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2002 Vegetable Gazette Editions

January 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Introduction to Elsa Sanchez
  4. Start Now for Insect and Disease Management in Vegetable Transplants
  5. Vegetable Varieties
  6. Bug vs. Bug- Biological Control of Western Flower Thrips
  7. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  8. Gution and Imidan Changes for Small Fruit
  9. Western Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Seminar
  10. Potato Musings
  11. Potato Program at the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Meeting in January
  12. Upcoming Meetings


February 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Converting Pesticide Rates into Practical Amounts
  4. Use of Dual Magnum in Vegetable Production
  5. The Vegetable Industry of Pennsylvania
  6. Bug vs. Bug- Biological Control of Western Flower Thrips with the Predatory Mite, Neosielus
    (Amblyseius) cucumeris A PSU Fall Armyworm Pheromone Lure

  7. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  8. Potato Musings
  9. Potato Program at the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Meeting in January
  10. Measuring Potato Yields
  11. Upcoming Meetings


March 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Strawberry Frost Protection by Sprinkling
  4. Compliance Inspections for Worker Protection Standard
  5. Bug vs. Bug- Biological Control of Western Flower Thrips with the Pirate Bug, Orius insidiosus
  6. Cucumber Beetle Control
  7. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  8. Potato Musings Compendium of Potato Diseases 2nd Edition- A review
  9. Upcoming Meetings


April 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Results of 2001 Fruit and Vegetable Variety Trials
  4. Some Pre-Season Disease Reminders
  5. Managing Used Agricultural Plastics
  6. Dual Magnum Section 18 for Pennsylvania in 2002
  7. Sources of Colored Plastic Mulch
  8. Bug vs. Bug- Monitoring Insects on Sticky Traps
  9. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  10. Another Miticide for Strawberries Commercial Berry Production Guide Update
  11. Potato Musings
  12. Physiological Age of Potato Seed
  13. Upcoming Meetings


May 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. The Evolving Pesticide Industry
  4. Crop Yields for Vegetables and Small Fruits Grown on Raised Beds with Plastic Mulch and Drip Irrigation
  5. New Herbicide for 2002
  6. Report on High Tunnel Workshop and Dates for Future Workshops
  7. Early Season Pests
  8. Bug vs. Bug- Shore Fly Control in Greenhouse Vegetation Production
  9. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  10. Potato Musings
  11. Cut Seed vs. Whole Potato Seed
  12. Upcoming Meetings


June 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Ron Hostetler, Cambria County Extension Agent Retires
  4. Weed Control in Pumpkins with Herbicides
  5. The Ground Hog
  6. Bug vs. Bug- Bumble Bee Pollination in Greenhouse Vegetable Crops
  7. Pestwatch: Initializing the Sweet Corn Trapping Network and Related Links
  8. Smart Pricing Strategies
  9. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  10. Small Fruit Research Projects at PSU
  11. Potato Musings
  12. Electronic Sources of Potato Information
  13. Upcoming Meetings


July 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Raised-bed Strawberry Production: Preplant Preparation
  4. Problems from the Field
  5. High Tunnel Workshop to be Held on July 19th
  6. Tour of Vegetable Research in Centre County
  7. Heads Up on High Tunnel Inservice Training and Agent Roundtable
  8. Bug vs. Bug- Bumble Bee Pollination in Greenhouse Vegetable Crops
  9. 2002 Vegetable and Fruit Field Day Set for August 19
  10. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  11. Anthracnose on Strawberries
  12. Section 18 Approved for Use of Spartan 4F on Strawberries in PA
  13. Potato Musings
  14. Late Blight Alert
  15. Upcoming Meetings


August 2002:[Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Websites of Interest Am I Watering Enough?
  4. Production and Marketing of Ethnic Crops
  5. Problems from the Field
  6. Heads Up on High Tunnel Inservice Training and Agent Roundtable
  7. Status Report of Worm Pests of Sweet Corn
  8. August Disease Reminders for Commercial Producers
  9. Bug vs. Bug- Two-Spotted Spider Mite
  10. High Tunnel Tours at Ag Progress Days
  11. 2002 Vegetable and Fruit Field Day Set for August 19
  12. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  13. Elevate for Gray Mold Control in Caneberries and Bushberries
  14. Potato Musings
  15. Potato Tour at Ag Progress Days
  16. Figuring Your Potato Yields
  17. Late Blight Alert
  18. Spider Mites on Potatoes
  19. Upcoming Meetings


September 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Johnsongrass Management
  4. Heads Up on Agent Roundtable
  5. High Tunnel Meeting in Bucks County
  6. 2002 Heirloom Tomato Variety Trial, Rock Springs, PA
  7. Edamame Cultivar Trial-In Field Production
  8. Bug vs. Bug- Crop Scouting
  9. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  10. Potato Musings
  11. Figuring Your Potato Yields
  12. 2002 Disease Management During Harvest and Storage
  13. Upcoming Meetings


October 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Heads Up on Agent Roundtable
  4. Organic Matter Application- Can You Apply Too Much
  5. Yellow Shoulder on Tomato
  6. Worried about Drought? Manage Your Production Risk with Crop Insurance
  7. Edamame Cultivar Trial- Harvest and Yields
  8. Bug vs. Bug- Compatibility of Pesticides with Natural Enemies
  9. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  10. Reminder-Fall Applications of Spartan 4F for Strawberries
  11. Potato Musings
  12. Potato Storage Management- Cooling Period
  13. Potato Session at Western Pennsylvania Vegetable and Berry Grower's Seminar
  14. Upcoming Meetings


November 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Heads Up on Horticulture Agent Roundtable
  4. Nitrogen Fertilization of Tomato
  5. Evaluating at Your Pumpkin Crop
  6. Nonchemical Weed Control in Cabbage
  7. Results are in! Ag Progress Days Survey Participants Eat Ethnic Produce
  8. Bug vs. Bug- Managing Plant Diseases with Biofungicides
  9. That’s a Berry Good Question!!!
  10. Potato Musings
  11. Potato Session at Western Pennsylvania Vegetable and Berry Grower's Seminar
  12. Disease Report- Potato wart
  13. Upcoming Meetings


December 2002: [Link to pdf]
In this Issue:

  1. Comments from the Editor
  2. Schedule for Agent Articles
  3. Tomato Pith Necrosis
  4. Comments on Soil Tests and Soil Testing
  5. Remove Asparagus Fern
  6. Consumer Evaluation of Three Edamame Cultivars
  7. Weed Control: Methods and Practices
  8. Bug vs. Bug- A New Tool for IPM
  9. Cabrio for Berry Crops
  10. 2003 Mid-Atlantic Winter Brambles Conference
  11. Potato Musings
  12. Potato Mop-top Virus (PMTV)
  13. Upcoming Meetings