Author: Justin Ballew

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report August 16, 2021

Aug 17, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “It’s hot and humid in the Lowcountry. Fall tomato and watermelons are in the ground and enjoyed a week of mostly dry weather. Okra and sunchokes, aka...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report August 9, 2021

Aug 10, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Generally speaking, we are in the changeover period from spring to fall crops, with some fumigants being applied to next year’s strawberry plantings. If...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – August 2, 2021

Aug 6, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “Summer crops like okra are still coming in and looking good. We’ve had a lot of rain, and some fields are soggy. More rain is coming. Some growers...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – July 26, 2021

Jul 30, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “We are in a summer weather pattern with warm, muggy days and occasional thunderstorms. Most crops have finished up or are in the process. Now is a great...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – July 20, 2021

Jul 23, 2021 | In the Garden

Midlands Region Justin Ballew reports, “Not much has changed in the midlands over the last week. We’ve received some scattered rain, and it has been warm and humid. As a result, we are...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report July 6, 2021

Jul 9, 2021 | In the Garden

Statewide Dr. Tony Keinath reports, “Basil downy mildew was found in mid-June in Charleston. Symptoms start as faint yellowing of leaves, which eventually show brown spots surrounded by yellow...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report June 21, 2021

Jun 25, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Given the rainfall and humidity levels, we are seeing increases in foliar and fruit diseases on a range of crops. This includes cottony leak in cucumbers,...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – June 14, 2021

Jun 18, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “We received some welcomed rain, but 5+ inches in a day or so was a bit much. Conditions this week will dry things out. I cannot stress enough how important...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report June 7, 2021

Jun 9, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “After some welcome rain in the area over the weekend, crops are looking good. However, given the humidity and rainfall, we are likely to find disease pressure...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report June 1, 2021

Jun 4, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “On the whole, disease pressure in most crops remains low. The exception is cucurbits, where we are finding powdery mildew in cucumbers as well as downy...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report May 24, 2021

May 25, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “As we mentioned last week, cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed in cucumber crops locally. Other pests and disease levels in cucurbits remain low....

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- May 17, 2021

May 21, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “Everything is progressing nicely in the Lowcountry.  We got some much-needed rain last week.  Temperatures have been cool, so things are somewhat slow from...