The December 2, 2024, Fruit and Vegetable Field Report highlights how South Carolina growers are managing winter conditions. Fall brassicas are thriving, while strawberries face mixed results across regions. Coastal and inland updates address strategies for pest control, frost protection, and crop development heading into 2025.
The November 18, 2024, SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report highlights crop conditions across the Coastal, Midlands, Pee Dee, and Upstate regions. Strawberries are thriving, brassicas are being harvested, and growers are managing pests like whiteflies and spider mites. Learn about current weather challenges and crop management strategies in South Carolina agriculture.
Weekly Field Update – 11/11/24 We finally got some rain this past week. Fall crops are coming along nicely with scattered insect and disease issues. Neopest is showing up in strawberries as plants...
Conditions remain dry across the state, requiring lots of irrigation for fall crops. Strawberry planting is winding down as the last few plant shipments arrive. Insect and disease issues are...
Fall weather has arrived, and strawberry planting is in full swing. Conditions have been dry across the state since Hurricane Helene. Diseases and insects are showing up in places as the fall...
As cleanup from Hurricane Helene continues in the western parts of the state, crops are looking great elsewhere. Strawberry transplants are arriving on farms, and planting has begun in many places....
While the Pee Dee received some rain last week, other parts of the state remain dry. Insect pressure is creeping up, as is disease pressure. The recent cooler weather has fall crops looking great....
The weather has turned dry over much of the state. Muscadines are coming to harvest as planting begins for some fall crops. Strawberry growers are still scrambling to make arrangements for the...
The coastal region and Pee Dee saw lots of rain and flooding in places from Tropical Storm Debby last week. As field conditions improve this week, please document any crop or infrastructure impacts...
We’re forecast to get lots of rain this week from Tropical Storm Debby. This comes as growers are finishing up summer crops and are making preparations for fall crops. See details below. Keep an eye...
Lots of rain fell over parts of the state last week. Keep a close eye out for potential disease progression following all the moisture. Insect pressure remains high as growers make preparations for...
Scattered rain this past weekend brought some much needed relief to parts of the state. Insect pressure remains high in some places, and disease pressure is climbing. Harvest of several summer crops...
