Cold Front/ Frosty Air on the Way

Colder weather may be on tap as we move into October. Growers may want to move to protect tender or cold sensitive plants, from light frosts, before next weekend.
Retailers need to move house plants and tropical foliage into heated greenhouse space. Autumn is definitely here and we can expect to see frost on the pumpkins real soon.

This in from the NOAA Weather service.....

There is remarkable agreement among medium range models and ensembles alike indicating a sharp turn to a strongly positive PNA pattern...which supports a deep trough over the eastern US. Look at the plunge in the 1000-850 mb thicknesses late Thursday once the front swings through. If these verify...we could see min temperatures Friday morning of next week in the upper 30s to lower 40s. If this pattern holds, we will really need to undercut MOS guidance during this period. Notice this pattern is projected to hold through nearly the first half of October. It should be interesting to see if this does indeed hold up and if we will need to break out those sweaters.

Please refer back to the following link. NC NOAA

For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.

Water Wise Works

During this time of drought and limited water resources please consider sharing the following brochure with your clients:
Water Wise Works
You may print them off and add them to your marketing materials. Cooperative Extension offices have a limited supply of pre-printed copies. While more are being printed you may find that printing some of your own or sending this link to your customers just one more way to get out the message.
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.

New Irrigation Contractor's Law

New Irrigation Contractor's Law
Come hear the review of the new law and get a better understanding as to what you need to do to comply. Help us determine
the needed venues to provide additional training. Hosted by Cooperative Extension with sponsorship supplied by John Deere
Landscapes and the Green Industry Council.
Where: Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center- off Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River NC.
When: September 15th 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Please help us with the head-count by RSVP- call to confirm 828-697-4891



For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.