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January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

The Annual 2024 Tri-state Greenhouse IPM Workshop

Wooden benches with trays of bright green and red lettuce plants growing in a plastic covered greenhouse. — An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of IPM cure.

The University of Vermont, along with specialists from New Hampshire and Maine, is holding their annual tri-state workshop online. It’s a two-session online Zoom event to be held on January 18 and 25, 2024, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST.

Sessions will include:

Information on the latest thrips threatening ornamentals.
Use of biostimulants to boost plant growth for IPM.
Managing water and fertilizers in different potting mixes.
How to submit specimens to your diagnostic labs and why.
Information about PFAS.

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September 28, 2022October 5, 2022

UVM Greenhouses Recognized for Exemplary Lighting Efficiencies

The UVM Greenhouses are lighted after the sun set on a semi-cloudy evening.

The UVM Greenhouses have been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 2022 Integrated Lighting Campaign, for its use of Integrated Horticultural Controls in the main campus greenhouse facility! Continue reading “UVM Greenhouses Recognized for Exemplary Lighting Efficiencies”

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

UVM Greenhouses Pansy, Oddball and Spring Sale

UVM greenhouse with purple petunia hanging baskets and colorful potted dahlias.

The UVM Greenhouses have begun selling pansy mixes at the main campus location, to kick off spring plant sales. If you want to add some color to your space to get in the spring mood, you can visit the greenhouses from Monday to Thursday, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m., and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Continue reading “UVM Greenhouses Pansy, Oddball and Spring Sale”