration in Vegetable Field Trials at RAREC
Wednesday, May 13th at 10 am Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC) 121 Northville Rd, Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Come see vegetable field trials evaluating the LaserWeeder G2 by Carbon Robotics. Laser weeding and laser crop thinning will be demonstrated in spinach, kale, and cilantro Come see this new weed control technology in action! […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM Updates Week of 4/27/2026
Tree Fruit Phenology Update Tree fruit development across New Jersey continued to progress over the past week, and the impacts of the recent freeze event are now becoming more clearly defined. Across much of the state, significant injury to blossoms and young fruit has been confirmed, with many orchards reporting substantial crop loss. The extent […]
Continue reading...Tomato spotted wilt virus alert 5/1/2026
We have seen a couple scattered cases of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in Southern NJ greenhouses this spring. Be on the lookout for any tomato plants that seem abnormal
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