University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension offers
Bedding Plants Program for Greenhouse Growers
Spring 2010

TO REACH GREENHOUSE GROWERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
THIS SAME PROGRAM IS OFFERED IN TWO CONNECTICUT LOCATIONS!

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tolland County Extension Office
24 Hyde Avenue
Vernon, CT. 06066
  Tuesday, February 23, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Litchfield County Extension Center
843 University Drive
Torrington, CT.
 
Program 

This educational program will feature the following topics of interest to those who produce spring crops: 

 ·         Update on Managing Insects and Mites on Spring Crops, Leanne Pundt, Extension Educator, University of Connecticut

·         Update on Nutrition, Chemical Growth Regulators and other Production Tips, Richard McAvoy, Extension Specialist, Greenhouse Crops, University of Connecticut

·         Update on Emerging Diseases, Nutrition & Plant Diseases & New Fungicides for Spring Crops, Wade Elmer, Plant Pathologist, CT Agricultural Experiment Station.

·         Update on Pesticide Safety, Sarah Bailey, Master Gardener Coordinator, University of Connecticut

 In order to reach greenhouse growers throughout the state, this same program will be offered in two separate locations.

PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS - 4 CREDITS!
This educational program has been approved for 4 pesticide recertification credits by the CT DEP.

Included in your registration fee of $20.00: Handouts, lunch and beverages .

Please make checks payable to the University of Connecticut and send to Litchfield County Extension Center, 843 University Drive, Torrington, CT  06790.

For more information contact Leanne Pundt, at 860-626-6240 or email: leanne.pundt@uconn.edu or visit the web site: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/

 

Registration Form - Spring Bedding Plants

Name______________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________________

Town _______________________________State_________________Zip_______________

Email address: ___________________________________

Phone: _________________________________

Number attending _____x $20 = $________at Tolland CES _____ (please check) on Feb. 9th


Number attending _____x $20 = $________at Litchfield CES ____ (please check) on Feb. 23rd

Please make checks payable to University of Connecticut and send to:
Leanne Pundt,
University of Connecticut,
Litchfield County Extension Center,
843 University Drive,
Torrington, CT 06790.

Directions to Programs:

Tuesday, February 9th, 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 (860-875-3331).

You can link to a map at: http://www.extension.uconn.edu/pages/department/tolland/tolland_direction.html

Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 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 on the UConn Torrington Regional Campus. From Route 8 going south, take Exit 44. Turn right onto Route 4 and proceed 2.75 miles; turn right onto University Drive and proceed one mile to the Litchfield County Agricultural Center on the UConn Torrington Regional Campus. (860-626-6240)

You can link to a map at: http://www.extension.uconn.edu/pages/department/litchfield/litchfield_direction.html

 

Information on our site was developed for conditions in the Northeast. Use in other geographical areas may be inappropriate.

The information in this material is for educational purposes. The recommendations contained are based on the best available knowledge at the time of printing. Any reference to commercial products, trade or brand names is for information only, and no endorsement or approval is intended. The Cooperative Extension system does not guarantee or warrant the standard of any product referenced or imply approval of the product to the exclusion of others which also may be available.All agrochemicals/pesticides listed are registered for suggested uses in accordance with federal and Connecticut state laws and regulations as of the date of printing. If the information does not agree with current labeling, follow the label instructions. The label is the law.Warning! Agrochemicals/pesticides are dangerous. Read and follow all instructions and safety precautions on labels. Carefully handle and store agrochemicals/pesticides in originally labeled containers immediately in a safe manner and place. Contact the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection for current regulations.The user of this information assumes all risks for personal injury or property damage.Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kirklyn M. Kerr, Director, Cooperative Extension System, The University of Connecticut, Storrs. The Connecticut Cooperative Extension System offers its programs to persons regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability and is an equal opportunity employer.

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