Sorry no pictures for this post, but thought I would share some recent observations. The recent rains and warm night on Friday/Saturday brought out two diseases on annual bluegrass earlier than we typically experience at the research farm in North Brun… Read More »
Continue reading...May 2, 2017 Jim Murphy
Some Early Disease Activity
Sorry no pictures for this post, but thought I would share some recent observations. The recent rains and warm night on Friday/Saturday brought out two diseases on annual bluegrass earlier than we typically experience at the research farm in North Brunswick NJ (Hort Farm No. 2). Saturday morning, our graduate student found nickel- to quarter-sized spots […]
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May 2, 2017 Jim Murphy
Some Early Disease Activity
Sorry no pictures for this post, but thought I would share some recent observations. The recent rains and warm night on Friday/Saturday brought out two diseases on annual bluegrass earlier than we typically experience at the research farm in North Brunswick NJ (Hort Farm No. 2). Saturday morning, our graduate student found nickel- to quarter-sized spots […]
Continue reading...May 2, 2017 Jim Murphy
Some Early Disease Activity
Sorry no pictures for this post, but thought I would share some recent observations. The recent rains and warm night on Friday/Saturday brought out two diseases on annual bluegrass earlier than we typically experience at the research farm in North Brunswick NJ (Hort Farm No. 2). Saturday morning, our graduate student found nickel- to quarter-sized spots […]
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May 1, 2017 Dave Schmitt
Tree Fruit IPM Report for May 1, 2017
Fruit IPM for 5/1/17 Peach Oriental Fruit Moth: First generation timings are updated below. OFM 1st Generation Timing Insecticide Type County/Region Degree Days by 5/1 base 45 Conventional 170-200, 350-375 Diamide 100-150, 300-350 Gloucester – Southern 390 1st – past 2nd – past 1st – past 2nd – past Hunterdon – Northern 241 1st – past […]
Continue reading...April 27, 2017 Andy Wyenandt
Controlling Purple Spot in Asparagus
Like clockwork, purple spot has appeared in some asparagus plantings during mid- to late-April for the past 3 years. Purple spot, caused the soil-borne fungus, Stemphylium vesicarium, can cause problems during cool, wet spring weather (much like we have had over the past week or so). Symptoms, just like its name, include numerous, sunken oval-shaped […]
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