October 15, 2000 |
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(across from the Centrum Centre) |
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Practical use of in-house plant disease diagnostic kits. Sponsored by Agdia, Inc. and Hydros, Inc. Experts will guide you through the use of commercial in-house disease diagnostic kits. Participants will receive training on diagnosing fungal, virus & bacterial diseases in greenhouse crops. You will learn how to interpret the results & discuss proper techniques for screening greenhouse crops and disease management options. Workshop fee $50 Pre-registration required |
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Using hand held pH and conductivity meters and interpreting the readings Sponsored by The Scotts Company and Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery Supplies Each participant will receive a pen-style pH meter and a conductivity meter to keep. Experts will guide you through the actual testing procedure and teach you how to interpret the results and discuss pH/ fertilizer management options. Workshop fee $125 Pre-registration required |
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Monday
October 16, 2000
Worcester’s Centrum Centre
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| 8:30 am | New Plant Selections:
John Gaydos |
How Consumers Perceive Service: Bridget Behe | Effective Thrips Control:
Graeme Murphy |
Comparing
Sub-Irrigation Systems & their Costs:
Wen-fei L. Uva |
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| 9:30 am | New Vegetative Plant Material:
Jack Williams |
Customer Sales
& Service:
Bruce Baker |
Effective Aphid Control:
Michael Brownbridge |
Grower’s
Experience with Sub-Irrigation:
Panel: Mark Kelley, Chris Neumann, Steve Mong |
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| 10:30 am | New Plant Material from Seed:
Mitchell Rand |
Diagnoses & Management of INSV: Karen Rane | Sprayers &
Spray Application Techniques:
John Bartok, Jr. & Graeme Murphy |
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| 11:30 noon | ||||||
| 1:00 pm | Success with Baskets:
Lloyd Traven |
How Population Trends Affect
Bedding Plant Sales:
Bridget Behe |
Root Diseases of Greenhouse Crops: Karen Rane | How to Get the
Right People:
Daryl Pichan |
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| 2:00 pm | Production Tips for Geraniums:
John Erwin |
Creating, Changing &
Maintaining Company Image:
Paul Thomas |
Diagnoses & Management of
Bacterial Diseases:
Rob Wick |
Getting the Most
Out of Your People:
Alan Stevens |
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| 3:00 pm | Remedies for the Top 10
Poinsettia Problems:
Jim Faust |
How to Make Branding Work for
You:
Panel: Scott Longfellow, Peter Konjoian, Tom Curtiss |
Fungus Gnat & Shorefly Control: John Sanderson | Managing Labor for
the Long-Term (Retaining good People):
Daryl Pichan |
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| 4:00 pm | Wholesale Production of Herbs:
Lloyd Traven |
Marketing Theme Gardens:
Paul Thomas |
Fitting Biorationals into Your
Spray Program:
Michael Brownbridge |
Grower’s
Experiences with Labor Issues that Cost $$$:
Panel: Sam Bridge, Joe Vaiuso, Bill VanWilgen |
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| 5:30 pm | ||||||
8:00 pm |
Trade show & reception end |
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Tuesday
October 17, 2000
Crowne Plaza Hotel (not Centrum)
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Anna Ball Ball Seed Co, Chicago, Ill |
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Tuesday
October 17, 2000
Worcester’s Centrum Centre
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| Trade show | ||||
| 8:30 am | Greenhouse Problems that Cost
You Bucks:
P. Allen Hammer |
Internet Applications for the
Industry:
Leonard Perry |
Powdery Mildew:
Sharon Douglas |
Comparing Heat Systems, their
Cost & Efficiency:
John Bartok, Jr. |
| 9:30 am | EthylBloc (A New PGR) for
Spring Crops:
Susan Han |
How We Use Computers in Our
Business:
Panel: Barbara Pierson & David Gordon |
How to Recognize & Remedy
Diseases of Spring:
Chuck Powell |
Optimizing the Production
Environment, Mistakes that Cost You $$$.
A.J. Both |
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| 2:00 pm | Production Planning for Bedding
Plants, Where Can I Cut Costs?
P. Allen Hammer |
Scouting & Decision Making:
John Sanderson |
Selling the Impossible
Perennial Plant:
Stephanie Cohen |
Home & Garden Trends:
Julie Martens |
| 3:00 pm | Quick Perennials for Spring Color: Art Cameron | Biocontrol for Insect Pests:
Graeme Murphy |
New Vegetative Perennials:
Dan Heims |
Marketing to Women:
Linda Van Wilgen |
| 4:00 pm | How to Grow the New Vegetative
Material:
John Erwin |
How Biocontrol Works for Me? Grower Panel: Greg Black, Pete Smith, Mark Lansburgh | Baptisia & Other Minor
Species:
Brian McGowan |
Know Your Competition:
Alan Stevens |
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| 7:30 pm | New & Underused Perennials: | Retail Marketing Success with Holidays & Special Events: | ||
| 8:00 pm | Stephanie Cohen | Matt Horn | ||
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\Wednesday
October 18, 2000
Worcester’s Centrum Centre
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| 8:30 am | Weed Management in
Outdoor Cut Flowers:
Andy Senesac |
Successful
Marketing in New England:
David Seavey |
Production &
Utilization of Ornamental Grasses:
Art Cameron |
Natural
Ventilation:
Eileen Wheeler |
| 9:30 am | Diseases of Outdoor Cut
Flowers:
Chuck Powell |
Grower’s Experience with
Garden Center Retail:
Panel: Jeffrey O’Donal, Lewis Russell, Scott Longfellow |
Perennials for Cold Climates:
Mike Heger |
Grower’s Experience with
Natural Ventilation:
Panel: Arthur Taylor, John Loosigian, Jon Hinman |
| 10:30 am | ||||
| 2:00 pm | An Overview of Outdoor Cut
Flower Production:
Alan Stevens |
Tender Perennials, Unusual
& Specialty Annuals:
Kathy Puhfal |
Clematis:
Richard Hawke |
Workshop: Jim Barrett Sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc |
| 3:00 pm | What’s New & What’s Tried n’ True in Outdoor Cut Flower Varieties?: Ginny Kristl | pH Management for Bedding
Plants:
Paul Fisher |
Selling & Using Native New
England Perennials:
Bill Cullina |
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| 4:00 pm | Post-Harvest Handling of
Outdoor Cut Flowers:
Susan Han |
Scheduling Spring Crops in New
England Weather:
Peter Konjoian |
How We Grow Perennials in
Minnesota:
Mike Heger |
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| 5:00 pm | ||||