Vegetables
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Attached is a pdf link to the 2015 Seedless Watermelon Variety Evaluation that Dr. Tim Coolong conducted in Tifton, Ga. This report contains a lot of useful information such as harvest times, total harvests, quality, weights, etc., that allows growers to compare numerous watermelon varieties. If you have any questions about the watermelon variety evaluation please contact the…
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Colquitt County Extension Upcoming Meetings/Events for 2016 Extension/Other Meetings Date Location 2016 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference Thurs.-Sun., Jan. 7-10, 2016 Savannah, Ga Area Melon Production Meeting Fri., Jan 15, 2016 @ 12:00 pm Tift County Extension Office Georgia Peanut Farm Show & Conference Thru., Jan 21, 2016 UGA Tifton Conference Center Ag Forecast…
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Posted in: Vegetables
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Posted in: Vegetables
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At the Precision Agriculture and Irrigation Agent Training, Dr. Tim Coolong (University of Georgia Horticulture Specialist) discussed the importance of irrigation management for vegetable production and the various methods used for irrigation. With vegetables consisting of 85%- 92% water, it is very important to manage irrigation properly. There are many disorders that are associated with…
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The other day, Jeremy and I were scouting cabbage fields when we came across various plants showing bacterial soft rot disease symptoms that is caused by Erwinia spp. At first we noticed a strong putrid odor, and then found several plants that were wilting. When I pulled the cabbage head from one of the wilting…
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It is that time of year again when growers start planting their cabbage crop in Colquitt County. This circular focuses on developing sound herbicide programs while minimizing crop injury for the following production systems: 1) transplanting into mulch, 2) transplanting into bareground, and 3) seeding into bareground. It is critical for growers to understand that…
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Cool and wet weather has vegetable growers looking for information on disease management in vegetables. Below are links to vegetable spray guides for commercial growers. Cabbage https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/BroccoliCabbageFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Tomatoes https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/SGATomatoFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Squash https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/SquashFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Pepper https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/PepperFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Watermelon https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/WatermelonFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Other guides https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/VegetableSprayGuides.html
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New Labeled Fungicides in 2014: 2 NEW FUNGICIDES : Merivon– BASF Bulb Vegetables (Onions) (11 floz/A) Purple Blotch Botrytis neck rot Botrytis leaf blight Downy Mildew Cucurbit Crops (5.5 floz/A) Powdery Mildew Gummy Stem Blight Alternaria Anthracnose Target Spot Leafy Vegetables (not brassicas) Proline– Bayer Cucurbit Crops (5.7 floz/A) Fusarium Wilt Gummy Stem Blight Powdery…
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