University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension offers
Bedding Plants Program for Greenhouse Growers
Spring 201
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THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED IN CONNECTICUT LOCATION!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tolland County Extension Office
24 Hyde Avenue
Vernon, CT. 06066
  Tuesday, February 15, 2011
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Litchfield County Extension Center
843 University Drive
Torrington, CT.
 
Program 

·      Managing Insects and Mites on Spring Crops – What’s Working for Growers?
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 and New Fungicides for Spring Crops
Wade Elmer, Plant Pathologist, CT Agricultural Experiment Station 

·       Update on Pesticide Storage and Recordkeeping
Sarah Bailey, Pesticide Safety Educator, University of Connecticut   

Included in your registration fee of $20.00:  Handouts, lunch (Pizza & Salad) & Beverages provided.  

Register one of three ways: Email: Leanne Pundt, at leanne.pundt@uconn.edu or Mail in registration form below or call 860-626-6855

You can pay at the door (cash or check), however, please register by phone or email by the Friday before the program to help us with estimates for lunch.

Program will also be online at the website: www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm

See directions below. 

PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS – 4 CREDITS!


Registration Form - Spring Bedding Plants

 

Names________________________________________________________________________________

 

Firm_________________________________________________________________________________

 

Address _______________________________________________________________________________

 

Town _______________________________State_________________ZIP__________________________

 

Email address: ___________________________________Phone: _________________________________

 

No. attending ___________x $20.00/person  = $_____ at Tolland CES   _____ (please check) on Feb 8th

                                                                                       at Litchfield CES ____  (please check) on Feb 15th

 

Please make checks payable to University of Connecticut. Please send to Leanne Pundt, University of Connecticut, Litchfield County Extension Center, 843 University Drive, Torrington, CT 06790-2635.

Directions to Programs:  

Tuesday, February 8th, 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/pages/department/litchfield/litchfield_direction.html   or call 860-875-3331 

Tuesday, February 15th, 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

An equal opportunity employer and program provider. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, Stop code 9410, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410or call (202) 720-5964. If requested by a program participant at least 2 weeks in advance, every effort will be made to provide special accommodation.  

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

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