Dianne Farrer

NCDA&CS regional agronomist helps tomato grower boost yield, battle blossom-end rot

by Catherine Stokes | Sep 17, 2011

Clayton Garner Jr. of Newport has grown tomatoes for more than 20 years. For much of that time, blossom-end rot — a physiological disorder resulting from insufficient calcium — was a fact of life. But today he has a finely tuned system of watering and fertilization that seems to be keeping the problem at bay […]

NCDA&CS agronomist gives advice on starting greenhouse production

by Catherine Stokes | Dec 23, 2010

WINTERVILLE — Strawberries on 903 is a roadside market named after the highway where it is located, but don’t be fooled, it offers much more than strawberries. And this year the business began offering a new item that has been quite popular — greenhouse tomatoes. To grow this crop, owners Steve McLawhorn and Mike Skinner […]

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Dianne Farrer

NCDA&CS regional agronomist helps tomato grower boost yield, battle blossom-end rot

NCDA&CS agronomist gives advice on starting greenhouse production

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