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Litchfield County Extension Center
Leanne Pundt coordinated the program Bedding Plants - Spring 2011! featuring
the following topics of interest to those who produce spring crops:
Managing Insects and Mites on Spring Crops- What‘s Working for Growers?
Leanne Pundt, Extension Educator, University of Connecticut
Update on Nutrition, Chemical Growth Regulators and other Production Tips
Richard McAvoy, Extension Specialist, Greenhouse Crops, University of
Connecticut
Update on Emerging Diseases, Nutrition & New Fungicides for Spring Crops
Wade Elmer, Plant Pathologist, CT Agricultural Experiment Station.
Update on Pesticide Storage and Recordkeeping
Sarah Bailey, Pesticide Safety Educator, University of Connecticut
In order to reach greenhouse growers throughout the state, this program was offered in two
separate locations.
On Tuesday, February 8 th , this program was offered from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at
the Tolland County Extension Office at 24 Hyde Avenue in Vernon, CT. 06066.
On Tuesday, February 15th, it was offered from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 at the Litchfield
County Extension Center at 843 University Drive in Torrington, CT.
A total of 49 growers attended these two meetings. One of the comments included:
These meetings are very important to keep us updated and remind us to access state
help in all these areas. Thank you!
Leanne is a member of the planning committee (Donna Ellis, Dawn Pettinelli and Richard
McAvoy) for the UCONN Perennial Plant Conference and UCONN Garden Conference.
As program chair, she has been busy contacting speakers, etc.
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The University of Connecticut has sponsored the annual "Perennial Plant Conference – A
Conference for the Professional Horticulturist.‖ The conference was held at the Lewis B.
Rome Commons on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus on Thursday, March 10,
2011.