Join Kirsten Conrad, Agriculture/Natural Resources Extension Agent for Arlington and the City of Alexandria, to learn how to identify common diseases that affect your vegetable garden. Kirsten will provide tips and tricks on how to limit and even prevent damage to your vegetable crops.
Online class offered by Extension Master Gardeners.
Speaker: Kirsten Conrad, Agriculture Natural Resource Extension Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension
Zoom session, recorded July 8, 2022
Video of Presentation
Chapter Breaks
- 0:00:00 Introduction & Overview
- 0:05:58 Integrated Pest Management Rules
- 0:11:20 Fungal Diseases
- 0:34:23 Questions
- 0:38:48 Bacterial Diseases
- 0:47:12 Viral Diseases
- 0:51:26 Fungal Diseases in Tomatoes
- 0:55:28 Diseases of Peppers
- 0:57:56 Questions
- 1:02:52 Physiological Problems
- 1:21:17 Ways to Minimize Problems
- 1:28:24 Resources
- 1:31:30 Questions
Additional References
- ATTRA – Sustainable Agriculture
Biorationals: Ecological Pest Management Database
https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/biorationals/
Always read the label!- Neem Oil
- Bicarbonate
- Copper
- Sulfur
- Bacteriophages
- Streptomyces
- Bacillus spp.
- Horticultural oils
- Fact Sheets: Diseases. UMass Extension and the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/diseases - Hot-Water Seed Treatment for Disease Management. UW-Madison Plant Pathology
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/hot-water-seed-treatment-for-disease-management/ - Oregon State University & EPA
National Pesticide Information Center
http://npic.orst.edu/
NPIC provides objective, science-based information about pesticides and pesticide-related topics to enable people to make informed decisions.
- Organic Materials Review Institute
https://www.omri.org/ - Pest Management Guide, Virginia Cooperative Extension
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/456/456-018/ENTO-462.pdf - Plant Disease Images – Virginia Tech
https://spes.vt.edu/affiliated/plant-disease-clinic.htmlI - Plant Disease Library. University of Georgia Extension
https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/educational-materials/plant-disease-library.html - Plant Pest Handbook – A Guide
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
A guide to insects, diseases, and other disorders affecting plants
https://portal.ct.gov/CAES/Publications/Publications/Plant-Pest-Handbook–A-Guide - Search Results: Vegetable Disease. Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
https://portal.ct.gov/CAES/Search-Results?SearchKeyword=vegetable%20disease - Vegetable Diseases. University of Maryland Extension Extension
https://extension.umd.edu/resources/yard-garden/vegetables/vegetable-diseases - Vegetable Insects and Their Management, Purdue University
https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/veg/