UMass Extension Vegetable Program

Vegetable Notes Archive

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 24, No. 6 May, 2013

In This Issue:

Crop Conditions
Pest Alerts
Be Prepared for European Corn Borer
Pre-sideress Nitrate Test (PSNT)
Outlook and Management of Late Blight in 2013
Leafminers on Spinach, Chard and Beet
Flea Beetles in Brassicas
When Disaster Strikes
Upcoming Meetings

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 24, No. 5 May, 2013

In This Issue:

Crop Conditions
Scouting for Volunteer Tomato and Potato
Late Blight Resistant Tomato and Potato Varieties
Preparing for Phytophthora capsici 2013
Disease Prevention in Tomato Transplant Production
New Dual Magnum MA state label for several vegetable and fruit crops
Cabbage and Onion Maggot Are Active
Get Ready for Sweet Corn Scouting Season!
New Nutrient Management Guide for Vegetable Growers
Twilight Meeting June 3: Organic Crop Production: Soil, Pest and Food Safety Issues for Farmers
 

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 24, No. 4 April, 2013

In This Issue:

Crop Conditions

Soil Health Workshops: April 24 & 25

Getting Started with Deep Zone Tillage

NEWA: a Grower-friendly weather and pest resource for MA

Biocontrol in Sweet Corn: Getting Ready

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 24, No. 2 February, 2013

In This Issue:

Upcoming Meetings
The Right Cover Crops for the Right Times, Feb 14
Agriculture & Food Conference of Southeastern Massachusetts, Feb 23
Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference and Trade Show
Growing Greens for the Winter Market Workshop Series

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 23, No. 21 December, 2012

In This Issue:

December 2012: Upcoming 2013 Meetings

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 23, No. 20 October, 2012

In This Issue:

Crop Conditions
Planting Considerations for a Healthy Garlic Crop
Sweet Potato Harvest and Storage
Brussels Sprout Variety Trial at UMass
Potato Storage Management: Curing and Cooling
Spotted Wing Drosophila Survey
Federal Crop Insurance Reminders for Vegetable Producers
MDAR Ag Business Training Courses Gear Up
Upcoming Meetings

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 23, No. 19 September, 2012

In This Issue:

Crop Conditions & Pest Alerts
Fruit Rots of Pumpkins & Winter Squash
Cucurbit Update
Spotted Wing Drosophila Infests Cracked Tomato Fruit
Anthracnose & ECB Biocontrol in Peppers
How to Get Help from NRCS Conservation Programs
Upcoming Meetings

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 23, No. 18 August, 2012

In This Issue:

Crop Conditions
Pest Alerts: Basil DM, Anthracnose, Late Blight
Cucrubit Downy Mildew Has Reached New England
Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage
Suggestions for Fall Direct-Seeded Crops
Continue to Look for and Manage Post-harvest Diseases on Garlic
Onion: Harvest and Curing Tips for Best Quality
Sweet Corn Report: corn Earworm Remains High
Upcoming Programs for September and October
Attention New Farmers: UMass sustainable Veg. Production Course

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 23, No. 17 August, 2012

In This Issue:

Crop Conditions
Late Blight is Spreading in Low-Spray Tomatoes
Now is the Time to Establish Radish Cover Crops
Cercospora Leaf Spot of Swiss Chard, Beets and Spinach
Sweet Corn Report: Corn Earworm is High!
Insects and Non-Pathogenic Disorders of Late Summer Brassicas

Vegetable Notes: Vol. 23, No. 16 August, 2012

In This Issue:

Crop Conditions
Pest Alerts
Preventing Deer Damage
Eggplant: Leafhoppers, Flea Beetles
Verticilium and Fusarium Wilt
Tomato Hornworm
MA Tomato Contest August 20
Sweet Corn Report: Corn Earworm Alert!
Organic Control of Corn Earworm
Upcoming Meetings