Authors: Joyce G. Latimer, Extension Specialist, Greenhouse Crops; and Gregory K. Eaton, Extension Specialist, Nursery and Landscape; Virginia Tech
Publication Number 430-104, March 2002
The Virginia Small Business Development Center Network of the Virginia Department of Business Assistance coordinates an extensive network of centers statewide that provide a broad range of business counseling and technical assistance to new or existing small businesses. In the early stages of establishing a business, the SBDCs within the Virginia network can provide assistance with the preparation of a business plan, marketing assistance, guidance with researching and approaching business financing sources, site location analysis, licensing and regulation information, and cash flow and tax counseling. Many SBDCs also offer specialized training workshops on various business topics, including bookkeeping, personnel management and utilizing computers. For more information and addresses of regional SBDC offices, call the SBDC State Director at (804) 371-8251 or visit their website: www.dba.state.va.us/smdev/centernearyou.asp
Longwood Small Business Development Center Business Plans - A business plan should be brief and to the point. The summary and financial projections are the first parts of the plan that the banker or investor will read. If they make financial sense, then the rest of the plan will have additional value. This site includes a sample business plan outline as a guide to organization and content. Also see guidelines to make sure your client's plan avoids the 10 most common business plan mistakes. For more information and a more comprehensive guide to business plans read Longwood SBDC's cookbook, "How to Start Your Own Business: A Recipe For Obtaining Capital" which is available for download in several formats. www.lwc.edu/sbdc/plans.htm
The Farmers Guide to the Internet - In the course of writing The Farmer's Guide to the Internet, the Missouri Alternatives Center compiled nearly 2,000 different links to useful sites all around the Internet. www.rural.org/favorites.html
Cornell University - Horticultural Business Management and Marketing Program aem.cornell.edu/special_programs/hortmgt/index.htm
North Carolina State University website for beginning nursery businesses Includes characteristics of the modern nursery business, start-up cost estimates and links to additional resources. www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/nursery/cultural/topic1.html
University of British Columbia - Nursery Budgets and Production Costs
Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery Supplies Inc., 5612 Pride Road, Richmond, VA 23224-1028; Tel: 804-233-3454, 800-411-3454; FAX: 804-233-8855; www.griffins.com/
Maryland Plants and Supplies, 9103-G Yellow Brick Rd, Baltimore, MD 21237; Tel: 410-687-3885, 800-248-2818 FAX: 410-687-3903
Wetsel, P.O. Box 791, 961 North Liberty St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801; Tel: 540-434-6753, 800-572-4018; FAX: 540-434-4894 www.wetsel.com/
Wetsel, P.O. Box 5189, 1345 Diamond Springs Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455-3629; Tel: 800-345-0755; FAX: 757-460-5639 www.wetsel.com/
The National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association, Webpro International, 9305 Monroe Road Suite E, Charlotte, North Carolina 28270; Tel: 888-999-4887; www.ngma.com/index.htm
Aaron's Creek Farms, 380 Greenhouse Dr., Buffalo Junction, VA 24529; Tel: 804-374-2174: www.littlegreenhouse.com
Atlas Greenhouse Systems, Inc., Highway 82 East. P.O. Box 558, Alapaha, GA 31622; www.atlasgreenhouse.com
Brady Rooms, Inc., 10A New Bond Street, Worcester, MA 01606; www.bradyrooms.com
The Buffalo Company, 6406 Carmel Rd., Suite 302, Charlotte, NC 28226; Tel: 1-800-845-1664
Carolina Greenhouses, 1504 Cunningham Rd, Kingston, NC 28501 www.carolinagreenhouses.com
CASSCO, P.O. Box 3508, US 231 North, Montgomery, AL 36109, Tel: 800-933-5888; FAX: 205-272-2422
