Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn There has been little change in European corn borer (ECB) catches over the past week. We would have expected some increase throughout the state, but prolonged wet weather has likely slowed their activity. The highest catches remain in southern Hunterdon County (see map at left), although there have been low, but steady catches […]
Continue reading...Late blight was reported in potato being grown in northern North Carolina on Monday May 29th. This is the first report of Late blight this growing season outside of Florida. No late blight has been reported in the mid-Atlantic region to date. All potato growers are encouraged to scout their fields on a regular basis. The latest Potato|Tomato Disease Forecasting […]
Continue reading...Click to View | Download Report 6-2-17 Potato Disease Forecasting Report We will be tracking DSVs for Late blight development and calculating P-days for initiating the first early blight fungicide application. The first late blight fungicide application is recommended once 18 DSVs accumulate from green row. Green row typically occurs around the first week in May […]
Continue reading...Despite a quick start to the spring, soil temperatures remain low across the much of the state. Average soil temperatures (3-inch depth) have been hanging around the mid 60s in central NJ and many warm-season weeds such as crabgrass have hardly develop… Read More »
Continue reading...Despite a quick start to the spring, soil temperatures remain low across the much of the state. Average soil temperatures (3-inch depth) have been hanging around the mid 60s in central NJ and many warm-season weeds such as crabgrass have hardly developed despite germinating over 6 weeks ago. This crabgrass at our research facility has not […]
Continue reading...Despite a quick start to the spring, soil temperatures remain low across the much of the state. Average soil temperatures (3-inch depth) have been hanging around the mid 60s in central NJ and many warm-season weeds such as crabgrass have hardly developed despite germinating over 6 weeks ago. This crabgrass at our research facility has not […]
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