Everyone loves garden fresh tomatoes. They are the most popular vegetable to grow in America. They can also be very challenging! There are over 40 different diseases and insects that can appear in your East TN tomato patch. Come learn how to prevent and treat many of those pests from UT Residential and Consumer Specialist, Dr. Natalie Bumgarner. Participants will also have the opportunity to sample a variety of tomato cultivars from our AAS vegetable trials. Dr. Natalie Bumgarner is the UT Residential and Consumer Extension Specialist with responsibilities for educational content development and programming across Tennessee. She received a M.S. degree from WVU in Horticulture with research focusing on growing practices for small scale organic vegetable producers. In 2012, she completed a Ph.D. in Horticulture and Crop Science from The Ohio State University. Prior to joining the UT Department of Plant Sciences, Natalie was the Horticulturist and Research Director for CropKing, Inc. in Lodi, OH where her work focused on research and education in the area of small to medium scale greenhouse vegetable production. Cost: $10/member, $15/ nonmember.
