Re: VEG-PROD> The Great Pumpkin Growers' School

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• To: "Dale I. M. Riggs" <d*@cce.cornell.edu>
• Subject: Re: VEG-PROD> The Great Pumpkin Growers' School
• From: D* M* B* <w*@capecod.net>
• Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:35:23 -0500
• References: <2.2.16.19970131115205.1d67488a@freedom.cce.cornell.edu>

Dale I. M. Riggs wrote:
> 
> >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
> >
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> 
> 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"
Why can't these meetings ever get close to me.

• VEG-PROD> The Great Pumpkin Growers' School
• From: "Dale I. M. Riggs" <driggs@cce.cornell.edu>

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