Several weeks ago it was incorrectly stated that winter rye was growing where the sweet corn was growing. Oats are the correct cover crop that is currently growing there. The oat plants have some rust and cereal leaf beetle damage, and they will not survive the winter, unlike winter rye.
The field corn has a current moisture content of 23%. To harvest the corn the moisture level needs to be around 14%. Hopefully the corn will be harvested within the next week.
The popcorn has a current moisture content of 26.5%. Like the field corn the moisture level needs to be around 14%. As mentioned several weeks earlier the non-BT popcorn is showing plenty of corn borer damage. Some of the stalks have blown over due to the weakened stalks. The issue becomes can the popcorn dry down soon enough in order to be harvested, before incurring more damage.
The soybean show some stink bug damage, but should be ok to harvest in the near future.
In the demonstration plots the Spanish peanut crop had some foliar leaf disease and also peanut damage from voles. They are not yet ready for harvesting. The pepper plants rebounded nicely and have produced a nice crop the last couple of weeks. Also within the pepper plot the garden-in-a-bag plants have performed well this year. The ever-bearing strawberries are still producing fruit, and the June bearing plants look large and healthy. The sorghum plants have also done well this year.
There are no summaries for the insect traps. They have been taken down for the season.
