Has your rye cover crop got you nervous?
Anne Verhallen, Soil Management Specialist Rye cover crops have certainly benefited from the cool temperatures and frequent rains. Early seeded… Continue Reading Has your rye cover crop got you nervous?
Month: May 2011
Soil Compaction Danger remains – HIGH!
Anne Verhallen, Soil Management Specialist “Only YOU can prevent soil compaction!” This misquote of Smokey the Bear was in a… Continue Reading Soil Compaction Danger remains – HIGH!
Holding Vegetable Plug Transplants
Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ridgetown Healthy and hardy transplants are a critical part of a successful season. When… Continue Reading Holding Vegetable Plug Transplants
Controlling Transplant Height in Tomatoes
Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ridgetown With wet fields and not the most promising forecast, transplant growers will have… Continue Reading Controlling Transplant Height in Tomatoes
Intercept insecticide label expanded for Swede midge control in greenhouse brassica transplants
by J. Chaput, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an… Continue Reading Intercept insecticide label expanded for Swede midge control in greenhouse brassica transplants
New cucurbit downy mildew fungicide
Elaine Roddy, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist, Guelph A new product has recently been registered for the control of downy mildew… Continue Reading New cucurbit downy mildew fungicide
Cucurbit crop IPM training session
Elaine Roddy, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ridgetown A cucurbit crop IPM training session for field scouts will be held on… Continue Reading Cucurbit crop IPM training session
White Rust in Spinach
Marion Paibomesai, Vegetable Crops Specialist, OMAFRA Michael Celetti, Plant Pathology Program Lead, OMAFRA White rust (Albugo occidentalis) is a major… Continue Reading White Rust in Spinach