Tag: bacterial spot
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Weekly Field Update – 6/30/25
Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss any of our winter/spring meetings. Also, check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast below. Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop handbooks, helpful websites, and related blogs. Be sure to scroll all the…
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Weekly Field Update – 6/23/25

Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss any of our winter/spring meetings. Also, check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast below. Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop handbooks, helpful websites, and related blogs. Be sure to scroll all the…
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Weekly Field Update – 6/16/25

Regular rain continued throughout the state last week. Summer officially begins later this week. We’re well into harvest now for most warm-season crops, and disease is a major concern. See details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss any of our winter/spring meetings. Also, check out the latest…
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Weekly Field Update – 5/19/25

The state warmed up and dried out over the couse of the past week. Disease is showing up in places as a result of all the moisture as well as mechanical damage to plants. Harvest is near for blueberries, blackberries, cucurbits, tomatoes, and peppers. See details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab…
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Weekly Field Update – 5/12/25

South Carolina is soaking wet right now after Sunday and Monday morning rain. This will bring an end to the strawberry season for some growers. Disease potential is expected to be high over the next week as temperatures warm. See details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss…
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Can Biological Products and Soil Amendments Help With Bacterial Disease Management in Peaches?

From Guido Schnabel, Hehe Wang, Juan Carlos Melgar, Ayodeji Idowu, Junaed Ahmed, Rongzhong Ye, and Michael Vassalos I think we can all agree that peaches produced in commercial peach orchards in South Carolina are special. They are sold locally at farm stands and many retail stores along the East Coast. You may not know that…
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Weekly Field Update – 6/17/24

More hot, dry weather is in store for this week. Disease and insect pressure continues to increase as watermelon, small fruit, tomato, and peach harvest continues. See details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss anything. Also, check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast…
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Bacterial Spot on Tomato: Are the Cures as Bad as the Disease?

From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath and Extension Agent Zack Snipes. Now that tomatoes are in the ground in coastal South Carolina, it’s time to think about a tomato spray program for a disease that shows up every year: bacterial spot. Current recommendations are based on a tank mix of copper + mancozeb. The comments…
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Weekly Field Update 8/24/20
Statewide Dr. Tony Keinath reports, “For the past few years, Orondis Opti on cucumber and cantaloupe and Orondis Ultra on pumpkin and watermelon have been the best fungicides to manage downy mildew. Based on results from a spring 2020 cucumber experiment at Coastal REC, Orondis is no longer the “silver bullet” it was 2 years…
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Field Update – 7/27/20
Coastal Zack Snipes reports, “It has been a hot week in the Lowcountry. Most spring and summer crops have finished up. Ground is being prepared and planted for fall crops. I have received a few texts from growers that have yellow dots on their zucchini plants, which is downy mildew. Even in this heat downy…