A website dedicated to Indiana Mint Production was developed and published by Petrus Langenhoven. Although the mint industry shrunk over the past few years, it remains the largest specialty crop in Indiana. Website can be accessed at https://ag.purdue.edu/department/hla/extension/mint.html.
The 2024 Indiana Horticultural Conference & Expo (IHC) will be January 22-23 at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, IN. Anyone interested in presenting specialty crop research or extension is welcome to present a poster, which will be on display for the duration of the conference. Requirements for all posters: Content must be relevant to…Read more about 2024 IHC Poster Session Call for Submissions[Read More]
Ada Martinez Ayala and Marian Luis (postdocs in Hoagland Lab) attended the Great Lakes Expo: Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market held in Grand Rapids, MI on December 5-7, 2023. They attended topics related to soil health, greenhouse vegetable production, disease and insect pest management, and successful farm practices for obtaining high quality crops.
Karen Mitchell, Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist, provided insights in an NPR article titled “New hardiness zones won’t change much, but Indiana gardeners try out new plants.” Her contributions offer valuable perspectives on the impact of changes to Indiana’s hardiness zones and how Indiana gardeners are adapting. The article includes an interactive map showing the dramatic…Read more about Karen Mitchell Interviewed about New Hardiness Zones[Read More]
Celina Gomez and co-authors recently published two papers. ‘Intumescence Response by Tomato Plants Grown in a Greenhouse or Indoors Using Two Types of Soilless Culture Systems’ is published in HortScience: https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI17415-23 ‘Using Citizen Science to Evaluate Home Gardeners’ Experiences with Compact Tomato Plants’ is published in HortTechnology: https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05312-23
Wanting Zhang (MS student in Huang’s Lab) and Yiwei Huang published an interview piece (with site design horticulture director Mark Jirik) about “Planting Design for Children’s Spaces.” The piece is published on the official American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Professional Practice Networks (PPN) online story website, The Field. ASLA Field was created to give members…Read more about Wanting Zhang and Yiwei Huang Published ASLA Field Article[Read More]
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