Heirloom Mum Field Day
Friday, November 6, 2026 • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
VSU Randolph Farm
4415 River Road Petersburg, Virginia, 23803
The Heirloom Mum Field Day provides growers with practical, hands-on education in
heirloom chrysanthemum production. Participants will learn best practices for propagation,
integrated pest management (IPM), overwintering, and season extension through expert
presentations and guided tours of Virginia State University’s field plots and high tunnels.
Attendees will also explore VSU’s cut flower demonstration plantings in the field and
greenhouse, gaining valuable insights into a variety of production techniques.
This event will offer coffee in the AM as well as boxed lunches from Thompson Catering.
For more info, contact: Curtis Childress
(804) 822-5795 | cchildress@vsu.edu
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