September 11, 2007, 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm Central Time. Pumpkin and Sweet Corn Twilight Meeting - Pinney-Purdue Ag Center, 11402 S. County Line Rd., Wanatah, IN. Located 5 1/2 miles East of Valparaiso or 1 mile West of Wanatah on US Highway 30, then North 1/2 mile on Porter/LaPorte County Line Road. Registration: $5.00 [or $15.00, with PARP credit] (payable at the meeting). Please register for the evening meal by September 6, 2007, by calling 219-785-5673 or emailing emaynard @ purdue.edu with name and number attending.
Schedule:
5:00 - 5:30 pm CDST Registration & Board Tour Wagons
5:30 - 7:30 pm CDST Tour Field Plots
- Synergistic and Supersweet Sweet Corn Varieties
- Sweet Corn Population Trial
- Pumpkin Varieties
- Weed Management in No-till Pumpkins
- Organic Zucchini
Extension Specialists Rick Foster, Rick Latin, Steve Weller, and Liz Maynard will discuss insect, disease and weed management, variety highlights, and production methods. Extension Educator Todd Hutson will discuss Protecting Water Supplies on the Farm.
7:30 – 8:30 pm CDST Catered Meal
Flyer in pdf format. Link to map. |
Department
of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
