Nursery Notes Nov-Dec 2011 - The Paginator

9:00 am – 9:55 am
Decision Tools to Assess Water and
Nutrient Use and Loss from Nursery
and Greenhouse Operations
John C. Majsztrik, Univeristy of Maryland
Dr. Majsztrik will provide a detailed look at
how to determine where nutrient, water, and
sediment losses occur in the nursery. He
will illustrate how to control losses using
various methods derived from real-world
grower examples.
10:00 am – 10:55 am
Find It and Grind It: Making Your
Own Substrates
Brian L Jackson. NC State University
Developing new substrates and substrate
components for nursery and greenhouse
container crops is still a hot topic in the
research world and in grower circles. We will
sift through current issues and developments
in this area both regionally and
nationally.
11:00 am – 11:55 am
Around the World in 80 mS/cm:
Ted Bilderback, JC Raulston Arboretum
Dr. Ted Bilderback provides a look at nurseries
and their practices from around the
world. Ted has recently traveled to New
Zealand, Australia, Spain, Italy, Ireland, and
the United Kingdom for service, sabbatical,
and as Southern Region International
Director for the International Plant
Propagator’s Society. Take a journey with
him around the world with a nursery perspective.
12:00 pm – LUNCH
1:00 pm – 1:55 pm
Resource Management for
Economical and Environmentally
Friendly Nursery Crop Production
Jim Owen, Virginia Tech University
Dr. Owen will discuss his efforts with Oregon
and Virginia nurseries to create cost effective,
manageable solutions to reduce nonpoint
source pollution from nursery systems.
2:00 pm – 2:55 pm
Pest Management in Nurseries:
Research Update
Steve Frank, NC State University
In this talk you will learn how to identify and
manage arthropod nursery pests that are
active during the growing season.
Information will include recent research findings
and results of insecticide efficacy trials.
LANDSCAPE TRACK
8:00 am – 8:55 am
Dealing with Diseases
Carl Matyac, NC State University
Carl will discuss common urban tree diseases
and how to prevent and control them.
9:00 am – 9:55 am
Managing Your Trees Before
the Storm
Sally Thigpen, City of Raleigh Urban Forester
Sally will discuss the recent tornadic event in
Raleigh, how well the were prepared ahead of
time and how to work it during the storm to
make it as painless for the city as possible.
10:00 am – 10:55 am
Plant ID: Making The CPP Easy
Enough For A Caveman To Do It
Brian Jackson, NC State University
Brian will provide tips for plant identification
that will help you pass the CPP, and help
you create sustainable landscapes through
proper selection, minimizing poorly timed
pruning, and reducing stress (for you and
the plants) and other common landscape
problems.
11:00 am – 11:55 am
Scouting and Managing Urban
Tree Pests
Steve Frank, NC State University
In this session we will discuss new pests of
landscape trees that everyone should be
watching for and also how to scout for and
manage the pests that are already here.
Management recommendations will include
new data on managing scale and thrips.
12:00 pm – LUNCH
1:00 pm – 1:55 pm
Avoiding Herbicide Injury
Joe Neal, NC State University
Dr. Neal will discuss techniques to prevent
herbicide injury to your non-target plants.
2:00 pm – 2:55 pm
Aquatic Weed Control
Rob Richardson, NC State University
Steve Hoyle, NC State University
This presentation will cover identification
and management of common aquatic
weeds of the Carolinas.
RETAIL TRACK
8:00 am – 8:55 am
The Winter Garden
Peter Lower, Garden Author, Writer, Teacher,
and Speaker
Peter is the author of over thirty books on
gardening and natural history including the
award winning The Wild Garden and
Thoreau’s Garden. His very popular Evening
Garden has recently been reprinted.
Drawing from his book by the same name,
this talk focuses on plants with interesting
bark, bloom, and berry; design elements for
a garden with winter-interest; and plants
with fragrance. Peter is always a popular
speaker at Green & Growin’ with his storehouse
of knowledge and quick wit.
9:00 am – 9:55 am
Sell the Dream
Pam Beck, Garden Author, Writer, Teacher,
and Speaker
Even during this economic downturn businesses
that focus on experiences (past,
present, and future) are finding success.
Connecting avid and wannabe gardeners to
their childhood memories as well as evoking
visions of new garden possibilities for their
outdoor living can draw more customers
who will be apt to return more often. She is
the co-author of Best Garden Plants for
North Carolina and is the recipient of the
Garden Writers of America Silver Trowel
Award. Pam is always a delightful and popular
speaker at Green & Growin’ blending
inspiration, humor, and a lot of knowledge.
10:00 am – 10:55 am
Plants for All Seasons – Twelve
Months of Perennial Color
Sandy McDougle, Sandy’s Plants, Inc.
Designing a landscape that presents interest
in all four seasons can be a challenge.
However, by combining perennials that easily
transition from one season to the next
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