OSU South Centers Horticulture

03/01/2024

Join Dr. Gary Gao, Extension Specialist, and Ryan Slaughter, Extension Educator, for the annual Online Fruit Pruning School, Thursday, March 14th. Register for free at go.osu.edu/pruningschool. Topics will include pruning apple and peach trees and grape and raspberry plants.

02/29/2024

Today is the last day to receive early-bird registration pricing! Register today for this all-day workshop for High Tunnel Production.

02/26/2024

We would like to thank Atomic Credit Union and Indiana Berry & Plant Co. for their support of this High Tunnel Workshop. Support like this helps provide the best quality speakers from multiple states to instruct attendees on high tunnel production and management. Early registration pricing for this event ends Thursday, Feb. 29th. go.osu/htworkshop

02/21/2024

Join us March 7th for an all-day workshop on High Tunnel production. Speakers from Ohio, Indiana and Michigan will cover a wide range of topics specific to high tunnel management practices and production.

09/18/2023

We are all set up for Farm Science Review 2023! We have a great list of speakers and topics all three days.

08/21/2023

08/01/2023

We had two great workshops last week at OSU South Centers. Pictures here are from the Pike County Beekeepers Group. Topics included Pollinator Requirements for Long-Cane Raspberry Production, Beekeeping Equipment, Varroa Mite Checking and Treatment Options and General Beekeeping Pointers. Speakers were Corey Ruby of Precious Stone Honey, Lee Donahue of Busy Beaver Farm and Ryan Slaughter, OSU South Centers. Special Thanks to Dirk Dempsey, Pike County Extension, and Darlene Brewster, Pike Soil & Water Conservation District, for organizing the event.

08/01/2023

We had two great workshops here at OSU South Centers last week. Pictures here are from our Specialty Crops Field Night. Topics included Long-Cane Raspberry Production, Wine Grape Summer Management Practices, Cover Crops for Soil Improvement and Advanced Tomato Production Practices. Speakers were Dr.s Gary Gao, Rafiq Islam, and Arif Rahman, Research Associate Thom Harker and Research Assistant Ryan Slaughter

05/30/2023

Registration is open for QuickBooks training….spots are limited. Register today!

To register go to go.osu.edu/quickbooksregistration2023

04/27/2023

On 4/25/23 temperatures dipped to 25.4 degrees. The wine grapes sustained significant damage to the tender new shoots that had emerged. Miraculously, some shoots are not damaged, but very few.

03/21/2023

Looks like some really nice meetings/workshops scheduled at the Pike County Extension Office

Pike County Beekeepers Spring Meeting will be held April 11th, 6:30 p.m. at the Pike County Extension Office. To reserve your seat please call 740-289-4837.