Publications for Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf

Commercial Horticulture, Nursery & Turf

21st Annual Eastern NC Landscape Conference & Trade Show Feb. 5, 2019

This Landscape Conference and Trade Show will focus on a number of topics including pesticide safety, disease management, lawn …

— 1 week ago

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 …

— 2 weeks ago

January 29, 2019 NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop, Raleigh, NC

January 29, 2019, NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop for ornamental greenhouse growers will be held in the classroom in the …

— 1 month ago

Wilson County Beekeepers Association Meeting

Want to know which plants bees love? Then come out to hear Ms. Vivian Lamm, an Extension Master Gardener℠ …

— 2 months ago

Yuck! Is It Polluted?

“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …

— 3 months ago, Onslow County Center

What to Do After the Disaster - Resources Green Industries

Many of you may have received this information. Thanks to Danny Lauderdale for the following post on his website. I …

— 3 months ago, Horticulture

UPDATED-Wilson County Beekeepers September Meeting

*****DUE TO HURRICANE FLORENCE, SEPTEMBER MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.******* Did you know you can supplement the honey flow to help …

— 3 months ago

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 …

— 5 months ago

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An introduction to soil acidity and liming for farmers and gardeners to increase crop income …

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