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  • April 25, 2022

    Weekly Field Update – 4/25/22

    Weekly Field Update – 4/25/22

    Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on Thursday for the answer! Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Some welcome rainfall last week will help establish cucumbers and watermelon. Cucumber beetles are present in a large number of fields at present. While […]

  • April 21, 2022

    Question of the Week – Genetic Mutation

    Question of the Week – Genetic Mutation

    This week, the question was: What is going on with this squash plant? The yellow venation in this plant was caused by some sort of genetic mutation. While attractive, mutations like this may affect the performance (yield) or marketability of a plant. Sometimes new cultivars are developed from genetic mutations that are viewed as desirable, […]

  • April 18, 2022

    Weekly Field Update – 4/18/22

    Weekly Field Update – 4/18/22

    Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on Thursday for the answer! Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “It has been a very windy spring. The winds are drying out our soils and beating up plants.  I have looked at some tomatoes […]

  • April 14, 2022

    Question of the Week – Boron or Pollination

    Question of the Week – Boron or Pollination

    This week, the question was: What is wrong with this strawberry? This funky shape is the result of either poor pollination or a boron deficiency. The easiest way to distinguish the cause is by taking a tissue sample to look at nutrient levels in the plants. If misshaped berries are common across the whole field, […]

  • April 11, 2022

    Weekly Field Update – 4/11/22

    Weekly Field Update – 4/11/22

    Coming up tonight is the Upstate Vegetable Grower Meeting. Click here to view more details. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on Thursday for the answer! Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Crops are generally looking good In the area. Strawberries […]

  • April 7, 2022

    Question of the Week – Virus

    Question of the Week – Virus

    This week, the question was: What’s going on with this tie-dyed-looking wild mustard? This wild mustard is suffering from a virus. Numerous viruses affect plants in the brassica family and may be transmitted by aphids, flea beetles, cucumber beetles, or by seed. Viruses may cause a variety of symptoms including stunting, leaf distortion, mosaic patterns, […]

  • April 4, 2022

    Longtime Extension Agent Tony Melton Passes

    Longtime Extension Agent Tony Melton Passes

    After a hard-fought battle with illness, beloved, former Clemson Extension agent, Tony Melton, passed away Saturday (4/2/22). Though saddened by this great loss, those of us that had the privilege of working with “Uncle Tony” will always be comforted by stories and memories of his servant’s heart, infectious laugh, and hollow leg (“I eat one […]

  • April 4, 2022

    Weekly Field Update – 4/4/22

    Weekly Field Update – 4/4/22

    Coming up this week is the next webinar in the Farm Safety for Women Series on Wednesday, 4/6 at 1 pm. Sign up here. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on Thursday for the answer! Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, […]

  • March 31, 2022

    Question of the Week – Cold Damage

    Question of the Week – Cold Damage

    This week, the question was: What happened to these strawberry plants? This photo was taken just a couple days after the cold a few weeks ago. Weather stations near this field recorded a low of 22 degrees. These few plants were at the end of a row where the wind blew off the row cover. […]

  • March 29, 2022

    Fungicides to Manage Cercospora Leaf Spot on Beet

    Fungicides to Manage Cercospora Leaf Spot on Beet

    From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath. Cercospora leaf spot is the most damaging disease on beet greens and bunched beets. This disease is one of the few diseases I have worked with that can be managed equally well by conventional and organic fungicides. Based on previous research in New York with processing beets, I tested […]

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