Conley Greenhouse Manufacturing & Sales, 4344 Mission Blvd., Montclair, CA 91763 www.conleys.com
CropKing Greenhouses, 5050 Greenwich Rd, Seville, OH 44273 www.cropking.com
Graco Fertilizer Company, P.O. Box 89, Cairo, GA 31728; Tel: 1-800-343-5620; FAX: 912-377-8348
Gro-Bark Inc., P.O. Box 1141, McCormick, SC 29835; Tel: 803-465-3331
Hoop House Greenhouse Kits, 1358 Bridge St, South Yarmouth, MA 02664 www.hoophouse.com
Hummert International, 4500 Earth City Expressway, Earth City, MO 63045; Tel: 314-739-4500; FAX: 314-739-4510 www.hummert.com
Janco Greenhouses, 9390 Davis Avenue, Laurel, MD 20723-1993 www.jancoinc.com
National Greenhouse Company, Division of Nexus Corporation, 10983 Leroy Drive, Northglenn, CO 80233 www.nationalgreenhouse.com
Private Garden, 36 Commercial Drive, Box 600, Hamden, MA 01036 www.private-garden.com
Stuppy Greenhouse Supply Co., P.O. Box 12456, North Kansas City, MO 64116 www.stuppy.com
V-J Growers Supply, Charlotte, NC; Tel: 1-800-222-4504 FAX: 704-525-1752
For a list of organic soil mix materials and soil mixing equipment suppliers, see this ATTRA publication on Organic Potting Mixes. www.attra.org/attra-pub/potmix.html
North Carolina State University Commercial Floriculture www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/floriculture/
Managing Micronutrients in the Greenhouse www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/floriculture/hils/HIL553.pdf
Alkalinity Control for Irrigation Water in Greenhouses www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/floriculture/hils/HIL558.pdf
Water Considerations for Container Production of Plants www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/floriculture/hils/HIL557.pdf
Ohio State University - Ohio Floriculture Online www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~flori/index.html
Texas A&M Greenhouse Publication Links aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/greenhouse/guides/guides.html
University of Georgia Trial Gardens uga.ovationsoftware.com/
Yoder Brothers, Inc. - Garden Mum Cultural Tips, Insect and Disease Management www.yoder.com/grower/pot/
University of Florida - Height Control of Poinsettias (photo journal of treatment decisions) hort.ufl.edu/floriculture/height/
Ecke - Cultural Tip Sheets for Ecke Poinsettias www.ecke.com/html/h_points/points_tech.html
Purdue University Floriculture Extension flowers.hort.purdue.edu/
Fischer USA - Gallery of Geranium Disorders (pdf file covering nutrition, diseases, insects and cultural disorders of geraniums, no pictures) www.fischerusa.com/pdfs/GDisordr.pdf
Fischer USA - Gallery of Poinsettia Disorders (pdf file covering nutrition, diseases, insects and cultural disorders of poinsettias, no pictures) www.fischerusa.com/pdfs/PDisordr.pdf
Fischer USA - Links to production guides for geraniums, New Guinea impatiens, poinsettias www.fischerusa.com/main1.cfm?left=commleft&disp=comm
Oglevee - Articles and information on production of geraniums, New Guinea impatiens, poinsettias, and Streptocarpus www.oglevee.com/articles_home.htm
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center - Nursery Crop Production/Landscape Horticulture fletcher.ces.state.nc.us/programs/nursery
Sustainable Small-Scale Nursery Production, ATTRA publication www.attra.org/attra-pub/nursery.html
Texas A&M Nursery Course Online extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/hort431/hort431.html
Mississippi State University - Greenhouse Tomato Page www.msucares.com/crops/comhort/greenhouse.html
Noble Foundation Horticulture- Economic Feasibility of Hoop House Tomatoes www.noble.org/ag/Horticulture/HoopTomato/Index.htm
Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Publication - tomato and cucumber production pubs res2.agr.ca/harrow/ghouse_team/gvrtindx.htm
North Carolina State University, Dr. Mary Peet's Greenhouse Vegetable Production Website www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/greenhouse_veg/
