VOORHEESVILLE, N.Y. — Join Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County for six online sessions on various aspects of Cut Flower cultivation and Cut Flower Business, plus a bonus session on Farm Resilience. The Cut Flower Grower Meetings will be held Nov. 17, 2021 – Feb. 9, 2022, online via Zoom. All sessions begin at 1:00 PM, duration may vary.
Cost:
Part One, $25 for all Part One sessions
Part Two, $25 for all Part Two sessions
Part One and Part Two, $40
Six online sessions on various aspects of Cut Flower cultivation and Cut Flower Business, plus a bonus session on Farm Resilience.
For more information and to register: https://caahp.ccext.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=139
Part One, November & December 2021
November 17, 2021 – Session One
- 1:00 – 1:45 PM – Field Cut Bulb Flowers and Labor Savings with a Mechanical Bulb Planter
- 1:45 – 2:30 PM – What Do Your Flowers Say Today?
December 1, 2021 – Session Two
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM High Tunnel Soil Fertility for Cut Flowers
- 2:00 – 3:00 PM – Soil Amendment and Biochar Considerations For Field-Grown Cut Flowers
December 8, 2021 – Session Three
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM – New Cut Flower Varieties and Trends
- 2:00 – 2:45 PM – Cold Hardy Hydrangeas for Landscape and Cut Flower Use: First Year Outcomes
Part One and Part Two
January 12, 2022 – Greenhouse Sessions combined with Cut Flower Sessions
- 1:00 – 3:00 PM – Farm Resiliency
Part Two, January & February 2022
January 19, 2022 – Session Four
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM – Simple Hydroponic Culture for Cut Flower Tulips and Amaryllis
- 2:00 – 3:00 PM – Monitoring Soil Moisture: Why Consider It, How to Get Started and What You Can Expect to Learn from It
January 26, 2022 – Session Five
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM – Lessons from Four Years of Cultivating Habitat for Beneficial Insects
- 2:00 – 3:00 PM – Pesticide Exposure to Bees: What We Know and What You Can Do
February 9, 2022 – Session Six
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM – Diseases of Peonies and Dahlias and Management Recommendations
- 2:00 – 2:30 PM – Insects Like Cut Flowers Too!
–Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program
Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County