Volume 7, Issue 24 September
10, 1999
Volume 7, Issue 24 September
10, 1999
Vegetables
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 27– September
3. Any questions please call Phil
Shields at (410) 742-8788 or e-mail: ps136@umail.umd.edu
|
Location |
8/27 |
8/28 |
8/29 |
8/30 |
8/31 |
9/1 |
9/2 |
9/3 |
|
U of M, LESREC |
3 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
|
Wootten Farms, Galestown,MD |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Mark Collins, |
4 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
Vincent Farms Laurel, DE |
3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
|
D C Farms, |
5 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Balvin Brinsfield, |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
|
Charles Wright, |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
U of D, REC Georgetown, DE |
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Watermelon
Fields should be sprayed with a fungicide when 30 EFI values have been
accumulated by the weather station nearest your fields. Add 2 points for every overhead
irrigation. After a fungicide spray,
reset your counter to 0 and start over.
If a spray has NOT been applied in 14 days, apply a fungicide and reset
the counter to zero. The first and last
day above can be partial days so use the larger EFI value of this report and
other reports for any specific day.
Laurel Farmer's Auction
Market Report
September 2, 1999 – September 8, 1999
|
Quantity |
Produce |
Price |
|
5,442 |
Cantaloupes |
|
|
|
Athena |
0.25-1.45 |
|
|
Super Star |
0.35-1.05 |
|
|
Starfire |
0.35 |
|
2281 |
Sugar Babies |
0.35-1.00 |
|
68 |
Honeydews |
0.40 |
|
405,050 |
Watermelons |
|
|
|
Crimson Sweet |
|
|
|
15 up |
0.50-1.75 |
|
|
20 up |
0.60 |
|
|
Sangria |
|
|
|
15 up |
0.60-0.75 |
|
|
20 up |
0.60-1.45 |
|
|
25 up |
1.65-1.75 |
|
|
30 up |
1.80 |
|
|
All Sweet |
|
|
|
15 up |
0.60-0.80 |
|
|
20 up |
0.60-1.85 |
|
|
25 up |
0.75-1.05 |
|
|
Royal Majesty |
|
|
|
12 up |
0.40-0.45 |
|
|
Seedless |
0.50-1.45 |
|
30 |
Peppers |
|
|
|
Green |
4.00-7.50 |
|
|
Red |
4.50-5.50 |
|
25 |
Eggplant |
3.00-6.00 |
|
485 |
Tomatoes |
|
|
|
Red |
4.00-17.00 |
|
|
Pink |
7.00-12.50 |
|
10 |
Cucumbers |
2.00-9.50 |
|
63 |
Squash |
|
|
|
Yellow |
4.00-8.50 |
|
|
Green |
3.00-6.00 |
|
29 |
Potatoes |
|
|
|
Red |
3.00-5.00 |
|
2 |
Okra |
3.00 |
|
22 |
Lima Beans |
3.00-18.00 |
|
20 |
Sweet Corn Doz. |
1.75 |
|
26 |
Peaches |
5.00 |
|
159 |
Sweet Potatoes |
4.00-7.50 |
|
255 |
Gourds |
0.65-5.50 |
|
677 |
Mexican Hats |
0.50-1.00 |
|
446 |
Pumpkins |
0.25-7.00 |
One
of the most important management decisions a grower makes is when to take the
last late-summer/early-fall harvest on legumes such as alfalfa and red
clover. Legumes need a 6- to 8-week
rest period prior to the first killing frost in the fall to accumulate energy
reserves for winter survival. A killing
frost is not the only consideration either.
As fall
progresses, the number of hours of sunlight becomes smaller until the
combination of short days and cool/cold temperatures shuts down the crop. Before the shutdown occurs, legumes must
store enough sugars and carbohydrates to stay alive over the winter months.
Backing
up from the average date of the first fall frost, the cut off date that we use
is between Sept. 10 to Sept. 15. When
possible, the last harvest is ideally taken in the last week of August or the
first week of September to provide that little bit of cushion in case of an
early killing frost. In a year such as
this one when the drought has disrupted harvest schedules and made a necessity
of a late-summer/early-fall harvest, observing the cutoff date is critically
important.
Finally, the other management tool available for preparing the crop for the winter is the application of potassium, phosphorus, and boron following the August harvest. Apply the second spilt of fertilizer to legume crops following an early- to mid-August cut (first preference) or following the last harvest before the Sept. 10 to 15 cutoff date if the previous harvest was taken in July. Fall fertilization (after the Sept. 15 deadline for cutting) does not benefit the crop to any extent since the shorter days and cooler temperatures are slowing root growth and nutrient uptake.
Grain
Marketing Highlights - Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist ; clgerman@udel.edu
Private
Analyst Estimates Smaller US Corn and Soybean Crops.
A private analyst has added to the forecasts calling for smaller crops. The
report released on September 7th, three days ahead of USDA's September crop report
to be released September 10th, places US soybean production at 2.716 billion
bushels and US corn at 9.272 billion bushels. The analyst estimates a US
soybean yield of 37.1 bushels per acre and US corn yield at 130.7 billion
bushels. The yield estimates compare to USDA's August estimates of 39.2 bushels
per acre for soybeans and 134.7 bushels per acre for corn. The production
estimates compare with USDA's August forecasts of 2.870 billion bushels for
soybeans and 9.561 billion bushels for corn. The 5-year average US soybean crop
is 2.503 billion bushels and 9.130 billion bushels for corn.
The 1998 U.S. harvest for soybeans was 2.757 billion bushels and 9.761 billion
for corn. In 1998, US soybean yields were 38.9 bushels per acre (5-year average
38.4) and US corn yields were 134.4 (5-year average 128.1). Record high US
soybean production occurred in 1994 with a yield of 41.4 bushels per acre. The
record US corn yield was 138.6 bushels per acre.
These numbers are intended as a benchmark in which to receive USDA's September
Crop report, to be released at 0730 CT (0830 ET) on September 10th. The weekly
crop conditions
report, for the week ended September 3, declined slightly for US soybeans (the
eight week in a row) and increased slightly for US corn. The technical charts,
for soybeans in particular, are in a very positive position. Each weekly low
has been higher, since about the last week of July.
Weather Summary
Week of September 1 to September 8 |
|
Rainfall: |
|
0.05
inches: September 4 |
|
0.29
inches: September 5 |
|
0.73
inches: September 7 |
|
Readings
taken for the previous 24 hours at 8 a.m. |