Dr. Mary Peet's List of Greenhouse Vegetable Resources www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-32-a.html
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA): Greenhouse & Hydroponic Vegetable Production Resources on the Internet www.attra.org/attra-pub/ghwebRL.html
Cornell Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Grower Handbooks, hydroponic lettuce, spinach or pak choi www.bee.cornell.edu/extension/CEA/handbook_home.htm
New Mexico Hydroponic Vegetable Publication (tomato, cucumber and lettuce) www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_circulars/circ556.html
Oregon State University Greenhouse Cucumber Guide www.orst.edu/Dept/NWREC/greenhouse.html
The National Organic Program (not specific to greenhouse production) www.ams.usda.gov/nop/
Cornell Berry Information Page (check out the images under the HORT 442 Class) www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/berrypage.htm
ATTRA Strawberries: Organic and IPM Options (includes section on greenhouse production) http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/strawberry.html#greenhouse
Hydrofarm Gardening Products www.hydrofarm.com/content/articles/strawberries.html
North Carolina State University Water Management and BMPs for Nurseries www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/nursery/cultural/topic7.htm
North Carolina State University Water Quality and Waste Management Publications www2.ncsu.edu/bae/programs/extension/publicat/wqwm/index.html
University of Maryland - Nutrient Management Homepage for the Green Industry www.nursery.umd.edu/nutrient.html
For University of Maryland, also see HortFlash articles: www.agnr.umd.edu/users/ipmnet/hortflsh.htm
Environmental Guidelines for Greenhouse Growers in British Columbia www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/fppa/pubs/environ/greenhse/grnhse.htm
University of Georgia Extension Publications www.ces.uga.edu/pubs/pdf-home.html
Auburn Horticulture Extension Web page www.ag.auburn.edu/dept/hf/goldcrisscross3extension.htm
PEARL - Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Publications Library: agweb.okstate.edu/pearl/
The University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agriculture Science (IFAS) - Extension Home Page edis.ifas.ufl.edu/index.html
The Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville ohld.ag.utk.edu/ohld/htm/extef.htm
Rutgers Horticultural Engineering Page AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU/~horteng/
Missouri Alternative Crops Center agebb.missouri.edu/mac/
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture www.agf.gov.bc.ca/croplive/plant/horticult/
Texas A&M University PLANTAnswers aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/web.html
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Publications List www.attra.org/attra-pub/index.html
GreenBeam Calculators (alkalinity, PGR, fertilizer, as well as metric calculators) www.greenbeam.com/calculators.html
Virginia Tech-Insects on the WWW www.isis.vt.edu/~fanjun/text/Links.html
Virginia Tech-Insect Identification Laboratory Home Page www.ento.vt.edu/bughunt
North Carolina State University Ornamentals and Turf Insect and Pest Management Notes: www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/O&T/index.html
North Carolina State University Publication: "Insect and Related Pests of Flowers and Foliage Plants" ipmwww.ncsu.edu/INSECT_ID/AG136/ncstate.html
Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources www.ent.iastate.edu/List/
Yoder Brothers, Inc. - Garden Mum Insect Control www.yoder.com/grower/pot/insect/
Poinsettia Federal Insect and Mite Control Chart www.ecke.com/html/fastfax/pdfs/Poin%20insect.pdf
Fischer USA - Gallery of Geranium Disorders (pdf file covering nutrition, diseases, insects and cultural disorders of geraniums, no pictures) www.fischerusa.com/pdfs/GDisordr.pdf
