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Cottony Rot on Stored Carrots
From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath. Stored carrots can rot if they are infected by one of several different fungi in the field. Among the culprits is Sclerotinia, typically known as white mold on beans, Sclerotinia stem rot and watery soft rot on brassicas, or timber rot on tomato. On carrot, the same disease is…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/20/23
We have lots of fruit and vegetable meetings coming up over the next couple of months, so check out the Upcoming Events tab for the complete lineup. This week, we have the upstate strawberry meeting in Gaffney on Thursday (2/23) at 5:30 pm. Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop…
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Question of the Week – Yellowmargin Leaf Beetle and Vegetable Weevil
This week, the question was: What has been feeding on this neglected Napa cabbage? This Napa cabbage is being fed on by larvae of both the yellow margined leaf beetle (YMLB, Microtheca ochroloma) and vegetable weevil (Listroderes difficilis). YMLB can be a significant pest for organic production, especially turnips and Napa cabbage, which they prefer.…
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Pythium Damping-Off of Seedless and Pollenizer Watermelons
From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath. Stand loss in transplanted spring seedless watermelons is usually not a serious issue in South Carolina, due to relatively sandy soils in the major production areas. Two pathogens that can cause post-transplanting damping-off and plant death are the fungus Fusarium and the water mold Pythium. Fusarium can kill seedlings…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/13/23
We have lots of fruit and vegetable meetings coming up over the next couple of months, so check out the Upcoming Events tab for the complete lineup. This week, we have a Drip Irrigation Workshop on 2/17 at the Edisto REC. Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop handbooks, helpful…
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Question of the Week – Bad Chickens
This week, the question was: What happened to this poor collard plant? I routinely scout the collards in my yard for insect pests and enjoy watching wasps parasitize worms and aphids. I walked out the other day and thought the wasps must be taking a break from parasitizing because I have serious damage. Upon further…
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