Winter Grounds Management Seminar
Date and Location
When (Date/Time)
February 15, 2012, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
This annual meeting offers a great chance to learn about topics that are important to the industry and network with your peers. Each participant will receive a handout folder with research- based publications relevant to your work. We are also planning a mini trade show to give you a chance to network with suppliers.
Registration deadline: February 8, 2012
Registration Fee: $40 per person
Coffee, refreshments, lunch, and handouts included.
Attend all day or part of the day for the same price.
Please make check payable to:
Lehigh County Extension Special Account
Please return registration form and payment to:
Lehigh County Extension
Lehigh County Agricultural Center
4184 Dorney Park Road, Room 104
Allentown, PA 18104-5798
This meeting fills up quickly. Please send in your registration early to guarantee your meal. Registration will not be accepted without payment. We hope the weather cooperates this year, however, if a huge storm threatens the area, check the Lehigh Extension Home Page for information.
Program Agenda
8:30AM
Registration-Refreshments-Meet with vendors
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Great Native Plants for the Perennial Border
Twelve different plants that do well in a sunny place.
Gregg Tepper, Woods Path Horticulturist, Mt. Cuba Center
Sprayer Calibration for Lawn Care Application Equipment
Jeffrey Borger, Instructor, Turf and Weed Management, Penn State
An Ecological Approach to Turfgrass Management
Shawn Kister, Grounds Division Leader, Longwood Gardens
We have applied for the following pesticide credits for the morning session: one 06 and 07, two 18, 23 and PC, and one core pending approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m.
The Famous Grange Lunch!
You may choose either the Turf Track or the Ornamentals Track (1:15-3:15)
1:15 - 3:15PM
TURF TRACK
Turf Weed Management Update
Hear what the research has shown works best and learn about new products.
Jeffery Borger, Penn State
Turf Jeopardy
Review turf topics in a fun game format!
Nancy Bosold, Extension Educator, Penn State
We have applied for the following pesticide credits for the turf track in the afternoon session: three credits in category 07, 18, 23 and PC, pending approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
1:15 - 3:15PM
ORNAMENTAL TRACK
Rodeo or Roundup?
Identification and control of non-desirable plants in riparian and aquatic habitats. John Courtney, Greenhouse Manager, Aquascapes Unlimited
Insect and Mite Galls on Trees and Shrubs
Focus on common galls found in our area.
Dr. Carol Mapes, Professor of Biology, Kutztown University
We have applied for the following pesticide credits for the ornamental track in the afternoon session: three credits in category 06, 18, 23 and PC, pending approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
3:30 - 4:00PM
Pesticide Spill Management
What to do to prevent them and how to react if one happens.
Bill Riden, Senior Extension Associate, Penn State Pesticide Education Program
We have applied for one core credit for the last session, pending approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
