Volume 7, Issue 22 August
27, 1999
Vegetables
Volume 7, Issue 22 August
27, 1999
Vegetables
Vegetable Insects - Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM
Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu
Lima Beans.
We are starting to see a significant increase in corn earworm egg laying,
larval counts and pod damage. When possible, fields should be scouted twice a
week to effectively time insecticide applications. Controls are needed if you
find one larva per 6 foot of row. In many cases, two applications may be needed
to control newly hatched larvae. If you are using Lannate, the rate will depend on the larval size at the time
of treatment. If worms are small, 1.5 to 2 pts per acre will be adequate.
However, if the worm size is mixed at the time of treatment, 3 pts/acre will be
needed.
Photo taken from Vegetable Insect Management,
Foster and Flood, Meister Publishing Company, 1995
Peppers.
With the increase in corn borer and corn earworm activity, peppers should now
be sprayed on a 5-7 day schedule for insect control. Lannate will be the best
choice to control corn borer, corn earworm, fall armyworm and aphids. Remember
that Orthene does not provide effective earworm control.
Snap Beans.
Be sure to
watch for corn borer larvae boring into the petioles and stems on small plants.
Although corn borer blacklight trap catches in Maryland and Delaware have not
been extremely high, we are catching high numbers in pheromone traps and some
consultants are catching well over 100 per night in their traps. If you notice
an abundance of corn borer moths laying eggs in fields before the bud stage, be
sure to check plants for flagged leaves and infested petioles. An additional
application of Orthene may be needed before the bud stage if you start to see
small larvae in the petioles.
Processing snap beans should be sprayed at the bud and pin stages with
Orthene for corn borer control. At the pin spray, a material like Asana or
Capture will also be needed for corn earworm control. After the pin spray,
fields should be sprayed on a 4-day schedule with Lannate or Capture until
harvest. Be sure to check the Crop Pest Hotline for the most recent trap
catches in your area. Fresh market snap
beans should be sprayed on a 5-7 day schedule with Lannate from the pin stage
through harvest.
Sweet Corn.
Fresh
market silking sweet corn should be sprayed on a 2 to 3-day schedule throughout
the state for earworms, corn borer and fall armyworm.
Retail Produce Market Opportunity - Ed Kee, Extension Vegetable
Crops Specialist, kee@udel.edu
The
owner of McQuay’s Market, at the foot of Rehoboth Avenue near the Canal Bridge
in Rehoboth, passed along this opportunity.
They are interested in a farm family to run a first rate retail produce
operation.
McQuay’s
Produce
“A Business Opportunity at
“McQuay’s Farmer’s Market at the Beach”
McQuay’s is the first storefront in Rehoboth, operated as McQuay’s since 1937. The store has been cleaned and brightened considerably by the new owners.
The building is now being made into a Farmer’s Market with multiple food vendors. Produce has been in operation for two years. Captain’s Ketch Seafood, a first rate seafood store from Easton, Maryland, joined for the 1999 season.
We are now interested in selling the two year old Produce operation for $10,000, which includes a dairy cooler, cash register, scales, and other supplies of the trade. Annual rent for the building is $6,500, which includes use of display areas and a large walk-in cooler. A lettered “McQuay Marketplace” pickup truck is available under a separate deal.
In short, everything necessary to carry on this business is already in place. The new owner can take advantage of two years of customer building as the only Produce Market inside Rehoboth. Marketplace marketing has included the development of a mailing list for nearly 3,000 homes with kitchens inside the town of Rehoboth.
Call Paul Lovett or Cyndi Scott at 610-433-7996 (Monday thru Friday) 215-275-9050 (cell phone).
Laurel Farmer's Auction
Market Report
August
19, 1999 – August 25, 1999
|
Quantity |
Produce |
Price |
|
15,389 |
Cantaloupes |
|
|
|
Athena |
0.25-0.90 |
|
|
Eclipse |
0.25-1.10 |
|
2870 |
Sugar Babies |
0.30-0.85 |
|
69 |
Crenshaws |
0.35 |
|
523 |
Honeydews |
0.30-1.20 |
|
306,359 |
Watermelons |
|
|
|
Crimson Sweet |
|
|
|
15 up |
0.50-0.90 |
|
|
20 up |
0.60-1.50 |
|
|
25 up |
0.75-1.25 |
|
|
Sangria |
|
|
|
15 up |
0.50-1.10 |
|
|
20 up |
0.60-1.00 |
|
|
25 up |
0.75-1.55 |
|
|
All Sweet |
|
|
|
15 up |
0.60-1.00 |
|
|
20 up |
0.60-1.55 |
|
|
25 up |
0.70-2.00 |
|
|
Star Bright |
|
|
|
15 up |
1.00 |
|
|
Royal Majesty |
|
|
|
15 up |
0.60 |
|
|
Stars & Stripes |
|
|
|
20 up |
0.60 |
|
|
Mardi Gras |
|
|
|
25 up |
1.00 |
|
|
Seedless |
0.50-1.40 |
|
123 |
Peppers |
|
|
|
Green |
3.00-10.00 |
|
|
Red |
4.00-11.50 |
|
|
Bell |
5.00-7.00 |
|
|
Jalapeno |
2.00-6.50 |
|
20 |
Eggplant |
3.00-10.50 |
|
1547 |
Tomatoes |
|
|
|
Red |
7.00-17.00 |
|
|
Pink |
5.00-20.50 |
|
48 |
Cucumbers |
5.00-13.50 |
|
238 |
Squash |
|
|
|
Yellow |
3.00-13.50 |
|
|
Green |
3.00-16.00 |
|
12 |
Potatoes |
|
|
|
White |
3.00 |
|
|
Red |
5.00-6.00 |
|
25 |
Sweet Corn Dz. |
1.30 |
|
11 |
Stringbeans |
8.00-25.00 |
|
31 |
Lima Beans |
10.00-24.00 |
|
6 |
Okra |
2.50-5.50 |
|
26 |
Peaches |
7.00-13.00 |
Vegetable Diseases - Kate Everts, Extension Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; everts@udel.edu and Phil Shields University of Maryland; ps136@umail.umd.edu
MELCAST for Fungicide Application
on Watermelons.
Do
not use MELCAST if there is a disease outbreak in your field, it is a preventative program. Below are the EFI
values from weather stations located on the Eastern Shore August 18– August
25. Any questions please call Phil Shields
at (410) 742-8788 or e-mail: ps136@umail.umd.edu
|
Location |
8/18 |
8/19 |
8/20 |
8/21 |
8/22 |
8/23 |
8/24 |
8/25 |
|
U of M, LESREC |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Wootten Farms, Galestown,MD |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mark Collins, |
3 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Vincent Farms Laurel, DE |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
D C Farms, |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Balvin Brinsfield, |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Charles Wright, |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
U of D, REC Georgetown, DE |
3 |
2 |