Nov. 17, 2021 – Feb. 9, 2022, Cut Flower Grower Meeting Series

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 Series combined with Cut Flower Grower Series

•  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!