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Subject: Pumpkin Field Day, September 29, 2011

The annual UT Pumpkin Field Day in September will provide information on pumpkin production for commercial-scale growers and home gardeners.

The field day will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 29 at the West Tennesseehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif AgResearch and Education Center. It will feature sessions for commercial-scale growers that will provide the latest information on varieties, disease and weed control, marketing tips and alternative production methods.

A pumpkin production workshop will also be offered for homeowners who want to grow a few pumpkins to stock the pantry or provide décor around the home. In this general overview class, first-time growers can learn the essential steps to harvesting a good pumpkin crop.

Visitors also may attend a UT Kitchen Divas cooking class featuring fall-themed pumpkin and squash recipes. The classes will be offered hourly, as will a wagon tour of the Research Center grounds.

One of the highlights of Pumpkin Field Day is the newest Pumpkin Display. Comprised of more than 5,000 pumpkins, gourds and winter squash, the 2011 display features more than 70 cucurbit varieties. UT AgResearch horticulturist and display designer Jason Reeves will introduce attendees to the more interesting varieties and give a guided tour of the display.

There is no cost to attend the field day, but anyone who wants to attend the Kitchen Divas cooking class should pick up a reservation ticket upon arrival since there is limited seating in those sessions.

The West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center is located at 605 Airways Blvd. in Jackson and is one of 10 outdoor laboratories operated by UT AgResearch, a division of the UT Institute of Agriculture.

A complete schedule of classes will be available soon online at http://west.tennessee.edu and on the Facebookhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif page "UT Gardens Jackson." For more information, call 424-1643.

 

 

 

 

Annette Wszelaki

Assistant Professor

Commercial Vegetable Extension Specialist

Department of Plant Sciences

The University of Tennessee

252 Ellington Plant Sciences Bldg.

2431 Joe Johnson Dr.

Knoxville, TN 37996

Office: Ellington Plant Sciences 361

Phone: 865.974.7208

Websites:  http://vegetables.tennessee.edu

                       http://organics.tennessee.edu

 

SAVE THE DATE:

The next Organic Crop Production Workshop-A Seed Saved is a Seed Earned: The Do’s and Don’ts of Seed Saving will be September 12 in East TN. For more information or to register, visit: http://organics.tennessee.edu/workshops.htm.

UT Farmers Market, 4-7 PM every Wednesday until October 26 in the Friendship Plaza of the UT Gardens. For more information, please visit: http://vegetables.tennessee.edu/2011_UT_market.html.

 

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