A study by HLA graduate student Jeanine Arana and faculty Stephen Meyers and Wenjing Guan has been published in HortTechnology. The article evaluates 15 June-bearing strawberry cultivars grown in a two-year plasticulture system using black and white mulch in Indiana. Findings highlight how mulch color and cultivar choice influence yield, runner growth, and winter survival,[Read More…]
Wenjing Guan Associate Professor Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Thursday November 20th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom Supporting Watermelon Industry in Indiana: Lessons from Ten Years of Research and Extension Indiana ranks among the leading watermelon-producing states in the United States, with production concentrated in a few counties in southern Indiana. In[Read More…]
Vegetable specialists joined colleagues from across the Midwest and Northeast at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory in Fort Wayne Feb. 4-6 for networking, education, and planning the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide. HLA faculty attending and their presentations: Stephen Meyers: An Introduction to Purdue Vegetable Weed Science Petrus Langenhoven: A Two-System Approach to Soil Health and Nutrient[Read More…]
The Southern Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers’ Annual Meeting in conjunction with Illiana Watermelon Association Convention was held on January 17th in French Lick, Indiana. The event, co-organized by the Indiana Vegetable Growers Association and Illiana Watermelon Association, attracted approximately 70 attendees, including melon and vegetable growers, agricultural professionals, and industry representatives. Wenjing Guan delivered two[Read More…]
The 2025 Indiana Horticulture Conference welcomed 200+ attendees and 19 vendors to the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, IN on January 14-15th. It was great to catch up with old friends and meet some new faces. Speakers traveled from as far as Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. Anderson Orchard took home the gold[Read More…]