Author: Rob Last

Question of the Week – Pecan Leaf Phylloxera

Jun 12, 2024 | In the Garden

What caused the galls to form on this pecan leaf? These galls were caused by an insect called the pecan leaf phylloxera (Phylloxera notabilis). These are tiny aphid-like insects that feed on...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – June 10, 2024

Jun 11, 2024 | In the Garden

Finally, a little rain fell around the state, though things remain fairly dry overall. Disease and insect pests are becoming more common as tomatoes, cucurbits, and sweet corn come to harvest. See...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – June 3, 2024

Jun 4, 2024 | In the Garden

As the weather continues to warm up, strawberry harvest wraps up, tomatoes and peppers are coming on strong, and cucurbit harvest is beginning. Read more details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – May 13, 2024

May 14, 2024 | In the Garden

Cucurbit downy mildew was found in the state this past week on cucumbers in Charleston. All commercial cucurbit growers need to be on the lookout and start preventative fungicide applications, if...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – May 6, 2024

May 7, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast. Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop handbooks, helpful websites, and related blogs. Coastal Region Anna Sara...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – April 29, 2024

Apr 30, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast. Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop handbooks, helpful websites, and related blogs. Midlands Region Phillip...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – April 22, 2024

Apr 23, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast below. Statewide Jhessye Moore-Thomas As the end of the first year of the Climate-Smart Grown in SC program is approaching, leafy...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- April 15, 2024

Apr 16, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out Extension Vegetable Pathologist Tony Keinath’s latest article in Growing Produce: Choose Cover Crops that Suppress Pathogens in Your Vegetable Plantings. Also, check out the latest episode...

Question of the Week – Parasitized Aphid

Apr 10, 2024 | In the Garden

What is the bloated tan thing found on the underside of this strawberry leaf? This is an aphid “mummy,” the lifeless body of an aphid that has been parasitized by a parasitoid wasp. Typically, the...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- April 8, 2024

Apr 9, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out Extension Vegetable Pathologist Tony Keinath’s latest article in Growing Produce, Choose Cover Crops that Suppress Pathogens in Your Vegetable Plantings. Also, check out the latest episode...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – April 1, 2024

Apr 2, 2024 | In the Garden, Uncategorized

Our Spring meeting season is starting to wind down, but keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week is the Upstate Vegetable Production...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – March 25, 2024

Mar 26, 2024 | In the Garden

Our recent Question of the Week post about the latrine from the War of 1812 received a lot of attention over the last week. Here is an article from the Charlotte Observer that provides a little more...