Fischer USA - Gallery of Poinsettia Disorders (pdf file covering nutrition, diseases, insects and cultural disorders of poinsettias, no pictures) www.fischerusa.com/pdfs/PDisordr.pdf
Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book (PPIGB) www.ifgb.uni-hannover.de/extern/ppigb/ppigb.htm
Pennsylvania State University Plant Disease Fact Sheets www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASDEPT/PLANT/ext/fact.html
Florida Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Daylily Rust doacs.state.fl.us/~pi/enpp/pathology/daylily-rust.html
Yoder Brothers, Inc. - Garden Mum Disease Control www.yoder.com/grower/pot/insect/disease.html
Poinsettia Federal Disease Control Chart www.ecke.com/html/fastfax/pdfs/Poin%20disease.pdf
Fischer USA - Gallery of Geranium Disorders (pdf file covering nutrition, diseases, insects and cultural disorders of geraniums, no pictures) www.fischerusa.com/pdfs/GDisordr.pdf
Fischer USA - Gallery of Poinsettia Disorders (pdf file covering nutrition, diseases, insects and cultural disorders of poinsettias, no pictures) www.fischerusa.com/pdfs/PDisordr.pdf
Purdue Weed Control Database bluestem.hort.purdue.edu/plant/weeds.html
North Carolina State University - Greenhouse Weed Control www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/floriculture/hils/HIL570.pdf
North Carolina State University Weed Information www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/weeds
University of Georgia: Turfgrass Weed Management http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/cssci/TURF/turf.htm
University of California - Davis - Pest Management Guidelines (descriptions of insect and disease problems on floricultural crops with emphasis on identification and cultural control) www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.floriculture.html
Cornell University: Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America www.nysaes.cornell.edu:80/ent/biocontrol/index.html
Integrated Pest Management - University of Maryland www.agnr.umd.edu/users/ipmnet/
North Carolina State University - Biological Control Virtual Information Center ipmwww.ncsu.edu/biocontrol/biocontrol.html
Consortium for International Crop Protection - Outstanding IPM-Related Sites ippc.orst.edu/dir/bests.html
State IPM Coordinators and Websites www.reeusda.gov/agsys/ipm/coordinators.htm
Virginia Tech: Pesticide Applicator Certification: An Overview www.vtpp.ext.vt.edu/htmldocs/certdefl.html
Virginia Tech-Laws Affecting Pesticide Use in Virginia www.vtpp.ext.vt.edu/htmldocs/comply/index2.html
Virginia Tech-Federal Laws and Regulations Affecting Pesticide Use (presentation) www.ext.vt.edu/vlc/projects/pesticide_safety/mod002/
North Carolina State University - Commercial Site List for Organic/Biocontrol/Non-traditional Agriculture ipmwww.ncsu.edu/cernag/commercial/organic.html
Arizona Biological Control, Inc., 5116 Williamsburg Rd., Brentwood, TN 37027; (800) 441-BUGS(2847); FAX (425) 984-7388 www.biconet.com/ARBICO.html
The Beneficial Insectary, 9664 Tanqueray Ct., Redding, CA 96003; Tel: 1-530-226-6300 or 1-800-477-3715; Fax: 1-530-226-6310 or 1-888-472-0708 www.theinsectary.com/
IPM Laboratories, Inc. PO Box 300 Locke, NY 13092-0300 Tel: 315-497-2063; Fax 315-497-3129 www.ipmlabs.com/
Koppert USA P.O. Box 39387, North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039 Tel: 216-353-9437 www.koppert.nl/e005.shtml
Ohio Florists' Association (the TIPS Guides), 2130 Stella Court, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215-1033; Tel: 614-487-1117; Fax: 614-487-1216 www.ofa.org/
The Society of American Florists, 1601 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22306; Tel: 703-836-8700; FAX: 703-836-8705 www.safnow.org/
Perennial Plant Association, 3383 Schirtzinger Rd., Hilliard, OH 43026; Tel: 614-771-8431 Fax: 614-876-5238 www.perennialplant.org/
Maryland Greenhouse Growers Association, 11614 35th Place, Beltsville, MD 20705; 301-937-4166. Maryland Greenhouse Growers Association's Newsletter www.agnr.umd.edu/users/ipmnet/hortflsh.htm
