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Texas High Plains Horticultural Program

February 1, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - February 5, 2021 @ 7:00 pm

Free

Homeowners in the High Plains — indeed anywhere in Texas — will have the opportunity to learn more about caring for their trees, ornamental plants and other landscape plants during a five-day online Texas High Plains Horticulture Program

  • Feb. 1-5 presented via Zoom
  • The entire program is free
  • Preregistration is required: Click to preregister

Feb. 1 – 3-6:30 p.m.
– Plant Diseases – Introduction to General Understanding – Obasa
– Common Tree Problems and Solutions on the Texas High Plains – Dave Appel, Ph.D., tree pathologist, Bryan-College Station

Feb. 2 – 3-6:30 p.m.
– Diagnosis and Remediation of Turfgrass Diseases in the Texas Panhandle – Young-Ki Jo, Ph.D., turfgrass pathologist, Bryan-College Station.
– Nematodes in Your Garden: The Good and The Bad – Cecilia Monclova-Santana, Ph.D., plant pathologist, Lubbock

Feb. 3 – 3-7 p.m.
– Love Your Lawn Again – Chrissie Segars, Ph.D., turfgrass agronomist, Dallas
– Pesticide Toxicity and “Less Toxic” Pesticides – Pat Porter, Ph.D., entomologist, Lubbock

Feb. 4 – 3-6:30 p.m.
– Major Viruses Infecting Fruit and Vegetable Crops in Texas and Their Management – Olufemi Alabi, Ph.D., plant virologist, Weslaco.
– Bad Plant Health – How to Recognize Problems in the Landscape – Kevin Ong, Ph.D., plant pathologist and director of the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Bryan-College Station

Feb. 5 – 3-6 p.m.
– Soil Fertility for Texas Panhandle Gardeners – Jourdan Bell, Ph.D., agronomist, Amarillo
– Weed and Fertilizer Management for Residential Areas – Kevin Heflin, Ph.D., program specialist-agronomy, Amarillo

 

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Homeowner landscapes highlight of Feb. 1-5 online horticulture program

Details

Start:
February 1, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
End:
February 5, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSR0tfRl58ivub82P6xNw7kxSzDH4-6P49j9SqDv4BXOixGQ/viewform

Venue

Zoom
TX

Organizer

Dr. Ken Obasa
Phone
806-677-5600
Email
ken.obasa@ag.tamu.edu
View Organizer Website