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Weekly Field Update – 11/24/25
We hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving and is able to enjoy a little time off with friends and family! After some spring-like weather, temperatures are expected to cool down again this week. Fields are very dry right now so growers need to ensure they are watering adequately. Insect and disease pressure is relatively low.
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Question of the Week – Kohlrabi
Does this collard plant have a massive tumor? This is neither a tumor nor a collard plant. This is kohlrabi. Kohlrabi is a close relative of collards and cabbage. In SC, it is best grown in the spring or fall, just as you would grow broccoli or cabbage. The enlarged bulb-like stem has a taste
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Weekly Field Update – 11/17/25
After a cold snap, warm weather is back. Some strawberry growers covered their plants for the cold and are now uncovering to let them soak up the warm weather. Warm season crops were finished of by the cold. Brassica crops are showing a few disease issues as well as some cold-related discoloration. The Mildands region
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November Grower Spotlight – Saxmore Farms
Where are Lacy and Jhessye visiting this week? Saxmore Farms in Dorchester County grows primarily collards, rutabagas, kale, cabbage, peanuts, sweetpotatoes, okra, and corn. It is owned and operated by Peter Smith Sr. and Jr., with 3 generations now involved with the farm operation. Peter Smith Sr. has been farming this land since the 1950s,
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Weekly Field Update – 11/10/25
The weather has quickly turned cold after a fairly warm week. Fall tomatoes, peppers, and cucurbits will be finished off this week. Strawberries are looking good so far with few disease or establishment issues. See details below. As we get into strawberry season, check out this year’s Strawberry Webinar Series to brush up on disease
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Question of the Week – Banded Sphinx Moth
What is this large, colorful caterpillar? This is the caterpillar of the banded sphinx moth, Eumorpha fasciatus. The banded sphinx moth is a close relative (in the same family, Sphingidae) as the tomato and tobacco hornworms and catalpa worms. The earlier larval stages have a prominent horn, like other hornworms, but the horn is greatly
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