Greenhouse Horticulture Homepage Contact: Neil Mattson Associate Professor Department of Horticulture nsm47@cornell.edu |
Cultural practices Key print resources:
Greenhouse Operation and Management - Guide to the operation of commercial flower and vegetable greenhouses including facilities, operations, business management and marketing. By Paul V. Nelson. Ball Redbook: Greenhouses and Equipment - Subjects include structures, glazing, benches, curtains, irrigation, climate control, mechanization, transport, pest control equipment, the headhouse, business management, and the retail greenhouse. Tips on Regulating Growth of Floriculture Crops - Comprehensive guide to growth regulation includes chemical products as well as non-chemical growth regulation, such as temperature, nutrition, light, water, and mechanical stimulation. Covers typical crops plus perennials, specialty vegetative, and fall crops. From the Ohio Florists Association. Cornell Factsheets: Container media considerations for nursery production - Presentation Making the Most of Your Media by Neil Mattson. Adding Silicon to the Fertilizer Program in Poinsettia Production: Benefits and Facts - The addition of potassium silicate to the fertilizer program can reduce root rot and improve the strength and post-harvest life of plants. Fertilizer management, Best Management Practices for Watershed Protection: Greenhouse Fertilizers - Tips for reducing environmental impacts. Cornell Peat-Lite Mixes for Commercial Plant Growing - How to manufacture soilless mixes with peatmoss, vermiculite, and perlite. 1982 revision of the classic Information Bulletin 43 by James Boodley and Raymond Sheldrake. Links: Greenhouse Condensation Control: Improving Air Circulation - Horizontal air flow information from Ohio State University Plant Growth Regulators - Factsheets from North Carolina State Commercial Floriculture program. New York State Pesticide Administration Database" (NYSPAD) - Info on growth regulators, pesticides, etc. registered for use in New York. Evaluating Supplemental Light For Your Greenhouse - From the University of New Hampshire. Nutrient and fertilizer management - Factsheets from North Carolina State Commercial Floriculture program. Managing the pH of container media - From the University of New Hampshire. FloraSoil and FloraPest Users Guide - Software from UNH graphically tracks pH and EC. Greenhouse Substrates and Fertilization - Factsheet from NC State Floriculture. |
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