Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported in multiple locations in Michigan. Michigan cucurbit growers are warned to detect and disk under plants infected with Phytophthora.
Michigan vegetable crop reports
Michigan Cucurbit update | August 9, 2023
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.
Michigan Cucurbit update | July 5, 2023
Hard squash and pumpkin planting is wrapping up. Summer squash and cucumbers are being harvested. Some pollination issues were observed in zucchini and summer squash in southwest Michigan last week.
Stay on the lookout for cucurbit downy mildew. Consider starting protectant fungicides on cucumbers, pickles and melons. It was detected on cucumbers in Kent County, Ontario, on July 4, 2023.
Striped cucumber beetle pressure has been extreme in some cucurbit plantings.
Michigan Cucurbit update | June 21, 2023
Clade 2 downy mildew infects cucumbers and melons and spores from this subtype were trapped in Bay, Allegan and Saginaw counties last week.
Michigan Cucurbit update | May 2023
Michigan Extension Specialists publish the Michigan Vegetable Crop Report weekly during the growing season. The weekly report includes news about current growing conditions, cucurbit crops and pests from across the state.
Michigan Cucurbit update | August 31, 2022
Fungicides listed in the Midwest Vegetable Guide can be used to slow down Plectosporium blight in pumpkins.
Michigan vegetable crop report | June 8, 2022
Michigan Vegetable specialists discuss the planting of squash, slicing cucumbers, watermelons, muskmelons, pumpkins, hard squash, and pickling cucumbers across the state.