Floriculture Field Day

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Contact:
Neil Mattson
Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture
nsm47@cornell.edu

Thanks to our field day sponsors...

...and our trial bed participants:

Thanks to special projects contributors:

Cornell Floriculture Field Day

Touring annual flower trials at Bluegrass Lane.

Mark your calendar for the 2018 Floriculture Field Day: August 8, 2018

More information coming soon.

Information about the 2017 Field Day ...

Cost: $90 per person ($30 for students). (Includes light breakfast and lunch.)

Preregister by July 25, 2017. (Late or on-site registration costs $20 more per person. Lunch and educational materials not guaranteed for on-site registration.)

Two ways to register:

By mail, pay by check: Download .pdf.
Online, pay with credit card: Go to form.

You might also be interested in our Greenhouse IPM In-depth Workshop on July 25, 2017.

2017 Program [.pdf version]

Morning Program - Stocking Hall, Pepsico Auditorium – Emcee, Bill Miller

8:00-8:30 am - Registration

8:30-8:45 - Welcome and announcements

8:45-9:30

Top Annuals from Penn State Trials in Landisville.
Sinclair Adam, Penn State Extension

*9:30-10:15

Best-Use Practices with Biopesticides in Conventional and IPM Programs.
Matt Krause and Debbie Palumbo Sanders, BioWorks

10:15-10:45 - Break and visit vendors

*10:45-11:00

Updates from New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
Margaret Kelly Division of Plant Industry, NYS Dept. Ag. And Markets

11:00-11:15

Adjusting Light Spectrum - Practical Applications for Flowers and Vegetables.
Erica Hernandez, Cornell University

11:15-11:30

Microgreens - A Profitable Niche Crop for Greenhouses.
Jonathan Allred, Cornell University

11:30-12:15

Get Funky, Have Fun: Have more fun at work and make sure customers do too.
Amanda Thomsen, Kiss My Aster blogger, author, landscaper

12:15-12:30 Evaluation

*DEC pesticide certification credits have been requested for these sessions (2.0 credits total)

Afternoon Program – Bluegrass Lane

1:00-1:30 - Lunch and visit vendors - Lunch sponsored by The Lambert Peat Moss Company

1:15 - Announcements and orientation to flower trials

1:30-2:00 - Explore the annual and perennial trial beds at your leisure

2:00-3:00 - Learning stations (30 minutes each) - Choose two from:

*Creating a pollinator-friendly garden: choosing plants and considering bee nesting
Scott McArt, Cornell University
*Plant diagnostics - bring plant samples for this interactive diagnostic session
Brian Eshenaur, NYS IPM, John Sanderson and Neil Mattson, Cornell University
Demonstrations of Easy Plant Propagation Techniques
Mark Bridgen, Cornell University

3:00-4:00 - Ice cream social sponsored by Lambert Peat Moss (families welcome to join us at this time)

Continue to explore trials at your leisure

*DEC pesticide certification credits have been requested for these sessions (2.0 credits total)

Thanks to trial bed participants at Bluegrass Lane!

Ball FloraPlant
Ball Ingenuity
EarthWork Seeds
Floranova
Kieft Seed
Mark Adams Greenhouses
PanAmerican Seed
Proven Winners
Selecta
Smart Pots

Thanks to special projects contributors:

New York State Flower Industries
Karl Auwaerter/Bayport Flower Houses
Monrovia
Pride's Corner

Thanks to all who attended our 2016 field day!

View videos from morning program:

Carol Miller: Garden Retail is Changing: It's Time to Adapt and Prosper
Connie Schmotzer: Bees, Bugs, Blooms: Creating Pollinator Friendly Landscapes
Paul Curtis: Methods for Managing Deer Damage to Plants
Mark Bridgen: Plants that deer do not eat

Handouts: