MSU Extension Vegetables

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• Regional reports on Michigan vegetables – June 6, 2012

  Published on June 6, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and vegetable updates for Michigan.

• Cover crop selection tool available for Michigan vegetable farmers

  Published on June 6, 2012
  Try our online tool to find the best cover crop for your vegetable rotations.

• Demonstrations and taste testing are effective ways to promote products at farmers’ markets

  Published on June 6, 2012
  Food safety is an important consideration when offering product samples.

• Will there be enough cover crop seed?

  Published on June 4, 2012
  Weather conditions have raised concerns about cover crop seed availability.

• Has the king crop been dethroned?

  Published on June 4, 2012
  The king of cover crops has been overtaken by the prince of cover crops.

• Got maggots in your vegetable field?

  Published on May 31, 2012
  Using degree-day models can help vegetable growers figure out when to watch for insect pests such as corn and cabbage maggots.

• Regional reports on Michigan vegetables – May 30, 2012

  Published on May 30, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and vegetable updates for Michigan.

• New potato maturity and stress graphic tool available on Enviro-weather

  Published on May 30, 2012
  The MSU Enviro-weather Potato Maturity and Stress Graph tool will help potato growers evaluate and mitigate crop stress caused by weather and other factors.

• Don’t overwater your vegetable seedlings

  Published on May 25, 2012
  Sufficient moisture is critical to avoid drought stress; however, overwatering promotes disease, leaches nutrients and wastes time and money. Here are tips for deciding how much irrigation seedlings need.

• Critical time for low tunnels management in vegetable production

  Published on May 25, 2012
  Removing low tunnels and other row covers on time may help avoid heat injury and poor pollination.