Squash and cucumbers have started going in on plastic mulch. Conventional growers typically use a seed treatment that is systemic for protection against striped cucumber beetles in the first few weeks when young plants are vulnerable.
Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources
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Accurate Diagnosis Constant Monitoring key to managing Fusarium wilt
Cool and cloudy weather patterns associated with this year’s El Niño climate have created conducive conditions for Fusarium wilt.
MSU Disease Management Recommendations
MSU Extension plant pathologist Mary Hausbeck has released her updated “2024 Greenhouse Disease Management” guide.
PDMR 18 – Plant Disease Management Reports for Cucurbits
Gummy stem blight management on watermelon, Kinston, NC 2023.
Management of cucumber downy mildew using cultivars and fungicide programs, Clinton, NC 2023.
Chemical management for downy mildew on cucumbers, Clinton, NC 2023.
Cucumber downy mildew management using select fungicides, Clinton, NC 2023.
Gummy Stem Blight and Powdery Mildew Strategies
Gummy stem blight has been observed in Florida. This is the time to be on the lookout for both gummy stem blight and powdery mildew and to think about upcoming disease management strategies.
Georgia watermelon plantings delayed
South Georgia watermelon producers are behind in their plantings this spring. Excessive rains are the reason.
South Carolina Grower Update | April 15, 2024
Watermelons and cantaloupes are still being planted. Over the past few weeks there have been a few days of heavy rain events and windy weather has put some growers behind schedule. Soil temperature is still cool due to the inconsistent weather patterns we are having, which means fusarium wilt is still active, and a potential threat to watermelons.
2023 N.C. and Tenn. Pumpkin Cultigen Evaluations
CucCAP Vegetable Specialist, Jonathan Schultheis, and the Cultural Management Program in the Horticulture Department at NC State have summarized the results from their 2023 North Carolina and Tennessee Pumpkin Cultigen Evaluation Study.
