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News Update August 24, 2007
Announcements and news for ISU Extension staff, Master Gardeners, and faculty IN THIS ISSUE
Learn about the commercial production of high value fruits, vegetables and other horticulture crops in high tunnels at Field Days at ISU Research and Demonstration Farms. These greenhouse-like structures are used to extend the production season and are much less expensive to construct and maintain than greenhouses. Specialists will also discuss marketing and a model for light processing. See tomatoes, cucumbers, and brambles growing in the high tunnels and learn about pest management, crop production, and production costs. September 6, 6 - 8 p.m. ISU Horticulture Research Farm, Gilbert, IA. More information and registration forms are available at: extension.iastate.edu/PME 2008 GARDEN CALENDAR CELEBRATES SESQUICENTENNIAL In honor of ISU's Sesquicentennial celebration -- and to mark 30 years of garden calendars -- the 2008 Extension Garden Calendar focuses on horticulture history at ISU. Each month features a short bio of an Iowan who helped shape and promote horticulture education. An illustrated timeline is included on the inside back cover along with a list of publications and resources. Copies are $8. Sample copies and promotional posters will be in county offices soon. Questions? Contact Diane Nelson. The Horticulture in the Heartland committee - representatives of Clinton Community College, Clinton County Master Gardeners, Bickelhaupt Arboretum and Clinton Trees Forever - has announced plans for the 2008 event. The date of conference is March 1, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. at Clinton Community College. The keynote speaker for the 2008 event is internationally known plantsman Roy Klehm of Song Sparrow Farm & Nursery in Avalon, WI. Other presenters will include: Gary Whittenbaugh, Kathryn Newman, Margo Hansen, Cindy Haynes, Jeff Epping, Ann Marie VanDerZanden, Jamie Beyer, Richard Jauron. All are highly recommended speakers who will be presenting on a variety of topics from water gardens to annuals and perennials, from peonies to roses and from conifer companions to dormant gardens.. Mark your calendars and bring a friend for a great day of Horticulture in the Heartland. Call Anne Schmidt at 563/244/7050 or 800-637-0559 for more information. Master Gardener Update is extremely published Friday by the Iowa Master Gardener Coordinator. Please send your news via email to James Romer. For questions, call (515) 294-2336.
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