Insect Damage Spoils Tomatoes Tobacco and Corn Warns Agent
Associate County Agent Harry S Sloat reports Russet Mites appearing in Lancaster County for the first time in three years. He notes mites are microscopic and multiply fast in heat. Bronzing or yellowing of stems and leaves signals presence. Sulphur sprays or dusts at 1 oz per gallon water, or six pounds per acre with Manzate or Zerlate, are recommended. Irrigation costs should stay under 20 to 25 dollars per acre. Additional issues include moving two spotted mites from alfalfa and clover.
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Lancaster County
Harry S Sloat
Sloat
Pasturgro and Barley Wheat Blenn Plant Foods
Pasturgro is formulated to meet pasture needs and supplements soil nutrients. It balances growth elements to improve grass and legumes with higher feeding value and carrying capacity. Use Pasturgro during September to enhance grassfields. Barley Wheat Blenn is a plant food for wheat oats barley rye with extra growth elements to meet soil needs and produce heavy yields. FIELD SEEDS include Domestic Rye Grass Permanent Pasture Red Clover N W Alfalfa Grimm Alfalfa Buffalo Alfalfa Timothy.
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White mold in tomatoes hurts grading more this year
Dutt notes white mold in tomato crops is lowering grades more severely this year due to inability to wash out during processing. He references eight and three acre fields affected and comments on impact across producers.
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Dutt
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