Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The body uses water to help dissipate heat through sweat and evaporation of sweat. Water lost as sweat must be replaced through water consumption to help the body maintain temperature regulation. During moderate activity, the CDC recommends drinking at least 1 cup of water every 15-20 minutes to replace water lost through sweat. Sports drinks […]
Continue reading...Protectant (contact) fungicides, such as the inorganics (copper, FRAC group M01) and sulfur (FRAC code M02); the dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, M03), phthalimides (Captan, M04), and chloronitriles (chlorothalonil, M05) are fungicides which have a low chance for fungicide resistance to develop. Protectant fungicides typically offer broad spectrum control for many different pathogens. Why wouldn’t fungi develop resistance […]
Continue reading...Spear damage in asparagus can be caused by diseases such as Phytophthora spear and crown rot and purple spot. However, other environmental factors during the spring can damage spears as they emerge from the soil. Freeze Injury – About 10 days ago temperatures dipped well below freezing for a night or two, and combined with the higher than […]
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Register for the Free Informational Talk for Farmers, “Getting a Head Start and Keeping the Season Going,” on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, via Zoom from 6 to 7p.m. For information, call 609-465-5115, ext. 3601 or email capemayag@njaes.rutgers.edu. Register at: https://go.rutgers.edu/unt9odv2
Continue reading...When: May 21 (Tuesday) @ 5 pm Where: Nichols Orchards: 628 Royal Ave., Franklinville, NJ 08322 Pesticide credits: 1A (5), PP2 (5), and 10 (5)
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Purple spot, caused the soil-borne fungus, Stemphylium vesicarium, can cause problems in cool, wet springs. 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. Twelve hours of wetness […]
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