"There's no need to sustain the farm if there's no family to be sustained
upon it." Charles O'Dell (June 2001)
Runner tips and plugs from PEI showing good promise in NC- More...

Growers are underway with new fresh dug crop in Piedmont, NC. More...
September 3 advisory...
"Special Report from Dr. Louws - Sept. 19, 2003" - Anthracnose was not detected in one of the fields sampled in Canada on Aug. 29, 2003 (Field "B" - Canadian source stock plants - shown in photo here). But, infection was found in another field (Field "A "plants infected with anthracnose were grown in Canada this summer from California nursery plant sources). More...
John Gross of Sanford, NC, switched successfully into fresh dugs in 2002 - More details on fresh dug planting. More Info...
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Growers are being advised to locate fresh dugs as an alternative to tips and plugs infected with anthracnose More Info...
Special hand tool used for setting fresh dugs. Go to Special Reports for instructions on setting fresh dugs with this tool. There are also instructions on setting fresh dugs by hand in English and Spanish. More... 

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