May 20, 2017 | Vegetables
As spring planting season continues at a rapid pace, there are more reports of poor stands or stand losses in vegetable crops. The culprits are often soil insects or diseases; however, lower quality seed or plants can also be a source of the problem. You will most...
May 20, 2017 | Berry, Vegetables
Here’s an update on some of the topics discussed by the Penn State Extension Vegetable, Small Fruit and Mushroom team during our May 16 conference call. Allium leafminer presence. Overwintered adults are nearing the end of their spring flight, with symptoms of damage...
May 20, 2017 | Vegetables
Does Allium Leafminer dislike rainy days too? Or is the population truly declining? The allium leafminer adult population is potentially starting to decline as of the second week of May. We are unsure if this is due to the cooler rainy weather or a true population...
May 20, 2017 | Vegetables
Breeding in plants and animals typically involves straightforward addition. As beneficial new traits are discovered — like resistance to drought or larger fruits — they are added to existing prized varieties, delivered via cross-breeding. But every once in a while,...
May 20, 2017 | Vegetables
The portable Raman spectrometer, a device used in very different fields such as metallurgy, archaeology and art, allows data to be obtained on the variation in the composition of the tomato fruit during its various ripening phases, according to the results of a study...
May 20, 2017 | Vegetables
An intensive, two-day vegetable breeding workshop will take place on June 17 and 24 from 9 a.m. to noon at North Star Orchard. The workshop, geared toward the more experienced gardener, will be led by NSO Garden Manager Kevin Booth and NSO Greenhouse Manager Lena...
