Strawberries

A variety of information on commercial strawberry production including organic production, pest and weed management, frost and freeze prevention, and more.

Pre-planting renovation and soil conditioning information for new vineyards and small fruit agriculture such as grapes, strawberries, and blueberries.

Multi-small fruit spray program for the control of major small fruit pests and diseases.

Vegetable and Fruit News, Volume 13, Issue 7 (October 2022). Topics in this issue are Sensor Placement and Row Cover Impact on Fruit Rotting Diseases, Common Weed Survey, Testing for Soluble Salt in High Tunnels, Changes to the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm Insurance Workshop, SARE Grant information, Apple Workshop, and Upcoming UME & UMES events

Vegetable and Fruit News, Volume 13, Issue 6 (September 2022). Topics in this issue are: Spots on Honeycrisp Apples, Early Insect Scouting, Bacterial Canker of Tomato, Stinkbug Damage on Tomato, Precautions for Grower during a Boil Water Advisory, Fungicide Resistance in Botrytis, Sweet Potato Harvest Curing & Storage, and upcoming events and grants.

Fruit and Vegetable News, Volume 13, Issue 2 (May 2022). Topics in this issue are: Bruising on Strawberry Leaves, May Vegetable Insect Scouting Update, Strategies for Effective Management of Botrytis and Anthracnose Fruit Rot in Strawberries, Cold Effects on Early Transplanted Vegetables, Who has Been in my Strawberries? Slugs and Sap Beetles, Two Common Pests, and Two Spotted Spider Mites and Cyclamen Mites Found in Strawberries.

Fruit and Vegetable News, Volume 13, Issue 1 (April, 2022). Topic in this issue are: Check for Allium leaf miner in onions and leeks over the next few weeks, Edema problem in high tunnel tomatoes, Using Plant Growth Regulators to Improve Apple Return Bloom, Botryis Fruit Rot (Gray Mold) and Crown Rot in Strawberries, Spring Pest Scouting in Strawberries, and Early Spring Vegetable Insect Scouting Tips.

Vegetable and Fruit News, Volume 14, Issue 5 (July 2023). Topics include: Black Root Rot found in strawberry plantings, Southern bacterial wilt of tomato, Water core in apples: what is it, what causes it and how can it be controlled?, Tomato Pollination and Bumblebee Visits, Maryland Department of Agriculture Announces New Strategy at Nutrient Management Summit, Watch for Thrips and Mites in Vegetables, Irregular Ripening In Watermelon, Cucurbit Downy Mildew Reported in Delaware, Harlequin Bugs Are Especially Bad This Season, Upcoming UME Events, and July insect scouting tips.

As summer weather begins to wane giving rise to cooler daytime temperatures it’s time to either get strawberries planted for spring or maintain carry over strawberries which means it’s time to think about fall nitrogen application. The success of a spring strawberry crop hinges on the preparatory measures taken in the preceding fall. Nitrogen plays a central role in plant growth and development. Fall nitrogen fertilization equips strawberry plants with the resources they need for vigorous growth, flowering, and fruiting in the subsequent growing season.