North Carolina Flower Growers Association, 3906 Wake Forest Rd., Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27609; Phone: 919.334.0093; Fax: 919.877.0940 www.NCCFGA.org/
Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, M.P.O. Box 268, Oberlin, OH 44074; Tel: 440-774-2887 Fax: 440-774-2435 www.ascfg.org/
International Herb Association, 4456 Corporation Lane, Suite 120, Virginia Beach, VA. 23462; Phone: 757-497-4143; Fax: 757-497-0010; email: members@iherb.org www.iherb.org/
Herb Growing and Marketing Network, P.O. Box 245, Silver Spring, PA 17575-0245; Tel: 717-393-3295; FAX: 717-393-9261 www.herbnet.com/
The Herb Society of America, 9019 Kirtland Chardon Rd, Kirtland, Ohio 44094; Tel: 440/256-0514; Fax:440/256-0541 www.herbsociety.org/
American Nursery and Landscape Association, 1250 I Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, Tel: 202.789.2900, fax: 202.789.1893 www.anla.org/
North Carolina Association of Nurserymen, 968 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC 27607, Tel: (919) 816-9119; Fax: (919) 816-9118 www.ncan.com/
Southern Nursery Association, 1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 4, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA USA 30339; Voice: (770) 953-3311; Fax: (770) 953-4411 www.sna.org/
International Plant Propagators' Society, c/o Margot Bridgen, 26 Woodland Road, Storrs, CT 06268; Tel: (860) 429-6818; Fax: (860) 429-6665; email: mbippser@neca.com www.IPPS.org/
Arizona Nursery Association, 1430 W. Broadway Suite#A-180, Tempe, AZ 85282; Tel: 480.966.1610 fax:480.966.0923, email: info@azna.org www.azna.org/
California Association of Nurserymen, 3947 Lennane Drive, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95834-1973; Tel: 916.928.3900, 800.748.6214, Fax: 916.567.0505, E-mail: can@can-online.org www.can-online.org/
Florida Nursery and Greenhouse Association, 1533 Park Center Dr., Orlando, FL 32835, Tel: 407.295.7994, Fax: 407.295.1619, email: info@fnga.org www.fnga.org/
Louisiana Nursery Association; Contact: Alan Owings; aowings@agcrt.lsu.edu/
New England Nursery Association, 8-D Pleasant Street, South Natick, MA 01760, Tel: (508) 653-3112; FAX: (508) 653-4112, E-mail: NensyAssn@aol.com www.nensyassn.org/
Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, 72 Dorchester Square, Westerville, Ohio 43081-3350, Tel: (800) 825-5062, Fax: (800) 860-1713, Email: info@onla.org www.onla.org/
Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association, 1707 South Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104-3148; Tel: (717) 238-1673, Fax: (717) 238-1675 www.plna.com/
This Old Yard - Restoration of Antique Gardens; Email: gardenworks@traditionalgardening.com Historic and Heirloom Plants www.monticello.org/chp/index.html#chparticles
Wildseed Farms, wildflower seed, etc.; www.wildseedfarms.com/
National Wildflower Research Center: www.wildflower.org/
American Orchid Society: www.orchidweb.org
International Society for Arboriculture: www.ag.uiuc.edu/~isa/
Associated Landscape Contractors of America: www.alca.org/
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta: www.aabga.org/
American Society of Landscape Architects: www.asla.org/
Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Inc.: held in January in Baltimore; contact: MANTS, P.O. Box 11739, Baltimore, MD 21206410-882-5300, 800-431-0066 www.mants.com/
Green & Growin' Show and Floral Exposition: held in January in Winston-Salem; contact: NCAN, 968 Trinity Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607; FAX: 919-816-9118 www.ncan.com/
Professional Horticulture Conference of Virginia, Ltd.; held in January at the Pavilion in Virginia Beach; contact: PHCV, P.O. Box 64446, Virginia Beach, VA 23467; Tel: 757-523-4734; FAX: 757-366-9604 www.phcv.org
Southeast Greenhouse Conference: held in June at the Palmetto International Exposition Center in Greenville, SC; contact SGC&TS, P.O. Box 2945, LaGrange, GA 30240; Tel: 800-453-3070; FAX: 706-883-8215 www.sgcts.org/
