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VEG-PROD> The Great Pumpkin Growers' School

Hello Dan,

I found your web page on the net last night and thought that this might be
of interest to a number of subscribers.  We will not be discussing giant
pumpkins per se but we have been doing a lot of research on pumpkin
production issues in the Capital District over the last 6 years and much of
the info presented at this school will be "hot off the press" as far as
research results go.  Thank you very much.


>The Great Pumpkin Growers' School!, a comprehensive day devoted to pumpkin
production and marketing will be held Friday February 21st from 9 AM to 4 PM
at the Albany County Extension Center in Voorheesville NY.

Growers, extension agents and specialists, and researchers are all invited
to attend.  This day will be especially useful for growers in New York, New
England, and other Northern tier states.  For a complete program and
registration form, contact Ms. Dale Riggs.  Many of the sessions will have
hands-on, interactive activities.
>

>Topics to be covered include:
>        What's the greatest pumpkin variety of all?  - Dale Riggs
>
>        Spacing to optimize high numbers of large fruit - Dr. Steve Reiners
>
>        How can you grow more pumpkins than weeds? - Weed management
options - Dr. Robin Bellinder
>
>        Nutrient management and the potential for using the PSNT -
John Howell
>
>        What are the spots on the leaves? - Foliar disease identification
and management - Dr. Tom Zitter
>
>        Where are all the pumpkins? - Pollination and fruit set issues -
Dr. H. Chris Wien
>
>        What's bugging my pumpkins? - Insect management in the 90's -
Dr. Mike Hoffmann
>
>        How do you avoid pumpkin meltdown? - Fruit rotting disease
management - Dr. Tom Zitter
>
>        What are your costs of production? - Steve Hadcock and Dale Riggs
>
>        Pumpkin Production and Marketing at "The Milk Pail" - John Halsey
>from Water Mill NY (Long Island).  John grows and markets 10 acres of
>pumpkins (including giant pumpkins) at his retail market in Water Mill.  He
is transplanting into sorghum-sudangrass mulch, produces excellent quality
pumpkins, and is a good marketer.
>
>
>3.0 recertification credits are available
>
>I hope to see you at the school!
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>Dale Riggs, Area Vegetable Specialist  email: driggs@cce.cornell.edu
>Cornell Cooperative Extension          Phone:  (518)462-2553
>90 State Street,   Albany, NY  12207   FAX     (518)426-3316
>
>       "The sky's the limit when your heart is in it"
>
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Dale Riggs, Area Vegetable Specialist   email: driggs@cce.cornell.edu
Cornell Cooperative Extension           Phone:  (518)462-2553
146 State Street,  Albany, NY  12207    FAX     (518)426-3316

        "The sky's the limit when your heart is in it"
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