It’s Not Too Late for the Spring Bedding Plant Meetings

Rosa Raudales in greenhouse
Photo: Kara Bonsack

You can Register for the Spring Bedding Plant Meetings:  

By  Email: Leanne Pundt, at leanne.pundt@uconn.edu  or call 860-921-3288

You can pay at the door (cash or check), however, please pre-register by phone or email by

Feb 13 for Feb 16 meeting at the Tolland County Extension Center

Feb 14 for Feb 21 meeting at the Litchfield County Extension Center

You must pre-register to be guaranteed a catered lunch.

 

Bedding Plants – Spring 2017!

Spring Bedding Plant Meeting

Tolland County Extension Center Vernon, CT

Feb 16, 2017  

Time  Title  Speaker 
9:30 – 10:00 Registration  
10:00 – 11:00 Using Controlled Release Fertilizers in Containers Rosa Raudales, UConn
11:00-12:00 KEEP IT SIMPLE:  Choosing the right media and fertility program for your crops Dan Jacques, Sun Gro Horticulture
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch (catered)  
12:30 – 1:30 Mistaken Identities: Tips on Scouting Leanne Pundt, UConn
1:30 – 2:30 Management of Diseases on Edibles in the Greenhouse Angela Madeiras, UMass
     

 

Spring Bedding Plant Meeting

Litchfield County Extension Center, Torrington, CT

Feb 21, 2017 

Time  Title  Speaker 
9:30 – 10:00 Registration  
10:00 – 11:00 Using Controlled Release Fertilizers in Containers Rosa Raudales, UConn
11:00 – 12:00 KEEP IT SIMPLE:  Choosing the right media and fertility program for your crops Dan Jacques, Sun Gro Horticulture
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch (catered)  
12:30 – 1:00 Worker Protection Standard: Overview of What’s New

 

Candace Bartholomew, UConn
1:00- 2:00 Mistaken Identities: Tips on Scouting Leanne Pundt, UConn
2:00- 2:30 Hot Topics in Pest Control Leanne Pundt, UConn

 

Four pesticide recertification credits!     

 

Directions to Programs: 

February 16th, Tolland County Extension Center: Take Exit 67 off I-84. Take Route 31 North to the junction of Route 30. Turn right onto Route 30. Tolland County Extension Center is on the right just after Rockville Bank at 24 Hyde Avenue.  You can link to a map at: http://www.extension.uconn.edu/extension-centers/tolland.php  or call 860-875-3331

February 21st, Litchfield County Extension Center:  From Route 8 North, take exit 44, go straight at first traffic light, go left at second traffic light onto Route 4 and proceed 2.75 miles, turn right onto University Drive and proceed 1 mile to Litchfield County Extension Center. You can link to a map at:https://cahnr.uconn.edu/litchfield/ or call 860-626-6240

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Registration Form – Bedding Plants – Spring 2017

Names________________________________________________________________________

Firm________________________________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________

Town_______________________________State_________________ZIP__________________

Email address____________________________Phone:________________________________

(Required for confirmation of registration)                                  (Required)

No. attending ___________x $25.00/person = $____ at Tolland CES     ____ (please check) on Feb 16 th

at Litchfield CES ____ (please check) on Feb 21st Please make checks payable to University of Connecticut. Return this form and check to Leanne Pundt, Litchfield County Extension Center, 843 University Drive, Torrington, CT 06790-2635.

Included in your registration fee of $25.00:  Handouts, Catered Lunch Beverages.

For more information contact: 

Leanne Pundt, UConn Extension, 860-626-6855, leanne.pundt@uconn.edu

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