Around the Low Country
Watermelon Field Day at Edisto REC
BLACKVILLE, SC - July 8, 2010 - A Watermelon Field Day will be held at the Edisto Research and Education Center (EREC) in Blackville, SC on July 8. The field day will begin with registration at 8:45 a.m. in the EREC office complex and the indoor session will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the EREC auditorium.
Program Topics will include: SC Watermelon Board and Association activities, Brad Boozer; Soil Water Holding Demo, Gilbert Miller; Nutrient Transfer from Soil to Plant, Dr. Christina Wells; and Fungicide Update, Dr. Tony Keinath.
Following the indoor sessions, participants will have the opportunity for a field tour of research projects and variety trials.
The field research tours will include: Irrigation and Grafted Watermelon Research Project; Gravity Flow Drip Irrigation; Seedless watermelon replicated variety trial with 25 different varieties; Mini-watermelon replicated variety trial with 12 different varieties; and Field Day watermelon trial with 45 watermelon varieties.
Following the field tour, participants will return to the EREC office complex for refreshing, cold watermelon, lunch and further discussion. Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) and Pesticide License credits will be offered.
For more information and directions to the Edisto Station, call the Edisto Research and Education Center, 803-284-3343 Ext. 273, Brad Boozer, SC Department of Agriculture, 803-734-2225 or your local County Agent.
