Vegetable growers are invited to Rutgers spring South Jersey Integrated Crop Management Twilight meeting tonight, 4/28/2016, 6–9 PM, located at the East Vineland Fire Hall on Landis Ave. (across from Savoy Restaurant). The program offers 2 Core and 4 Cat 1A and PP2 pesticide re-certification credits, using drones on farms,
Continue reading...April 26, 2016 Anne Nielsen
Insect Management with Low Fruit Load
After the critically cold temperatures in early April followed by several other nights of below freezing temperatures, NJ peach and apple growers have experienced loss of blossoms and/or fruit set. While the extent of the injury may still be too early to tell for some varieties, the cold weather has not stopped insect pests and […]
Continue reading...April 19, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Damping-off: Identifying and Controlling Early-season Pathogens
It is extremely important to know which pathogen is causing damping-off problems and which fungicide to properly apply. The key to controlling damping-off is being proactive instead of reactive. Always refer to the fungicide label for crop use, pathogens controlled, and application rates. Damping-off is caused by a number of important vegetable pathogens and is […]
Continue reading...April 15, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 4/15/16
Late blight has been reported in Florida and South Carolina on tomato. To track the season-long progress of Late blight in the US please visit (http://usablight.org/) There has been isolated reports of cucurbit downy mildew on watermelon and cucumber in southern Florida. To track the season-long progress of cucurbit downy mildew in the US please visit (http://cdm.ipmpipe.org/)
Continue reading...April 14, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Controlling Purple Spot in Asparagus
Purple spot, caused the soil-borne fungus, Stemphylium vesicarium, can cause problems during cool, wet spring weather. Symptoms, just like its name, include numerous, sunken oval-shaped spots on spears during the harvest season and more importantly on ferns and stalks during the summer months as long as conditions are ideal for its development. Often, purple spot […]
Continue reading...April 13, 2016 Norman Lalancette
Cold Injury: Disease Control in Peach Orchards without Fruit
Cold injury to peach flowers and primordial fruit occurred during the evening of April 5-6 as temperatures dropped below freezing. At the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, air temperatures first dropped below 32ºF at 10 pm Tuesday and remained below freezing until 9 am Wednesday morning. The lowest temperatures of 22 to 23 ºF […]
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