VEGETABLE CROP UPDATE

TOMATO & PEPPER EDITION
Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist

   Reminder - Ridgetown vegetable open house

·       vegetable variety trials
·       biodegradable mulch
·       starter & foliar fertilizers
·       season updates from OMAFRA
·       tomato rooting characteristics
·       tomato breeding – new characteristics for processing tomatoes
·       weed control research in sweet corn, tomatoes, vine crops, peppers, red beets, & carrots
·       cover crops before sweet corn – can you save on N?
·       slow release fertilizers and N rates on cabbage – do they work in time?
·       pest management trials for bacterial disease & more!
·       wheat/tomato rotation – does it make a difference?
·       cover crop and nitrogen managements trials – cucumber, broccoli

Directions: 2:00 or 6:30 pm - Meet at the Ridgetown College tomato breeding plots beside 22195 Highway 21 (Victoria Rd.) between Selton Line and Botany Road.  Look for the signs.  Selton Line is between Thamesville and the 401. The tour will continue on campus in Ridgetown, starting at 2:45 or 7:15 pm and will wrap up with refreshments.

No cost.  No preregistration required.  CCA credits have been applied for.

Hope to see you there!

For more information, contact Janice LeBoeuf at the Ridgetown OMAFRA office at (519) 674-1699.

Questions?  Comments?

Give me a call at (519) 674-1699 or email janice.leboeuf@ontario.ca.

Visit the OMAFRA Vegetable Web Pages: ontario.ca/crops - click Vegetables