All/multiple crops Flooded produce: Please remember that any edible plant portion that has contacted flood water is considered unmarketable, including underground plant parts. Plant parts which were above flood waters may be harvested if food safety risk is low (I.e. considering flood water splash potential, contaminants in the water, and whether the produce is commonly Read More…

All/multiple crops Flooded produce: Please remember that any edible plant portion that has contacted flood water is considered unmarketable, including underground plant parts. Plant parts which were above flood waters may be harvested. The longer plants remain in flooded/saturated soils, the higher the likelihood that these plants will die from exposure to anaerobic conditions. Ponding Read More…

  Alliums:  The second flight (first generation) of leek moth is beginning now in Vermont. No trap catches reported yet on participating farms in Essex County and little damage has been observed in garlic from the first flight. The transition to shortening day lengths after the summer solstice triggers bulbing in long day onions grown Read More…