2019 Bee School Registration - Beaufort County Beekeepers Association
The Beaufort County Beekeepers Association will be holding a class for everything you need to know in order to …
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2019 Warm-Season Turf Update - Beaufort County, NC
Register now for this event at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Beaufort County Center! We have an all-star group of speakers …
February 12, 2019 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production and will be held at the Wilson County Agricultural …
January 29, 2019 NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop, Raleigh, NC
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2019. READ THE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION. January 29, 2019, NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop for …
August 8, 2018 Eastern NC Nursery Field Day
Registration is available now for the nursery grower field day at Castle Hayne on August 8: The field day will be located at the Horticultural Crops Research Station …
2018 Warm Season Turf Update
Join Area Extension Agent Gene Fox and NCSU Crop Science Department’s Matt Martin for the 2018 Warm Season Turf …
Freshwater Flooding Performance of Container Grown Ornamentals
During the fall of 2016 following Hurricane Matthew, numerous nurseries in eastern NC experienced flooding of both container and …
Tomato Wilt Got You Down This Year?
Have you given up growing tomatoes because they just wilt? This class is for you! Join Gene Fox, Area Horticulture …
Northeast NC Landscape Conference
Register now for the Northeast NC Landscape Conference at the Vernon James Center in Plymouth, NC (207 Research Station …
Warm Season Turf, Pesticide, and Pollinator Update
Register Now for the Warm Season Turf, Pesticide, and Pollinator Update for Professionals on February 23! Get your NCLCLB …
Managing Storm and Disaster Damage in Landscapes and Nurseries
This excellent resource has been compiled by Anthony LeBude, Extension Nursery Specialist. It includes information about plant sensitivity to …
NC Green Industry Hurricane Matthew Recovery Resources
Thanks to the NC Nursery and Landscape Association for pulling this information together! NC Green Industry – Hurricane Matthew Recovery …
Maple Nursery IPM Update
I had several questions related to problems with maples last week. In the process I noticed damage from maple …
What Is Azalea Leafminer? Nursery Pest Alert!
May 18, 2016 While visiting eastern NC nurseries last week an insect called the azalea leafminer, Caloptilia azaleella, was mentioned. The …
Fruit Tree and Muscadine Class and Pruning Workshop
Join us at the Beaufort County Center for a comprehensive class on fruit tree management and care and a …
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