Our speaker, Dr. Scott NeSmith, will discuss appropriate cultivars, planting and care of blueberries. He will enlighten us on the best management practices of blueberries in our Southern Appalachian back yards. Weather permitting, seminar attendees will have the opportunity to visit the blueberry trials in the orchard at the Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center. Dr. Scott NeSmith is a Horticulture Professor and Blueberry researcher with The University of Georgia. He is a member of the American Society for Horticultural Science and the International Society for Horticultural Science. Dr. NeSmith has received two awards for outstanding publications, and has received the D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Research from UGA.
Friday Jul 26, 2013
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Friday, July 26, 2012
Doors open at 9:00 am
Program 10:00 to 11:45 am
No pre-registration necessary. Seating is limited to the first 100 in attendance.
The Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center,
3 miles south of the Blairsville Square,
on the east side of Hwy 19/129.
FREE Seminar.
No pre-registration necessary. Seating is limited to the first 100 in attendance.
The Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center, 706-745-2655
Printed courtesy of www.visitblairsvillega.com/ – Contact the Blairsville - Union County Chamber of Commerce for more information.
129 Union County Recreation Road, Blairsville, GA 30514 – (706) 745-5789 – info@blairsvillechamber.com