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 vegetable crop reports
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.
