VegNet Vol. 15, No. 1. January 31, 2008
Ohio State University Extension Vegetable Crops
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In This Issue

1. 2008 Ohio Vegetable Production Guide Now Available

2. 2007 Midwest Vegetable Variety Trial Report

3. 2007 Research Reports available online

 

2008 Ohio Vegetable Production Guide is Now Available

The 2008 edition of the Ohio Vegetable Production Guide is now available with the popular spiral binding designed for easy use and no lost pages. Some new features this year include an On-Farm Food Safety section, Pesticide Dilution Tables for Small Areas  (< 1000 sq ft) and a Pumpkin Disease Control Chart in the pumpkin section to make selection of the proper fungicide easier than in previous years. As always the latest changes in insect, disease and weed control are updated for each vegetable as well as variety recommendations. The good news is that the base price is only $0.25 more than last year. State and local taxes as well as postage apply to the final price. Keep up to date on the latest recommendations and order your copy today by contacting your local county extension office.

 

2007 Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

An electronic version of this publication [pdf file, need Acrocat reader] is available at the following URL address: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/fruit/rep_pres/2007-8/CD/Start.pdf

Included this year are cultivar evaluation on: muskmelon and speciality melons, onions, peppers, pumpkins, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes and watermelon. Two additional reports on controlling transplant height and establishing sweet corn are also available. Contributions are from the following states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Each year, this bulletin contains the latest reports from Dr. Jerald Pataky's work at the Univ. of IL on reactions of sweet corn to common diseases. It also includes reactions to the herbicides Accent and Calisto. There are no hard copies available in Ohio this year but a hard copy or CD version of the book can be obtained from Purdue by contacting: Liz Maynard, Purdue University, 1401 South U. S. Highway 421, Westville, IN 4639,1email: emaynard@exchange.purdue.edu    The hard copy price is $15.00 each plus postage.

 

Research Reports  

The following research reports are available online at the VegNet website