Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
Minor Use Label Expansion for the Use of Velum Prime (Fluopyram), for the Control of Stem and Bulb (Ditylenchus dipsaci) on Garlic Continue Reading A New Strategy for Managing Garlic Stem and Bulb Nematode
Garlic was harvested back in July and over the past five months bulbs have either been cracked for planting, sold… Continue Reading Stored garlic might have mites
Stemphylium leaf blight (caused by a fungus, Stemphylium vesicarium) of onion was first identified in Ontario in 2008 and has… Continue Reading Using fungicides for Stemphylium leaf blight in onions
The Garlic Growers Association of Ontario has just announced that it is taking orders from members for clean planting material… Continue Reading Garlic Growers Association Launch New Clean Seed Program
Vegetatively grown crops such as garlic, potatoes or strawberries are amplified not by seed, but asexually by clones, daughter tubers… Continue Reading What is clean seed production?
Originally published in ONvegetables in The Grower, April 2017 Even with the use of herbicides, broadleaf weed control in pumpkins… Continue Reading Tips for Broadleaf Weed Control in Pumpkins and Winter Squash
By Travis Cranmer, Vegetable Crops Specialist OMAFRA First appeared in ONvegetables in The Grower, April 2017. Clubroot, caused by the… Continue Reading Samples requested for clubroot survey
The website, Ontario CropIPM, contains the full range of pest management information from many vegetable crops, including asparagus. Many users… Continue Reading Three Problem Weeds for Asparagus
Jason Deveau, Application Technology Specialist, OMAFRA Banding allows producers to save on chemical costs, reduce the potential for wasted spray… Continue Reading Sprayer Math for Banded Applications