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1/7-2/4 | The Third Annual Winter Cut Flower Webinar Series

01/07/2025 to 02/04/2025
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Zinnia flower plants in bloom

 

The third annual Winter Cut Flower Webinar Series begins on January 7, 2025, and continues over 5 weeks on Tuesdays.

 

This is a very popular series of online events you won’t want to miss, with topflight speakers, a wide variety of subjects concerning growing cut flowers and plenty of interaction between speakers and attendees.

 

Webinars will be recorded, and all the recordings will be sent to registrants for future review.

 

$60.00 for all five sessions, $20 for single sessions. You may choose as many or as few sessions as you wish.

 

There is a partial scholarship available for Cornell Cooperative Extension and other state Extension Educators – contact Dara Boudreaux, 518-765-3518 or tff24@cornell.edu for assistance.

 

Veterans: Farm Ops is offering scholarships for veterans to attend this event. To learn more and apply for a scholarship, visit the Farm Ops Scholarship page.

 

If you need assistance with registration, please call 518-765-3518 or email cce-caahp@cornell.edu.

 

For program questions, contact: Jingjing Yin, jy578@cornell.edu or 518-429-8608.

 

Dates

  • Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

 

Session Details

 

Session 1: 1/7/2025, 1:00pm EST

1:00 PM – Botrytis Management of Cut Flowers

2:00 PM – Tips on Propagating Plants That are Grown for Cut Flowers

 

Session 2: 1/14/2025 1:00pm EST

1:00 PM – Growing Early Season Flowers in High Tunnels

2:00 PM – Cover Crops for Sustainable Flower Production

3:00 PM – Cover Crop Trials on Flower Farms

 

Session 3: 1/21/2025 1:00pm EST

1:00 PM – The Art of Drying and Pressing Flowers with Old Tavern Farm

1:30 PM – New Varieties for 2025 that Will Help You Stand Out in the Market

2:00 PM – Improving Postharvest Longevity of Dahlia and Zinnia Cut Flowers

 

Session 4: 1/28/2025 9:00am EST

9:00 AM – The Challenges of Lisianthus Commercial Cultivation in Taiwan

10:00 AM – Wildcrafting and Ethical Use of Invasive Plants, Vines, and Shrubs

11:00 AM Growing Cut Flowers in Containers

 

Session 5: 2/4/2025 1:00pm EST

1:00 PM – Cut Out Cut Flower Diseases!*

2:00 PM – Bad Bugs Bothering Blooms*

* NYSDEC pesticide application credits will be provided.

Fee

$60.00 for all five sessions, $20 for single sessions. You may choose as many or as few sessions as you wish.