Author: Christiana Huss

Spring is here, and crops are thriving across South Carolina! In this week’s SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report (March 17, 2025), get the latest updates on strawberries, peaches, spring greens, cucurbits, and more. Learn about regional pest activity, disease management, and upcoming agricultural events. Also, if you’re a cut flower grower, share your insights in Clemson Extension’s needs assessment to help improve industry resources. Read more for expert recommendations and field insights!

Spring is near! Strawberries are blooming, blueberries are budding, and growers are prepping for the season. Get the latest SC crop updates.

In this week’s SC Fruit & Veg Report: Frost prep for strawberries, neopest challenges, pest management tips, and updates from Coastal, Midlands & Pee Dee regions.

The SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report is back for 2025! This week’s update highlights cold weather impacts on strawberries and greens, with root and crown rot posing challenges. Learn how growers across the regions are adapting and preparing for the spring season.

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.

This caterpillar is falling prey to the spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris), a beneficial stink bug species that hunts over 90 pest insects, such as caterpillars and beetles. Recognizable by their pointed shoulders and black wing spot, spined soldier bugs play a vital role in pest control. Learn how to identify them and distinguish them from plant-feeding stink bugs.

The November 25, 2024, SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report highlights favorable weather for fall crops, with greens thriving for Thanksgiving. While pest and disease issues remain minimal, strawberries show variable development heading into winter. Learn about brassica research updates, field day insights, and pest control tips, plus catch the latest SC Grower Exchange Podcast.

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...

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....

Hurricane Helene cast tropical storm forced winds over most of South Carolina Friday as she tore through Florida and Georgia. The western part of the state took the brunt of the damage and large...

The Pee Dee region is expecting rain from a potential tropical weather system this week. Fall crops are growing well with fairly low disease pressure. Caterpillar populations are climbing in places....