Ohio Floriculture ShortCourse; held in July in Columbus, OH; contact: Ohio Floriculture Association, 2130 Stella Court, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215-1033; Tel: 614-487-1117; Fax: 614-487-1216 www.ofa.org/
Southern Nursery Association Conference and Trade Show: held in August at the World Congress Center in Atlanta; contact: Southern Nursery Association, 1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 4, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30339; Tel: 770-953-3311; Fax: 770-953-4411 www.sna.org/
Nursery Short Course, North Carolina State University and North Carolina Association of Nurserymen, McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC, Register with NCAN for this annual 2-day educational program www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/nursery/events.htm
GMPro/Greenhouse Management and Production and/or NMPro/Nursery Management and Production, also The Weekly Dirt newsletter, and archives for all three publications, Subscription Dept., P.O. Box 1869, Fort Worth, TX 76101; Tel: 800-434-6776 www.greenbeam.com/
Greenhouse Grower, Meister Publishing Company, 37733 Euclid Ave., Willoughby, OH 44094-5992; Tel: 440-942-2000 www.greenhousegrower.com/
Greenhouse Business, McCormick Communications Group Ltd., PO Box 698, Part Ridge, IL 60068-0698;1951 Rohlwing Rd, Suite B, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008; Tel: 847-870-1576.
Greenhouse Product News, Scranton Gillette Communications, 380 E. Northwest Hwy, Des Plaines, IL 60016-2282; Tel: 847-391-1004 www.onhort.com/onhort/
Grower Talks, Subscription Dept., PO Box 9, 335 North River St. Batavia, IL 60510-0099; Tel: 888-888-0013 www.growertalks.com/
Green Profit, Ball Publishing, 335 N. River Street, Post Office Box 9, Batavia, IL 60510-0009 USA; tel (630) 208-9080; fax (630) 208-9350; email info@ballpublishing.com
www.greenprofit.com/
American Nurseryman magazine, also a source for many books, videos and software, American Nurseryman Publishing Co., 77 W. Washington St., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60602-2904, Tel: 1-800-621-5727 www.amerinursery.com/
Something to Grow On, Auburn University Nursery Newsletter, Contact: Bernice R. Fischman, bfischma@acesag.auburn.edu
North Carolina Nursery Notes, NC Association of Nurserymen, Inc., 968 Trinity Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607, Tel: 919.816.9119, Fax: 919.816.9118, email: ncaninc@aol.com
www.ncan.com/
SNA Research Conference Proceedings, Southern Nursery Association www.sna.org/research/researchproceedings.shtml
Digger, published by Oregon Association of Nurserymen, 2780 SE Harrison St. Suite 102, Milwaukie, OR 97222; Tel: 503-653-8733; 800-342-6401 www.nurseryguide.com/
Journal of Environmental Horticulture, published by Horticultural Research Institute, 1250 I Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005 www.anla.org/research/journal/index.htm
Country Folks Grower Magazine, Lee Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 121, 6113 St. Hwy 5, Palantine Bridge, NY 13428 www.cfgrower.com/
Greenhouse Operator's Training Manual. A 300-page manual covering greenhouse structures and environment, basic botany, plant growth and development, plant propagation, water quality, plant nutrition, plant growth regulation, entomology, plant pathology, pesticides, the Hazard Communication Standard, greenhouse safety and emergency procedures and business skills.Pansy Production Handbook: A Production Guide for the Southern Grower. 2000. B.E. Whipker, P.A. Thomas, and T.J. Cavins (eds.).
Ohio Florist Association Services, Inc., 2130 Stella Court, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215-1033 Tel: 614-487-1117; 209.235.216.182/pubs.html
Tips on Growing Bedding Plants, 4th Edition. 1999.Tips on Growing Zonal Geraniums, 2nd Edition. 1991
Tips on Managing Floriculture Crop Problems Pests, Diseases, & Growth Control. 2000.
