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  Sustainable Commercial Greenhouse Production Small Scale Commercial Greenhouse Production is a blended course designed for county extension agents and new greenhouse professionals. Participants to the course will enhanced their knowledge base of starting and operating a commercial greenhouse enterprise.
  Course Developer:
  Steven E. Newman, Ph.D., A.A.F. Web Site eMail Telephone: 970-491-7118
  Development of these training modules was funded by Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

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  Topic 1

  • Unit 1 - Introduction to the Greenhouse Industry

  • Size and Scope of the Greenhouse Industry File
  • A Timeline for Greenhouse Development File
  • Foreign Competition File

  • Lecture Videos

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  • Lecture 1 - An Overview of the Greenhouse Industry (38:12 minutes) URL

  • Lecture Notes
    

  • Lecture 01 - Overview of the Greenhouse Industry File

  • Supplemental Reading

  • A History of Colorado Flower Growers and It's People File
  • Encyclopedia of Environmental Health - Floriculture File
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  Topic 2

  • Unit 2 - Greenhouse Structures and Construction
    

  • Greenhouse Location and Orientation File
  • Greenhouse Structures, Glazing, and Design File
  • Greenhouse Structures and Compoents File
  • Greenhouse Benches and Growing Structures File

  • Lecture Videos

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  • Lecture 2 -- Locating a Greenhouse Enterprise (24:21 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 3 -- Glass and Plastic Greenhouses (48:52 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 4 -- Rigid Plastic Greenhouses (37:26 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 5 -- Beds, Benches, and Floors (40:23 minutes) URL

  • Lecture Notes

  • Lecture 02 - Locating a Greenhouse File
  • Lecture 03 - Glass and Film Plastic Greenhouses File
  • Lecture 04 - Rigid Plastic and Innovative Greenhouses File
  • Lecture 05 - Beds, Benches and Floors File

  • Supplemental Reading
    

  • NGMA Glazng Standards File
  • NGMA Standards for Heat Loss in Greenhouse Structures File
  • Plastic Films for Agricultural Applications File
  • Retractable Roof Greenhouses File
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  Topic 3

  • Unit 3 - Greenhouse Environment
    

  • Greenhouse Heat
    

  • Greenhouse Heating Systems File
  • Fuels and Heat Conservation File
  • Comparing Fuel Costs File
  • Steam Tables File
  • Colorado Greenhouse Services Historical Gas Rates File

  • Greenhouse Cooling
    

  • Greenhouse Cooling File
  • ACME Horticulture - The Climate Control Greenhouse Handbook File

  • Greenhouse Environmental Controls
    

  • Greenhouse Environment Controls File
  • Thermostats File

  • Lecture Videos

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  • Lecture 6 -- Greenhouse Heating Systems (24:03 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 7 -- Greenhouse Fuels (43:25 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 8 -- Greenhouse Cooling (54:44) URL
  • Lecture 9 -- Greenhouse Environmental Control (54:29 minutes) URL

  • Lecture Notes
    

  • Lecture 06 - Greenhouse Heat File
  • Lecture 07 - Greenhouse Fuel File
  • Lecture 08 - Greenhouse Cooling File
  • Lecture 09 - Greenhouse Controls File

  • Supplemental Reading

  • NGMA Greenhouse Heating Efficiency Design Considerations File
  • Greenhouse Environment/Fan and Pad Greenhouse Evaporative Cooling Systems File
  • NGMA Standards for Ventilation and Cooling Greenhouse Structures File
  • NGMA Greenhouse Environment Control System Considerations File
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  Topic 4

  • Unit 4 - Greenhouse Rhizosphere

  • Greenhouse Rhizosphere File
  • Greenhouse Media Constituents File
  • Media Pasteurization and Sterilization File

  • Lecture Videos

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  • Lecture 10 -- Root-zone Substrates I (57:27 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 11 -- Root-zone Substrates Part II (32:20 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 12 -- Media Pasteurization (24:23 minutes) URL

  • Lecture Notes

  • Lecture 10 - Rhizosphere File
  • Lecture 11 - Media Constituents File
  • Lecture 12 - Media Pasteurization File

  • Supplemental Reading

  • Growing Media for Greenhouse Production File
  • Growing Media for Container Production in a Greenhouse or Nursery File
  • Greenhouse Substrates and Fertilization File
  • Horticultural peat - Another Horticulture Professor's View on Sphagnum Peat Moss File
  • 1, 2, 3’s of PourThru File
  • Overview of the Use and Usage of Soil Fumigants File
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  Topic 5

