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SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report October 25, 2021
Zack Snipes reports, “We had a nice week of weather last week and are getting some rain this morning (10/25). Strawberry plants are arriving, and growers will be busy putting in plants this week. I’ve gotten several calls about doing plant dips to prevent disease for the upcoming season. Most growers are using Zivion, but it has been somewhat hard to come by, so others are using Switch. We are dipping plants to prevent crown rot diseases from wiping out our crop. Speaking of wiping out our crop…DEER. Get your fences up now BEFORE you plant. For more information on deer fencing, see HGIC 2902, Deer Management Using a Two-Tiered Fence System. We see black rot on brassicas every season, but it seems particularly bad this season. Cultural practices such as crop rotation, using clean seed and transplants, and spacing plants out can help with the disease. Unfortunately, there are no products that will help with this disease. We had a great fall watermelon crop that will be wrapping up here shortly.