Category: Weekly Field Updates
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Weekly Field Update – 3/4/24

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week we have a Water Management Class in Blackville and a Blueberry Maintenance and Fertility Field Day in Gable. Also, check out…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/26/24

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week we have the Pee Dee Vegetable Production Meeting in Florence. Also, check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange…
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Damping-Off on Direct-Seeded and Transplanted Vegetable Crops

From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath “Damping-off” refers to root and stem rot on young seedlings of direct-seeded crops. “Stem and root rot” is used to describe the same disease on transplanted crops. I will use the term “seedling disease” when information below applies to both types of crops. In South Carolina, the water mold…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/19/24

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week we have the Upstate Strawberry Meeting in Gaffney, and a Cucurbit Production Meeting in Blackville. Also, check out the latest episode…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/12/24

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week we have an Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation Workshop in Charleston. Also, check out last week’s episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/5/24

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week we have a Tractor Driving Contest, Farm Safety, and Soil Health Workshop in Charleston, the Midlands Spring Vegetable Meeting in Pelion,…
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Weekly Field Update – 1/29/24

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. As you prepare for the 2024 season, take a look at this article from agribusiness agent Kevin Burkett about being mindful of overhead expenses. Don’t…
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Weekly Field Update – 1/22/24

Happy 2024! We’re back and ready for another great year of growing fruit and veggies! We hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything.…
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Weekly Field Update – 12/4/23

Today’s update will be our final update of 2023. With things slowing down in the field, we will take some time to focus on other projects, and the Weekly Field Updates will resume in January. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season, and we’ll see you back in 2024! Check out upcoming…
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Weekly Field Update – 11/27/23

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Check out upcoming meetings on the Upcoming Events tab, and don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop handbooks, helpful websites, and related blogs. Also, check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast. Be sure to scroll all the way to…