UF/IFAS Extension Gulf Coast Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises will host Fall Tomato School on multiple dates in September and October at the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, 4253 Experiment Road, Highway 182, Jay.
The workshop is for farmers interested in learning about small farm tomato production and will combine lecture and hands-on activities with a course notebook.
All classes will be held on the following dates from 6 to 7:30 p.m.:
- Tuesday, September 2 - Transplanting, Plasticulture and Drip
- Tuesday, September 23 - Nutrition (fertigation and deficiency symptoms), diseases and control and spraying and calibration
- Tuesday, October 7 - Stalking and trellising, pruning, IPM and insect scouting
- Tuesday, October 28 - Harvesting, post-harvest and storage and marketing
To register please call the UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa office at (850) 623-3868. The cost is $20 per class or $60 for the full course payable at the first session.
For information on the Escambia County Master Gardener Program, contact Escambia County Extension, (850) 475-5230.
