You are in the final stretch of the pumpkin season in Michigan. Vines are dying down and cutting has begun. It is at this point you discover just how well your growing season management practices paid off. Continue Reading
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The Michigan State University Vegetable Pathology Lab reports cucurbit disease outbreaks and control measures for these pathogens. County Extension Agents from across the state of Michigan publish bi-weekly crop updates including disease incidents and control measures throughout the growing season.
Sept. 4, 2019 Michigan Vegetable Updates | MSU Extension Vegetables
Southwest Michigan vegetable update Crop reports Cool temperatures and lower light levels will begin to affect crop development and quality. For some reason, cantaloupe begins to lose its netting (see photo). Disease report Vine crop producers still need to be diligent in their downy and powdery mildew control. This is especially true on pumpkins that still have a significant […]
Aug. 28, 2019 Michigan Vegetable Updates | MSU Extension Vegetables
The Michigan State University Vegetable Pathology Lab teams up with Michigan State Extension to publish vegetable updates throughout the growing season. View previous updates here. Southeast Michigan vegetable update Pumpkin plantings have some orange fruit, though some plantings still have a long way to go. This unevenness and lack of orange fruit is being reported […]
Cucumber downy mildew moves across Michigan | MSU Extension Vegetables
“Downy mildew on cucumber has been verified in three cucumber producing counties on the west side of Michigan and one pickling cucumber producing county on the east side of Michigan.” “Cantaloupe crops are also at risk of becoming infected by downy mildew and should be protected using the fungicides that have been proven to be […]
August 7 Michigan Vegetable Updates | MSU Extension Vegetables
The Michigan State University Vegetable Pathology Lab teams up with Michigan State Extension to publish vegetable updates throughout the growing season. View the July 31 update here. Southeast Michigan vegetable update In pumpkins and winter squash, downy mildew has been found on hard squash in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Downy mildew is a complex disease with […]
July 31 Michigan Vegetable Updates | MSU Extension Vegetables
Southwest Michigan vegetable update Vine crop producers need to be aware that downy mildew has been confirmed at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center. We found it on an unsprayed plot of pickles that we have since sprayed. Downy mildew is easiest to spot in the early morning when leaves are wet from dew. […]
Cucumber downy mildew disease confirmed in research plot in southwest Michigan | MSU Extension Vegetables
Downy mildew on cucumber has developed in a small research plot at the Southwest Research and Extension Center in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is the first confirmed report in Michigan in 2019. Disease symptoms developed over the last several days and this research plot had not been sprayed with any fungicides. Continue Reading
July 24 Michigan Vegetable updates | MSU Extension Vegetables
West central Michigan vegetable update Cucurbit downy mildew has not been reported in Michigan yet or in the Midwest, but spores were captured back in June. After that initial capture in Allegan County on June 28, no spores were captured through July 15. Powdery mildew was present at one hoophouse I visited, and pumpkin and squash […]
