VCR – Vegetable Crop Report – August 25th, 2022

Temperature – All regions continue to match or surpass their 10 year GDD average except for Peterborough. Daytime temperatures continue to range in the mid- to high- 20s. Nighttime temperatures are expected to range in the mid- teens up to low-20s. Some areas may see one or two nights in the low teens as well

Precipitation – All regions received at least some rain over this past week. Essex, Chatham-Kent, Goderich, and Peterborough are now almost at their 10 year average precipitation monthly total. Norfolk, Wellington, and Simcoe have now received approximately half their 10 year averages. Showers with the risk of thunderstorms are forecasted for the start of the week across Ontario.

Crop Updates

Unfortunately there are no new crop updates this week.

You can check out last week’s post for information on brassica crops, celery, garlic, and onion.

VCR – Vegetable Crop Report – August 18th, 2022

Pest Degree Day Forecasting

*NOTE: Data as of August 24th, 2022

County	Carrot Rust Fly	Onion Maggot	Carrot Weevil	Aster Leafhopper	Tarnished Plant Bug	Cabbage Maggot	Seedcorn Maggot	European Corn Borer
THRESHOLD	329-395, 1399-1711	210-700, 1025-1515	138-156, 455+	128+	40+	314-398, 847-960, 1446-1604	200-350, 600-750, 1000-1150	See legend below
Essex*	2215	2063	1628	1366	1010	1769	2063	1243
Chatham-Kent*	2030	1882	1464	1211	825	1599	1882	1094
Norfolk**	1991	1846	1430	1172	782	1566	1846	1052
Huron***	1794	1652	1247	1000	629	1377	1652	884
Wellington**	1754	1613	1211	965	598	1341	1613	854
Simcoe County***	1792	1651	1252	1006	641	1382	1651	892
Durham***	1908	1763	1352	1101	718	1485	1763	982
Peterborough	1707	1567	1165	925	566	1295	1567	812
Kemptville***	1911	1763	1354	1108	725	1484	1763	990
Sudbury***	1605	1479	1114	885	531	1234	1479	776