Processing tomatoes are setting fruits in many fields. Early blight has been easy to find. Tomcast numbers averaged 1.5 DSV per day this last week. One field has been identified with tomato spotted wilt in plants grown in a southern greenhouse. The photo included with this article shows how a plant with the disease looks in comparison to other healthy plants around it.
Cucumbers continue to be harvested in good numbers and quality.
Pickle harvest has also begun this week. The first melons of the season have been harvested this week. Size and quality will improve in the next week. Pumpkins continue to develop vines with the first fruit set this week. Squash bugs are busy laying eggs and watching their young feed on plants.