Tag: vegetables
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Weekly Field Update – 7/10/23
Check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange podcast for an in-depth discussion on downy mildew with Extension Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath. Don’t forget about the Watermelon Field Day coming up this Thrusday (7/13) at the Edisto REC in Blackville, SC. Come and hear updates on watermelon research and taste some new varieties.…
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Weekly Field Update – 7/3/23
We hope everyone has a safe and happy Independence Day! 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…
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Field Update – 4/6/20
At this point, only a few cities (Columbia, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach) have issued shelter-in-place orders. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Hugh Weathers, has drafted a Notice of Essential Food and Agriculture Employee form that farms in these areas may fill out for each employee certifying them as an essential employee. They should keep this letter with…
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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…
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Field Update – 12/16/19
Statewide Dr. Matt Cutulle shared the photos below of a direct seeded collard weed control study. “Below is the untreated check (Left) and a plot treated with Treflan (Pre-plant incorporated) and Dual Magnum (Post-applied when collards are at least 3 inches in height). This is approximately 9 weeks after seeding. Main weed is corn spurry.”…
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