Cucurbits & Pickles report
- Good yields of yellow and green processing zucchini were being harvested in west central Michigan.
- Watermelon harvest continues in the state.
- Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed in eight counties to date.
- Clade-2 Downy mildew spores were captured in Michigan.
- Clade-1 has been reported on pumpkins in northern Ohio.
- Phytophthora continues to be detected. Sources of infection include rain events and irrigation.
Phytophthora in a young, transplanted squash field taking out runs of plants along the row. Photo by Ben Phillips, MSU Extension.
