Downy mildew in collards. The pressure this spring season has been unusually high.

Cabbage 2024 is in the ground.

Frost/Freeze injury on Broccoli in Tifton, GA. The subfreezing temperatures will be followed by a forecast of warmer rainy weather for the next couple of days.

Frost/freeze events the past two days are just about going to wrap up our warm season vegetables in Colquitt/Tift/Worth counties. We will start to prepare land and lay plastic for the spring in a couple of weeks.

Seeing the most (successful) whitefly reproduction on bell pepper that I have ever seen. Things are always changing.

Whiteflies refusing to give up late in our fall season even after cooler temperatures arrive.

Early hits of white mold in tomato. Products like Fontelis work well when applied in the drip tape.

This is why alligator weed is so problematic. After two tillage passes it recovers and sprouts back from root systems or stem stolons. Quickly becoming a problem in plasticulture around Colquitt County.

I’ve never seen bacterial wilt take out tomato transplants this small. Plants are usually larger and trying to size fruit before they start to wilt. These transplants don’t have the 1st string on them yet.

The fall battle begins with whiteflies. They are building in old spring crop vegetables and cotton. Populations have been low so far but they are starting to build.

Aggressive anthracnose on cucumber late in our spring season. #plantpathology #plantdisease

Severe weather, rain every day, high winds, and at least 5 separate days with hail damage since first of May. It's hard to watch and it's getting really old.

Good example I found today of zippering in tomato. A brown scar developes when the bloom tag sticks to the growing fruit. No damage to the fruit just aesthetic. #tomato

The “plant destroyer” phytophthora is a post harvest issue as well. Fruit can appear asymptomatic then begin to break down in the box. When loads are rejected it is at a high cost to the grower. #plantpathology #plantdisease #phytophthora #cucumber

Pith Necrosis in tomato caused by Pseudomonas corrugata. Entire plants will wilt down and adventitious roots are found along main stem. Rotting stem tissue will hollow. #plantpathology #plantdisease #tomato

The first watermelon hasn’t been harvested from this field yet and phytophthora capsici is melting away the fruit and vine. Absolutely devastating disease. #plantpathology #plantdisease #watermelon

Snails are not typically a pest we have to contend with. #vegetables #cucumber

Melons on the move in between pop up showers. #watermelons

Hail damage from Colquitt County, GA.

Phytophthora on pepper is always a battle for us and can cause devastating losses. However, I am trying to shield my excitement about being able to confirm it with my new scope and immunostrip. #plantpathology