  • Unit 5 - Greenhouse Nutrition and Water
    

  • Nutrition and Fertilizers
    

  • Plant Nutrition in the Greenhouse File
  • Overview of Plant Nutrition File
  • Greenhouse Fertilizers and Fertilizer Application File
  • Irrigation Injectors File

  • Greenhouse Water and Irrigation
    

  • Water in the Greenhouse File
  • Greenhouse Irrigation Practices File
  • Greenhouse Irrigation Water Treatment File
  • Greenhouse Hydroponic Production File

  • Lecture Videos

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  • Lecture 13 -- Greenhouse Plant Nutrition (46:07 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 14 -- Designing a Greenhouse Fertilizer Program (42:29 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 15 -- Fertilizer Injectors (34:29 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 16 -- Water in the Greenhouse (1:02:06 hours) URL
  • Lecture 17 -- Greenhouse Irrigation (37:28 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 18 -- An Overview of Hydroponics (46:14 minutes) URL

  • Lecture Notes

  • Lecture 13 - Plant Nutrition File
  • Lecture 14 - Designing a Fertilizer Program File
  • Lecture 15 - Injectors File
  • Lecture 16 - Water Quality and Sanitation File
  • Lecture 17 - Irrigation Systems File
  • Lecture 18 - Hydroponics Irrigation Systems File

  • Supplemental Reading

  • Designing a Greenhouse Crop Fertilization Program File
  • Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers for Greenhouse Production File
  • PourThru Evaluation of Greenhouse Substrates File
  • pH and EC Meters - Tools for Substrate Analysis File
  • Electrical Conductivity - Units and Conversion File
  • Methods of Watering Greenhouse Crops File
  • Water Considerations for Container Production of Plants File
  • Alkaliinity Control for Irrigation Water Used in Greenhouses File
  • Disinfecting Irrigation Water File
  • Pollution Control in Colorado Greenhouses File
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  Topic 6

  • Greenhouse Production
    

  • Greenhouse Gasses File
  • Greenhouse Temperature and Plant Growth File
  • Greenhouse Light File
  • Greenhouse Crop Scheduling File

  • Lecture Videos

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  • Lecture 19 -- Carbon Dioxide Enrichment URL
  • Lecture 20 -- Greenhouse Temperature and Light URL
  • Lecture 21 -- Greenhouse Crop Scheduling URL
  • Lecture 22 -- Plant Growth Regulators URL

  • Lecture Notes

  • Lecture 19 - Carbon Dioxide Fertility File
  • Lecture 20 - Greenhouse Temperature and Light File
  • Lecture 21 - Greenhouse Crop Scheduling File
  • Lecture 22 - Growth Control File

  • Supplemental Reading

  • Container Compliance Guide File
  • Some Thoughts on Supplemental Lighting for Greenhouses File
  • Maximize your bedding turns File
  • Selecting and Using Plant Growth Regulators File
  • Brushing Plants for Plant Height File
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  Topic 7

  • Unit 7 - Greenhouse Pest and Disease Control

  • Integrated Pest Management in Commercial Floriculture Greenhouses File
  • Insects, Mites and Other Invertebrate in Commercial Floriculture Greenhouses File
  • Common Diseases in Commercial Floriculture Greenhouses File

  • Lecture Videos

  • Lecture 23 -- Integrated Pest Management (32:30 minutes) URL
  • Lecture 24 -- Greenhouse Pest and Disease Control (52:38 minutes) URL

  • Lecture Notes

  • Lecture 23 - Integrated Pest Management File
  • Lecture 24 - Insects, Mites and Diseases File

  • Supplemental Reading

  • Disease and Arthropod Management in Greenhouse Floriculture File
  • Managing the Greenhouse Environment to Control Plant Diseases File
  • Pest Management of Herbs Grown in the Greenhouse File
  • Pest Management of Herbs Grown in the Greenhouse File
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  Topic 8

  • Unit 8 - Greenhouse Post Harvest and Post Production

  • Lecture Video

  • Lecture 25 -- Greenhouse Crop Post Production URL

  • Lecture Notes

  • Lecture 25 - Post Harvest File

  • Supplemental Reading

  • Cold Storage for Specialty Cut Flowers and Plant Material File
  • Ethylene-Sources, Symptoms, and Prevention for Greenhouse Crops File
  • Postharvest Handling of Fresh Cut Flowers and Plant Material File
  • Postproduction Care and Handling-How do we maintain plant quality after production File
  • Extending the Life of Flowering Plants File