Kyle Daniel will be attending the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association’s Annual Summer Meeting https://inla1.org/summer-tour/. He will be teaching nursery practices, weed control, and transplanting nursery stock during the morning and afternoon nursery tours.
Indiana is one of the major watermelon and cantaloupe producing states. Variety selection based on yield, disease resistance, fruit quality is one of the critical decisions in production. Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center conducts watermelon and melon variety trials every year. We have 73 varieties in the trials this year. The trial results will be summarized…Read more about Southwest Purdue Agriculture Center Hosted Melon Trial Open House[Read More]
John Orick, Karen Mitchell, and Pam Fisher traveled to Indianapolis to set up the Purdue Extension Master Gardener Plant Info to Go Booth at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Master Gardener Volunteers will be on hand to answer lawn and garden questions, provide information about the Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program, and challenge fair attendees with…Read more about Visit the Purdue Extension Master Gardener Booth at the Indiana State Fair[Read More]
The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was held July 27 at the Purdue Student Farm. Around a hundred participants came out to learn about the latest research from Purdue Extension specialists and researchers to help small farmers in Indiana. Petrus Langenhoven and Dennis Gustavo Toc Mo (“High Tunnel Pepper Production and Variety Selection”), Miranda…Read more about 2023 Small Farm Education Field Day[Read More]
The Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day, held on June 20 at Meigs Farm, was a success. Seventy attendees came out to learn more about the latest research on weed and pest management in horticultural crops. Ashley Adair, Jeanine Arana, Josué Cerritos, Emmanuel Cooper, Petrus Langenhoven, Steve Meyers, and Dennis Gustavo Toc Mo all participated…Read more about 2023 Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day[Read More]
The Purdue Turf and Landscape Field Day was held on July 18 at the W. H. Daniel Turfgrass Research and Diagnostic Center. Aaron Patton, Cale Bigelow, Kyle Daniel, Lori Hoagland, Paul Siciliano, Lily Berry, Jada Powlen, and Antonio Verzotto all participated in the event, which included research presentations and educational sessions.
The Women of the Green Industry will be meeting after the Purdue Turf and Landscape Field Day on July 18th at 3:30 for a tour of the HLA Greenhouses, followed by a social/networking event in West Lafayette. If you would like to join the group for a tour, email Kyle Daniel at daniel38@purdue.edu. More information about the…Read more about Women of the Green Industry’s Next Meeting[Read More]
The Purdue Green Industry team is excited to announce three diagnostic training opportunities in Indianapolis, Elkhart, and Evansville on August 7, 10, and 18. This event will feature Purdue Green Industry Specialists (Janna Beckerman (professor and pathology specialist), John Bonkowski (diagnostician), Tom Creswell (clinical engagement professor and diagnostician), Kyle Daniel (nursery and landscape specialist), Ben…Read more about Landscape Diagnostic Training Opportunities in English and Spanish[Read More]