Tips on Growing and Marketing Hanging Baskets. 1994.
Tips on Growing Specialty Potted Crops. 1997.
Tips on Growing and Marketing Garden Mums. 1996.
Tips on Regulating Growth of Floriculture Crops. 2001.
Tips on Selecting Pest Management Strategies. 1999.
Identification of Insects and Related Pests of Horticultural Plants - Pictorial Guide. 1998.
Floriculture Principles and Species. 1999. John Dole and Harold Wilkins.
IPM for Bedding Plants: A Scouting and Pest Management Guide. 2000. Published by the New York State IPM Program at Cornell University. Order item #102IPM407 from Media Services Distribution Center, 7 Business and Technology Park, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. (607) 255-2080 or send email to: resctr@cornell.edu
www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/bpguide99pr.html
Ball Publishing, 1 North River Lane, Suite 206, Geneva, IL 60134-0532; www.ballbookshelf.com/
Ball Culture Guide, The Encyclopedia of Seed Germination. 1993. Jim Nau. ISBN 1883052017Ball Field Guide to Diseases of Greenhouse Ornamentals. 1992. Margery Daughtrey and A.R. Chase. ISBN 0962679631
Ball Guide to Identification of Greenhouse Pests and Beneficial. 1998. Stanton Gill and John Sanderson. ISBN 1883052173
Ball Perennial Manual: Propagation and Production. 1996. Jim Nau. ISBN 1883052106
Ball Pest and Disease Manual, 2nd edition. 1997. Charles C. Powell and Richard K. Lindquist. ISBN 1883052130
Ball Redbook, 16th edition. 1998. Vic Ball, editor. ISBN 0835903826
Diseases of Annuals and Perennials, A Ball Guide. 1995. A.R. Chase, Margery Daughtry and Gary W. Simone. ISBN 1883052084
Pests & Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials: The Biological Approach. 1999. Stanton Gill, and David Clement, and Ethel Dutky. ISBN 1883052203
Grower Talks on Plugs II. 1996. Debbie Hamrick.
Holland Bulb Forcer†s Guide, 5th edition. 1996. August A. De Hertogh.
Geraniums IV. 1993. John W. White. ISBN 0962679658
New Guinea Impatiens. 1995. Warren Banneer and Michael Klopmeyer. ISBN 1883052076
Also available on the Ball Bookshelf:
Bedding Plants IV, A Manual on the Culture of Bedding Plants as a Greenhouse Crop. 1994. E. Jay Holcomb. Sponsored by Pennsylvania Flower Growers. ISBN 188305205X
Field Grown Cut Flowers: A Practical Guide and Sourcebook. 1997. Alan Stevens. ISBN 096530650X
Greenhouse Operation and Management. 1998. Paul Nelson. ISBN 0133651983
Introduction to Floriculture, 2nd edition. 1992. Roy A. Larson. ISBN 0124376517
The Poinsettia Manual, 3rd edition. Paul Ecke Jr., O.A. Matkin, and David E. Hartley 1990. Ecke Poinsettia Ranch, PO Box 230488, Encinitas CA 92023-0488 Tel: 800-468-3253.
Timber Press, 133 SW 2nd Ave., Ste. 450, Portland, Oregon 97204; Telephone: 1-800-327-5680; Fax: 1-503-227-3070 www.timberpress.com/
C02 Enrichment in the Greenhouse. 1988. Peter R. Hicklenton.Production of Florist Azaleas. 1993. Roy A. Larson. ISBN 0881922307
The Peony. 1993. A. Harding. ISBN 0881922749
Specialty Cut Flowers: The Production of Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs and Woody Plants. 1993. A.M. Armitage. ISBN 0881922250
APS Press, The American Phytopathological Society, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097 Tel: 800-328-7560; www.apsnet.org/
Compendium of Flowering Potted Plant Diseases. 1995. Margery L. Daughtrey, Robert L. Wick, and Joseph Peterson. ISBN 0890542023Compendium of Rose Diseases. 1983. R. K. Horst. ISBN 0890542027
Foliage Plant Diseases - Diagnosis and Control. 1997. A.R. Chase. ISBN 0890541795
Managing Diseases in Greenhouse Crops. 1992. William R. Jarvis. ISBN 0890541221
Publications from NRAES (Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service); may be ordered through your local Extension office or get book details and ordering information at www.nraes.org/
Greenhouse Engineering. NRAES-33. 1994. John W. Bartok, Jr. and Robert A. Aldrich.Energy Conservation for Commercial Greenhouses. NRAES-3. 2001. John W. Bartok, Jr.
