Planting of the crop is mostly complete with the majority of it having been done in May. Most fields were planted in a short time with good quality plants and, at this point, appear to be quite uniform.
An earlier planted field showing good uniformity.
To date, there have not been many problems reported. Some of the calls we have attended to regarding plant injury have been related to fumigant, fertilizer, and too high a concentration of an insecticide in the transplant water. Damage from cutworms and white grubs has also been reported, but there has not been anything too significant or widespread.
Plants in the row on the right are being affected by fertilizer that is too close to the roots of the plants. A rain or irrigation will lessen the high concentration of salts around the roots and help the plants to recover and establish.