Fall 2013

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From the President
Polly Hutchison

Cornell-copia – Is Eucomis Winter Hardy?
Bill Miller and Chris Wien

Back to Basics – Just One Word: Plastics
John W. Bartok, Jr.

Small Things Considered – Amazing Autumn
Gay Smith

IPM Update – Diseases and Insects Associated with a Wet Summer
Stanton Gill and David Clement

Research Updates
Extending Dahlia Vase Life
Delaying Iris Flower Senescence
Preplant Steam Alternative to Methyl Bromide
Megan Bame

Grower Profile – Emily Calhoun, Floriography, Mesilla Park, New Mexico
Megan Bame

Regional Reports
Northeast  Missy Bahret
Mid-Atlantic  Becky Devlin
Southeast  Charles Hendrick
Midwest  Kent Miles
South-Central  Rita Anders
West and Northwest  Paula Rice

ASCFG News

Microbials and a New Botanical for Lisianthus Disease Management
Grower Grant
Jana Lamboy and Thea Folls

From the Director
Judy M. Laushman