Five students from two greenhouses and a love for succulents resulted in the birth of the semi-annual Succulentopia, where students and faculty sold more than 125 kinds of plants Oct. 19-20. The idea originally stemmed from horticulture lecturer Mike Bush, who was inspired by “Tomato Mania,” a similar event held every May where students and […]
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Students take second in horticulture competition
Cal Poly students took second place out of 64 competing schools at the 36th Annual Student Career Days competition, an event held for horticulture students across the nation. The three-day competition took place at Kansas State University March 22 to 25, with 14 students and four professors from Cal Poly attending. Throughout the three days, events were […]
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Horticulture and crop science department grows into new major
The department of horticulture and crop science introduced a new major this fall — agricultural and environmental plant sciences — to replace three of its previous degrees: fruit science, environmental horticulture science and crop science. The new major is an attempt to draw more students to the horticulture and crop science department by offering them more flexibility because […]
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Raise your glass: Celebrate wine at the Cal Poly Wine Festival
A glass of fine wine awaits ticket holders at the Margarita Vineyards in Santa Margarita to celebrate the Ninth Annual Cal Poly Wine Festival: “Between the Vines” starting April 8. Hosted by the Cal Poly Horticulture and Crop Science Department, the event will feature local wineries, a live auction and appearances by popular wine bloggers.