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2003 Vegetable Gazette Editions

January 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Use of Plasticulture for the Production of Melons
  4. Report: Pennsylvania Statewide Specialty Cut Flower Evaluation: Sunflowers 2002
  5. Bug vs. Bug- Controlling Mealybugs with Natural Enemies
  6. Pesticide Groups for Berries- Part 1
  7. That's a Berry Good Question!!
  8. Potato Musings
  9. Schedule for the Potato Sessions at the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Growers Convention, Hershey PA, February 4-6, 2003
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  10. Upcoming Meetings


February 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Sources of Asparagus Crowns and Seeds- 2003
  4. 2002 Sweet Spanish Onion Variety Trial
  5. Thirsty Sweet Corn
  6. Investigating Consumer Awareness and Potential Market Segments for Edamame
  7. Soil-Borne Diseases of Vegetable Crops
  8. Bug vs. Bug- Insect Growth Regulators - An Important tool for an IPM Program
  9. Pruning Brambles and Blueberries
  10. Sinbar for First-year Strawberry Plantings
  11. Pesticide Groups for Berries- Part II
  12. Potato Musings
  13. Upcoming Meetings


March 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Vegetable Production and Management in the Cold, Wet Spring of 2003
  4. Smart Pricing Strategies
  5. Bug vs. Bug- Caterpillar Control of Greenhouse Vegetables
  6. Pesticide Groups for Berries- Part III
  7. Pennsylvania Strawberry Production Statistics
  8. Potato Musings
  9. Handling Potato Seed Useful Websites for Potatoes
  10. Potato Seed Treatments 2003
  11. Upcoming Meetings


April 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. The Pennsylvania Simply Sweet® Onion Moves Forward
  4. Sources of Colored Plastic Mulch
  5. Diamondback moth
  6. Pest Management Considerations When Planting Vine Crops
  7. High Tunnel Production of Tomato and Pepers
  8. Bug vs. Bug- Sources of Biological Controls and Bumblebees
  9. That's a Berry Good Question!!!
  10. PSU Small Fruit Web Site On-Line
  11. Potato Musings
  12. Potato Seed Piece Size and Placement Affects Yield
  13. Upcoming Meetings


May 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Heads up on Agent Vegetable and Small Fruit In-Service in July
  4. Passing of Dr. Steve Johnston, Extension Plant Pathologist, Rutgers University
  5. Certified Organic Crop Production
  6. Early Season Soil Pests
  7. Bug vs. Bug- Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Part of an Integrated Pest Management Program
  8. New Development in Small Fruit Fungicides
  9. That's a Berry Good Question!!!
  10. Straw Removal Tifbit Blueberry Mulching
  11. Transition to Organic Highbush Blueberry Production
  12. Potato Musings
  13. Seed Cutter Management Will Result in Higher Yields
  14. Upcoming Meetings


June 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. The Dangers of Summer Bill Lamont, Promoted to Full Professor and Granted Tenure
  4. High Tunnel Production Manual Available
  5. Excellent Report on Weed Control on Plasticulture Onions
  6. 2003 Statewide Variety Trials
  7. Heads Up on Agent Vegetable and Small Fruit In-service in July
  8. Some Early Season Above-Ground Pests
  9. June Disease Reminders for Commercial Producers in PA in 2003
  10. Production Efficiency for Grape Tomato
  11. Bug vs. Bug- Biological Control and Identification of Aphids
  12. Disease Symptoms in Strawberries, Spring 2003
  13. Emergency Exemption for Topsin M on Blueberries
  14. Potato Musings
  15. Potato Cull Piles
  16. Upcoming Meetings


July 2003: [Link to pdf]


In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Congratulations
  4. Vegetable and Small Fruit Field In-Service for Extension Agents July 29th and 30th
  5. Field Day for New Marketing Ideas
  6. An Educational Program for Training Extension Professional and Vocational Agriculture
  7. Teachers on High Tunnel Technology
  8. Nutrient Management in 2003
  9. Accessing the Sweet Corn Webpage
  10. Bug vs. Bug- Leafminers Control in Greenhouse Crops
  11. Stinger for Strawberries
  12. Determining When to Irrigate Highbush Blueberries
  13. Potato Musings
  14. Potato Field Days Set for Cambria and Lehigh County
  15. Brown Rot-Bacterial Wilt: A Threat that needs to be monitored
  16. Fungicide Resistance Management: Potatoes and Blights
  17. Upcoming Meetings


August 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Watch out for Stinkbugs on Tomatoes
  4. An Educational Program for Training Extension Professional and Vocational Agriculture
  5. Teachers on High Tunnel Technology
  6. Buckwheat As A Summer Cover Crop
  7. Pumpkins: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You!
  8. New Pumpkin Guide
  9. Bug vs. Bug- Biological Insecticides as Part of an IPM Program
  10. Sampling Strawberry Leaves for Nutrient Analysis
  11. Potato Musings
  12. Potato Field Days Set for Cambria and Lehigh County
  13. Fungicide Resistance Management: Potatoes and Blights
  14. Upcoming Meetings


September 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:
  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Farmer/Grower Grants from Northeast- SARE
  4. Pumpkin Production in PA- 2003
  5. Late Season Cucurbit Downy Mildew and Powdery Mildew Control
  6. New Pumpkin Guide
  7. Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage
  8. Tips for Artificial Drying and Curing of Onions
  9. Bug vs. Bug- Is it a Parasitoid or Predator?
  10. That's a Berry Good Questions!!!
  11. The Strawberry Plant Potato Musings
  12. Figuring Your Potato Yields
  13. 2003 Disease Management During Harvest and Storage
  14. Upcoming Meetings


October 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:
  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Variety Selection for 2004
  4. Bug vs. Bug- Controlling Brown Soft Scale in Greenhouse Crops
  5. Pristine Label for Berries Potato Musings
  6. Potato Storage Management
  7. Potato Bruising
  8. Upcoming Meetings


November 2003:[Link to pdf]

In this Issue:
  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Roundtable for Ornamentals and Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops
  4. Thoughts on My Field Research in 2003
  5. Spacing for Vegetable Crops Grown on Plasticulture
  6. A New Tomato Disease in the Northeast
  7. High Tech Pest Alerts on the Web
  8. Bug vs. Bug- Greenhouse Sanitation Procedures are Necessary for a Successful IPM Program
  9. Potato Musings
  10. Release of New Potato Variety: Marcy
  11. Upcoming Meetings


December 2003: [Link to pdf]

In this Issue:
  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
  4. Buckeye Rot of Tomato
  5. Bug vs. Bug- Biological Control of Fungus Gnat Larvae
  6. Vegetable Crop Production Resources on the Internet
  7. That's a Berry Good Question!!
  8. Potato Musings Tentative Schedule for the Potato Sessions at the 2004 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Growers Convention, Hershey, PA
  9. Potato IPM School for Chip and Tablestock Producers
  10. Upcoming Meetings