Tag: cold

• Weekly Field Update 11/30/20

  Coastal Zack Snipes reports, “After a long Thanksgiving nap, I was able to waddle out in the fields and look at some strawberries.  We have had some really good strawberry growing weather especially considering most folks got their plants out somewhat late this year.  We need some cold weather to slow them down a bit…

  Justin Ballew

  November 30, 2020

  Weekly Field Updates

  anthracnose, Brassicas, caterpillars, clemson extension, cold, Disease, disease control, Freeze, phytophthora, sc grower, south carolina, Strawberries, Weekly Field Updates

• Field Update – 2/17/20

  Statewide Dr. Matt Cutulle reports, “Love is in the air, and your crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) PRE herbicides should be on the ground if you are in the Low Country.  When soil temperatures reach 55 F for 2 to 3 days, which will usually occur before March 1st in the Low Country, March 15th in the…

  Justin Ballew

  February 17, 2020

  Weekly Field Updates

  black rot, bloom, blueberries, Brassicas, clemson extension, cold, Disease, planting, rain, south carolina, storms, Strawberries, vegetables, Weekly Field Updates

• Field Update – 1/21/20

  Remember to keep an eye on the “Upcoming Events” tab for new meeting and workshop announcements from around the state. Statewide Dr. Tony Keinath with more on white mold. “Growers who grow sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima, syn. Alyssum maritimum) as a nectar source for beneficial insects should be aware that sweet alyssum is susceptible to…

  Justin Ballew

  January 21, 2020

  Weekly Field Updates

  Brassicas, cold, cold damage, sclerotinia, Strawberries, white mold, winter crops