A Dream Summertime (Continued from Page E 6) recut before being placed into Aquaplus floral preservative at 40g/gallon. The room was air conditioned to approxi mately 72 degrees Farenheit. Flowers were removed from the trial as soon as they were no longer vase worthy as de termined by the tesearch tech nician. Vase life results from both the recommended and worth growing lists: • Brilliance: 10-12 days. • Dorado Select: 5-8 days. • Double Solar: 14-plus days. • Full Sun: 8-9 days. • Goldburst: 10-12 days. • Joker: 7-11 days. • Moonbright: 12 days. • Starburst Lemon Aura: 11-13 days. Great Crops Start with Remlinger Tools. Precision Strip-Till Precision Strip-Till creates residue-free planting strips for better aeration and spring warm-ups for better yields. Coil Tine Harrows Good trash clearance and excellent performance in conventional and conser vation tillage. 1-Bar Harrows Pulverize, mulch, chum and level the soil, allowing seeding at a uniform depth. Flex Harrow Harrow levels soil in front of roller. Roller mixes and firms soil for a consistent seed bed. Flexible Harrow Level and break up clods to prepare the seedbed. Excellent in high-residue situations. '» - s • Sunbeam: 7-9 days. • Sunbright: 9-10 days. • Sunbright Supreme: 9-10 days. • Terra Cotta: 8-11 days. Two flowers that did not make the grade this year in the recommended lists but had excellent vase life were Superior Gold at 16 days and Summertime at 11-16 days. Funding for this trial pro gram was provided by the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association (PVGA) and the Franklin County Hor ticulture Center. Cooperators and agents that followed these plantings through this tougher-than usual season include Robert Ambrose, Tom Becker, Tom Butzler, Dave Delbo, Donna Dubs, Scott Guiser, Dave Rit ter, and Eydie Shafer. ■s&’ 3-Bar Roller 3, 4 & 5-Bar 4195323047 Toll Fieo 800-537 7370 Kalula. Oil 4585 ! »«« ienilini>ei rat(; coni „ V Of ft.* 74^ jg^Calendar (Continued from Page E 5) County Woodland Owners Association, (814) 326-4802. Perry, Juniata Woodland Owners Association meet ing, Bureau of Forestry of fice in Blain, 2 p.m., (717) 536-3191. Tuesday, March 25 Pruning Workshop, Central Pa. Institute of Science and Technology, Pleasant Gap, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Winemaker Technical Meet ing, Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday. March 26 Living on a Few Acres Work shop, Soils, Lime and Fer tilizer, Neshaminy Center, Doylestown, Bucks County Extension, (215) 345-3283. Also April 2,9, 12, 16, 23, 30. Harrow Carts Features a telescoping hitch and heavy-duty 4"x 4" main frame. Wide range of mounted harrow options available. Ultra Glide Auger Moves bulk materials easily with a molded plastic hopper allowing material to drop more directly into auger. Telescoping down spouts available. Seed Fill Augers Goes from transport to filling in less than a minute. Bristle flighting reduces damage. Fits no-till drills. Chisel Plow Levelers Bolts on back of all disk chisel plows to help reduce ridges and stop erosion. No-till Tine Harrow Fits behind all makes of no-till drills to spread residue, cover seed and allow for best germination V *.» Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8, 2003, Grower & Marketer-E7 Wednesday, April 2 New York Wine Industry Workshop, Ramada Inn, Geneva, N.Y., thru April 4. Living On A Few Acres Work shop, Grow Your Own Veg etables, Bucks extension, Doylestown, (215) 345-3283. Wednesday, April 9 Wine Growers Technical Meeting, Windgate Vine yard, Smucksburg, (724) 228-6881. Living On A Few Acres Work shop, Backyard Poultry, Bucks extension, Doyles town, (215) 345-3283. Sunday, April 13 National Garden Week, Year of the Poppy, thru April 19. Monday, April 14 Hardwood Log Grading, Penn State Ag Arena, thru April 15, (814) 863-1113. Tuesday, April 1 5 Grape Grower Technical Meeting, Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Living On A Few Acres Work shop, Backyard Fruit, Bucks extension, Doyles town, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., (215) 345-3283. Tuesday, April 22 Earth Day. Thursday, April 24 Eastern Hardwood Regenera tion Institute, Stone Valley Fire Hall, (814) 863-1113. Pennsylvania Wine Associa tion annual meeting, Nitta ny Lion Inn, State College, thru April 30, (717) 234-1844. Wednesday, April 30 Living On A Few Acres Work shop, Composting/Pest Management, Bucks exten sion, Doylestown, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., (215) 345-3283. Tuesday, May 13 Southeast Pennsylvania Twi light Fruit Growers’ Meet ing, 6:30 p.m., (570) 622-4225. Saturday, May 17 Evaluating Your Forest Re source Workshop, Laurel Haven Conservation Edu cation Center, Julian. Penn State Master Gardeners of Wayne County and Penn State Spring Garden Expo, Lakeside Elementary, Hon esdale, (570) 253-5970, ext. 239. 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