Greenhouses for Homeowners and Gardeners. NRAES-137. 2000. John W. Bartok., Jr.
Greenhouse Systems: Automation, Culture, and Environment. NRAES-72. 1994.
Water and Nutrient Management for Greenhouses. NRAES-56. 1996. Thomas C. Weiler and Marty Sailus.
Poinsettias, New England Integrated Pest Management Scouting Guide. 1997. Leanne Pundt. University of Connecticut, Office of Communications, U-35, 1376 Storrs Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-4035.
Fundamentals of Pesticides, A Self-Instruction Guide 3rd edition, George W. Ware. Thompson Publications, PO Box 9335, Fresno, CA 93791. ISBN 0913702161
The Greenhouse Environment: The Effect of Environmental Factors on Flower Crops. 1977. W. J. Mastalerz. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, NY 10016. ISBN 0471576069
Greenhouses-Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture. 1997. Joe J. Hanan. CRC Press, 2000 Corporate Blvd., N.W., Boca Raton, FL 33431. ISBN 0849316987
Greenhouse Management: A Guide to Structures, Environmental Control, Materials Handling, Crop Programming and Business Analysis. 1983. Robert W. Langhans. Halcyon Press of Ithaca, 111 Halcyon Hill Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. ISBN 0960400613
A Guide to Insects and Related Pests of Floricultural Crops in New England. A.G. Gentile and Donna T. Scanlon. Revised by Tina M. Smith, 1992. Draper Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.
The Physiology of Flower Bulbs. 1993. Elsevier Science Publishers, B.V. Molenwerf 1, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amersterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 0444874984
The Biology of Glasshouse Pests and Their Natural Enemies-Knowing and Recognizing. M. Malais and W.J. Ravensberg.1992. Koppert Biological Systems, PO Box 155, 2650 AD Berkel In Rodenrijs, The Netherlands.
Biological Pest Management for Interior Plantscapes, 2nd edition. 1987. Alberta Public Affairs Bureau, Publications Services, 11510 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton AB Canada T5G 2Y5.
Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs. Warren T. Johnson and Howard H. Lyon. 1991. Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850. ISBN 0801426022
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, 5th edition. Michael A. Dirr. 1998. Stipes Publishing Co., P.O. Box 526, Champaign, IL 61824. ISBN 0875638007
Plant Production in Containers. Carl E. Whitcomb. 1984 (revised 1988). Lacebark Publications Inc., Rt. 5, Box 174, Stillwater, OK 74074. ISBN 096131091X
Establishment and Maintenance of Landscape Plants. Carl E. Whitcomb. 1987 (revised 1991). Lacebark Publications Inc., Rt. 5, Box 174, Stillwater, OK 74074. ISBN 0961310928
Growing & Propagating Showy Native Woody Plants. 1992. Richard E. Bir, University of North Carolina Press, P.O. Box 2288, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27515-2288. ISBN 080782027X
The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: from Seed to Tissue Culture. 1987. Michael A. Dirr and Charles W. Heuser, Jr. Varsity Press Inc., P.O. Box 6301, Athens, GA 30604. ISBN 0942375009
Western Fertilizer Handbook; Horticulture Edition. 1998. Interstate Publishers, Inc., 510 North Vermillion Street, P.O. Box 50, Danville, IL 61834-0050, Tel: 800-843-4774.
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