Tag: organic
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May Grower Spotlight – Watsonia Farms
Where is Sarah visiting this week? Watsonia Farms is a fourth-generation, organic fruit and vegetable farm located in Monetta, SC. Founded in 1918 by Joseph H. Watson, Sr., the farm started out growing asparagus. Watson also helped form the Monetta Asparagus Association, which helped the region become known as the “asparagus capital of the world”…
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2025 Recommendations to Manage Powdery Mildew on Cucurbits
From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath Results from a June 2025 bioassay with powdery mildew on susceptible yellow summer squash ‘Early Prolific’ showed that, although all 8 fungicides reduced powdery mildew, 4 worked better than the rest. The Best Fungicides To Manage Powdery Mildew on Cucurbits Torino, Quintec, Gatten, and Vivando completely suppressed powdery mildew…
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Are Hydrogen Peroxide Products Effective Fungicides?
From Clemson Plant Pathologist Dr. Tony Keinath. Should products with hydrogen peroxide, alone or combined with peroxyacetic acid, be used like fungicides on vegetables? It’s difficult to give just one answer to this question because there are so many different vegetables and diseases to consider. Here are a few important things to think about. Hydrogen…
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