Midwest Vegetable Production Guide
for Commercial Growers 2012 (ID-56)

Contents

Complete Guide (as PDF 5.1 M in 176 pages)		Last Updated: February 29, 2012 (see change history)
Reference Information	PDF Page	Crop Recommendations, cont.	PDF Page
What's New in 2012?	2	Broccoli	59
State Extension Educators	3	Brussels Sprouts	59
Fertilizing, Liming, and Soil Sampling	8	Cabbage	59
Transplant Production	9	Carrot	144
Pesticide Use in Greenhouses and High Tunnels	12	Cauliflower	59
Using a Plant Diagnostic Lab	14	Collards	59
Use of Plastic Mulch	16	Cowpea	108
Irrigation and Water Management	16	Cucumber	69
Chemigation Management	19	Dry Bean	108
Time from Pollination to Market Maturity	20	Eggplant	86
Yields of Vegetable Crops	20	Endive	101
Postharvest Handling and Storage Life	21	Garlic	124
Farm Labor Law Information	22	Herbs	101
Precautions with Pesticides	23	Kale	59
Reduced-Risk Pesticides and Biopesticides	23	Leek	124
Using Bees with Vegetable Crops	25	Lettuce (Head and Leaf)	101
Re-entry Standards/Worker Protection	26	Lima Bean	108
Insect Management Strategies	27	Mint (Peppermint and Spearmint)	118
PHIs and REIs for Insecticides	30	Muskmelon	69
Common Names of Registered Insecticides	31	Mustard	59
Weed Management Strategies	32	Okra	122
Herbicide Effectiveness Guide	39	Onion (Bulb and Green)	124
PHIs and REIs for Herbicides	40	Parsley	101
Common Names of Registered Herbicides	42	Parsnip	144
Disease Management Strategies	44	Pea	108
PHIs and REIs for Fungicides	47	Pepper	86
Common Names of Registered Fungicides	48	Potato	130
Fungicide Resistance Management	49	Pumpkin	73
Plant Parasitic Nematode Management	50	Radish	144
Slug and Snail Control	51	Rhubarb	142
Organic Vegetable Production	52	Snap Bean	108
Disease Management with the MELCAST System	72	Spinach	101
Calibration of Application Equipment	162	Squash	73
Pesticide Record-Keeping Form	163	Sweet Corn	149
Photos of pests and problems	165	Sweet Potato	159
Crop Recommendations		Tomato	86
Asparagus	55	Turnip	144
Basil	101	Turnip Greens	59
Beet	144	Watermelon	69

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Change History

Date	Section(s)	Change Description
2/29/12	Cole Crops and Brassica Leafy Greens	Presidio® was added as a treatment for downy mildew (page 62)
2/29/12	Potato	Quash® was added as a treatment for early blight (page 132). Presidio® was added as a treatment for late blight (page 133).
1/24/12	All	Initial release for 2012.

• Editors

• Purdue University:
• Dan Egel, Botany and Plant Pathology (Lead Author); Ricky Foster, Entomology; Elizabeth Maynard, Horticulture
• University of Illinois:
• Rick Weinzierl, Entomology; Mohammad Babadoost, Plant Pathology
• Iowa State University:
• Patrick O'Malley, Ajay Nair, Horticulture
• Kansas State University :
• Raymond Cloyd, Entomology; Cary Rivard, Horticulture; Megan Kennelly, Plant Pathology
• University of Minnesota:
• Bill Hutchison, Entomology
• Lincoln University of Missouri:
• Sanjun Gu, Horticulture

• Contributors

• Purdue University:
• Tom Creswell, Gail Ruhl, Botany and Plant Pathology; Jamal Faghihi, Entomology; Shubin Saha, Steve Weller, Horticulture; Ed White, Office of Indiana State Chemist
• University of Illinois:
• John Masiunas, Willliam Shoemaker, Charles Voigt, Elizabeth Wahle, Horticulture; Jerald Pataky, Plant Pathology
• Iowa State University:
• Mark Gleason, Plant Pathology; Vince Lawson, Horticulture; Donald Lewis, Entomology
• Kansas State University:
• Rhonda Janke, Horticulture; Judy O’Mara, Plant Pathology
• University of Minnesota:
• Roger Jones, Plant Pathology; Roger Becker, Agronomy; Carl Rosen, Soil Science; Vince Fritz, Horticulture; Jerry Wright, Ag. Engineering; Eric C. Burkness, Vegetable IPM Program
• University of Missouri:
• James Quinn, Horticulture
• Lincoln University of Missouri:
• Jaime Piñero, State IPM Specialist

Photos by the contributors, Brian Christie, Mike Kerper, John Obermeyer, and Elizabeth Wuerffel