Future College of Knowledge Offerings

These are the final planned offerings of the College of Knowledge certificate program.

Track one

Greenhouse Disease Management covers the detection of the most common diseases of greenhouse crops. The course provides a closer look at disease cycles and control strategies to help growers decide which biological, environmental and chemical measures are appropriate to control diseases without damaging crops.

Root Zone Management provides the latest practical information on irrigation water, growing media and fertilizers. Participants will gain knowledge to increase success growing in peat and bark based media.

Seedling Plug Production approaches the art from a scientific perspective, providing participants with an in-depth view of using media, water, temperature, nutrients and growth regulators to produce quality plugs.

Greenhouse Insect Management looks at pest life cycles, beneficial insects/mites and chemicals in an effort to enhance participants’ abilities to control insects. Growers will leave this course with an understanding of the management of insects and a renewed confidence in their control methods.

Growth Regulators provides the latest practical information on the composition of these chemicals and how they work on floriculture crops. Participants will gain knowledge of timing and application of common products.

Bedding Plant Production covers the basics of growing bedding plants from selection of containers to in-depth scheduling of the most popular crops. Growers will explore how light, temperature, nutrition, media, and watering related specifically to major bedding plant crops.

Environmental Management—Light will provide participants with an overview of the impact of light quality, quantity, intensity and duration on greenhouse plants.

Forcing Perennials in Greenhouses explains how to condition plants for forcing and provides step-by-step instructions on how to force them

Basics of Pot Plant Production discusses environmental factors and cultural practices to successfully produce potted plants. Concepts and examples will then be applied to some of the major floricultural crops grown in the United States.

Environmental Management — Temperature presents in-depth information on how temperature influences plant growth and development, from the seedling stage to flowering. Learn how temperature can be manipulated to control flower initiation and development, crop timing, crop quality and plant height.

Growing Hanging Baskets focuses on how to select and produce plants well-suited for hanging containers. Participants will gain practical information on how to choose, space, schedule, and grow hanging baskets.

Physiological Disorders will acquaint growers with recognizing problems encountered when growing — then how to correct them. You’ll learn what to look for so that corrective actions can be taken to minimize crop losses.