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New England Greenhouse 

 Conference Report 



Henry Huntington, the NHPGA repre- 

 sentative on the NE Greenhouse 

 Conference Connmittee reports "noth- 

 ing but success" Attendance r'l700 

 plus" I was up speakers were seen as 

 excellent, nnore vendors participated 

 than in the past The one cloud in a 

 sunny sky the bus tour may have to 

 be re-evaluated 



There'll be a lull report at the 

 Winter Meeting on lanuary 18 The 

 NHPGA is the host organization for 

 the 1 9Q6 conference and Henry may 

 have something to say about that as 



Reminder 



It appears that many pesticide appli- 

 cators are unaware that the PA re- 

 certification meetings are no longer 

 announced in the Market Bulletin 

 You may obtain a list of upcoming 

 meetings from 



• your local UNH Cooperative 

 Extension office, 



• the Division of Pesticide Control 

 (O03-27I-3550I. 



• or the UNH Cooperative 

 Extension Entomology 

 Department lt)03-862-l I50| 



The list is free and updated on a 

 regular basis It includes all meet- 



ings (commercial and private! that 

 have been awarded NH pesticide re- 

 certification credits 



Worker Protection Exam 

 Required for All Licenses 



"The 1904 growing season is coming 

 to a close and the time to renew 

 pesticide applicators licenses for 

 1^05 is fast approaching There are 

 still a significant number of certified 

 applicators, however, who have not 

 yet added the Worker Protection 

 component to their certification If 

 you are one of them, you are re- 

 minded that all private applicators 

 and certain commercial applicators 

 (those whose activities include pesti- 

 cide applications at agricultural es- 

 tablishments! must pass a Worker 

 Protection exam before their licenses 

 will be renewed for 1905 Keep in 

 mind that the general provisions of 

 the Worker Protection Standard go 

 into effect on lanuary first 



"Exams are given every Tuesday 

 at the Division of Pesticide Control 

 in Concord or you can make arrange- 

 ments through Cooperative Exten- 

 sion to take the exam at your local 

 extension office The Worker Protec- 

 tion exam should take no more than 

 twenty to thirty minutes 



"To prepare for the test, you may 

 obtain appropriate study materials 



TIPS FROM THE GRIFFIN GURU 



What about your water quality? 



Our salespeople are confronted with the ever-Increasing prob- 

 lem of why a specific chemical or particular fertilizer mix Isn t 

 performing the way It was advertised or how It used to. 



The answer, more than likely, Is that the quality of the water Is 

 not compatible with the products being used The quality of the 

 water In shallow wells can change twice or more each year. 



Your water source can be checked for as little as $25 and the 

 results can be the basis for any recommendations given by your 

 fertlllier or chemical salesperson Know your water quality be- 

 cause not knowing can cost you big In crop quality as well as In 

 dollars. 



NEW MEMBERS 



KS ASSOCIATES 



20 Barnard Road 



Granville, MA 01034 



REEVE GARDEN HOLIDAYS 

 14 North Balch Street 

 Hanover, NH 037S5 



ROSELAND NURSERY 



247 Main Street 

 Acushnet. MA 02743 



from Cooperative extension by call- 

 ing them at 603-862-1 I 59 The pri- 

 mary training guide is the "How to 

 Comply" manual Videos and other 

 training aids are also available 



"Once you have reviewed the 

 study material, simply call the Divi- 

 sion of Pesticide Control at 603- 

 271-3550 (if you wish to schedule 

 your exam in Concord) or contact 

 your extension educator to set up a 

 test date at your local extension of- 

 fice By doing this now. you will 

 ensure that your license will be re- 

 newed in a timely manner It will 

 also allow you to train your employ- 

 ees before the January first imple- 

 mentation date of the standard " 



Murray L McKay 



Division of Pesticide Control 



Thanks 



Thanks go to Sue Englund and Kirk 

 Wyant and the staff of Gateway Gar- 

 dens. Concord. for welcoming 

 NHPGA members and friends to a 

 twilight meeting held at Gateway on 

 September 14 The story of how a 

 garden center emerged from an idea 

 and a field in so short a time was 

 both useful and entertaining After a 

 tour of both the shop and the 

 grounds, guests enjoyed refresh- 

 ments and good company. 



Gateway is a work in progress 

 Kirk showed the beginnings of a 

 pool and waterfall in the hillside 

 above the parking lot. another 

 greenhouse is planned as well And 

 there'll be more after that — so there 

 will be plenty of changes to stop by 

 and see in the months ahead 



OCTOBER' NOVEMBER 1^94 



