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Issues to watch for in greenhouse and high tunnel tomatoes

After a cold, dreary spring, the weather is starting to improve. This means we need to be watching for issues in the greenhouse and high tunnels and develop a scouting plan to monitor problems. In... more »

Spray in development to help honeybees fight mites

Honeybees pollinate crops from blueberries in Maine to almonds in California and are one of the most important pollinators in North Carolina. As a result, a global decline in honeybee populations during the past few decades has... more »

Winter cover crop mix improves crop productivity

Clemson researchers have found a cover crop mixture that can reduce costs for South Carolina farmers, rejuvenate farm soil and help conserve the state’s water supply if included in crop rotations. Ricardo St. Aime is a... more »

Navigating U-picks in the COVID-19 pandemic

Growers in April took some careful first steps to navigate pick-your-own enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic. By April, pick-your-own seasons had already begun in the South for strawberries. Traditional pick-your-own seasons for a variety of... more »

Controlling the height of vegetable transplants

One of the most important considerations for transplant production is managing “stretch” or height of transplants. The goal is to produce transplants of a size that can be handled by mechanical transplanters and transplanting crews... more »

How to deal with botrytis in greenhouse tomatoes

Botrytis, or gray mold, caused by the fungus, Botrytis cinerea, can cause significant losses in high tunnel and greenhouse tomato production if not controlled properly. The pathogen can rapidly spread during periods when structures are closed... more »

Look out for purple amaranth, a new pigweed

Purple amaranth (Amaranthus blitum L.), also known as livid amaranth, was identified for the first time in March 2019 in an ornamental... more »

Allium Leafminer’s first emergence of 2020 tracked

Allium leafminer attacks plants in the Allium genus including high-value crops such as onion, garlic, leek, scallions, shallots, and chives. Figure 1. Allium leafminer on scallion leaf. Photo: Brandon Lingbeek, Penn... more »