Since 2011 the vegetable working group has teamed up with Cornell University’s NEWA to bring tomato and potato late blight and early blight forecasting to vegetable growers throughout New Jersey. Over 30 weather stations from Sussex to Cape May County now offer disease as well as insect forecasting services for 19 specific pests.
Continue reading...May 10, 2013 Dave Schmitt
Tree Fruit Fire Blight Alert: Extreme
The Cougar Blight model at NEWA is predicting “Extreme Risk” for fire blight for the period May 10-15. The model is basing the prediction on the current weather forecast for both southern and northern regions. Keep a close eye on the weather. Apply antibiotics such as Streptomycin, Mycoshield, or Fireline. Streptomycin is the most effective […]
Continue reading...May 9, 2013 Administrator
Slow Green-up of Kentucky Bluegrass
By Jim Murphy There are numerous elite varieties of Kentucky bluegrass (Compact Types) that have excellent tolerance of leaf spot, summer patch, and stripe smut diseases. Many varieties produce a very attractive, dense, compact (low growing) turf with dark green color during the summer. Some elite varieties of Kentucky bluegrass exhibit slow spring green-up (plot in center foreground). However, […]
Continue reading...May 9, 2013 Administrator
Slow Growth This Spring
By Jim Murphy Slow growth of grasses has been a common complaint this spring. There are many factors that can cause this but cool dry weather has been a major factor this year. Slow growth of turf can be due to many factors but cool dry weather has been important this spring. But this is […]
Continue reading...May 9, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Skin blotch in garlic
Skin blotch of garlic caused by the fungus, Embellisia allii, has been found in a homeowner’s garden. Symptoms on infected plants include the a diffuse coating of charcoal-colored flecks on the outer surfaces of infected stems.
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