Best Mangement Practices
| • Pollution Prevention in Colorado Commercial Greenhouses | |
| Information: Best Management Practices and guidance principals for pesticide use, storage and handling from Colorado State University, Cooperative Education –Horticulture Division (30 pages) | |
• Farm Practices in B.C. Reference Guide – Commodity Greenhouse  | |
| Summary and links to more information on greenhouse practices including; buildings, wastes, irrigation, lighting, pesticides, removal of soil and placement on fill, stationary equipment, transportation, water management, wood waste, and legislation. From British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (4 pages).
Date of publication:January 2004 | |
| • Biological Control Methods for Pests in Commercial Greenhouses | |
| Information: A paper from McDonald College of McGill University
Date of publication:1984 | |
| • Can Biocontrol and IPM Work for Floriculture? | |
| Information: An article from British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. | |
| • Eco-Efficiency in the Greenhouse Industry | |
| Information: Fact Sheet summarizing best environmental management practices for greenhouse operations from the Eco-Efficiency Centre (5 pages). | |
| • Energy Conserving Greenhouse Modifications | |
| Information:Fact Sheet from the University of Maryland, Maryland Cooperative Extension Service, Biological Resources Engineering
Date of publication:February 1977 | |
| • Evaluating Supplemental Light for Your Greenhouse | |
| Information:Reprint of an article on measuring light units, daily light and crop yields, sunlight, supplemental lighting, where to go for help, costs and efficiency. From University of New Hampshire, Cooperative Extension and Greenhouse and Floriculture programs (6 pages)
Date of publication:May 2001 | |
| • Greenhouse Food Production Website | |
| Information: Links to many topics including organic production and resources from North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. | |
| • Greenhouse Heating Checklist | |
| Information: A checklist that covers the steps that should be taken to insure that greenhouse heating systems operate at peak efficiency
Date of publication:June 1992. Revised, July 2002 | |
| • Horticulture Engineering Website | |
| Information: This website includes a variety of presentations, papers, newsletters, and resources related to the following topics: Greenhouse Energy Conservation; Building an Open-Roof Greenhouse; Greenhouse Supplemental Lighting and Shading; Greenhouse Ventilation and Cooling; and Greenhouse Glazing. From Bioresource Engineering, Center for Controlled Environment Agriculture, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service. | |
| • Horticulture Fact Sheets | |
| Information: Ohio State University, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Division.
A series of Horticulture Fact sheets including: Greenhouse Condensation Control; Water Quality for Floriculture Crops; Raised Bed Gardening; WPS Information Worksheet for Floriculture. | |
| • Information and other technical assistance for those involved in sustainable agriculture | |
| Information: ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, funded by the US Department of Agriculture, provides information and other technical assistance to those involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States. There are publications available on their website related to the following topics: Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production, Tomato Production and Herb Production; Solar Greenhouses Resource List; Greenhouse & Hydroponic Vegetable Resources on the Internet; Integrated Pest Management for Greenhouse Crops; Compost Heated Greenhouses; and Root Zone Heating for Greenhouse Crops. | |
| • Information on a range of greenhouse management and pest management issues | |
| Information: University of Connecticut’s Department of Plant Science division has an Integrated Pest Management Program. Their IPM programs are designed to provide information to growers and commercial interests and information on their website was developed for conditions in the Northeast US. There are fact sheets, articles and other publications on a range of greenhouse management and pest management issues including some of the following: Pest Management for Herb Bedding Plants Grown in the Greenhouse; Managing Algae in the Greenhouse; Using Sticky Cards to Monitor for Insects; Integrated Pest Management for Cut Flower Growers; Disease Prevention in Greenhouse Tomato: An IPM Perspective; Biological Pest Control in Greenhouse Tomatoes; Reduce Air Pollution From Your Heating System. | |
| • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Manual for Landscape Pests in BC | |
| Information: An IPM handbook, with chapters that cover insects and diseases in greenhouses and nurseries from British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. | |
| • Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators | |
| Information: A comprehensive guide developed by New England Greenhouse Floriculture for commercial production of greenhouse ornamentals with information on current pest management and growth regulators, including IPM and biological control information for greenhouse crops (200 pages, $25 to order). | |
| • Research and information on environmentally safe greenhouse production practices | |
| Information: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Extension Program has a Floriculture unit that supports the greenhouse industry with research and information on environmentally safe production practices and marketing. There are fact sheets and other publications on a range of greenhouse management and pest management issues including some of the following: Subirrigation for Greenhouse Crops; Managing Weeds in Your Greenhouse; Groundwater and Your Greenhouse; Use "BMPs" to Increase Fertilizer Efficiency and Reduce Runoff. | |
| • Understanding Biological Control in Greenhouses | |
| Information: Fact Sheet that explores the factors important in establishing successful biological control programs in greenhouses from University of Minnesota Extension Service
Date of publication:2004 | |
| • Water Conservation Methods for Commercial Greenhouses | |
| Information: Fact Sheet from Colorado State University, Cooperative Education –Adams County Cooperative Extension outlining the steps and costs of water conservation (2 pages).
Date of publication:Summer 2002 | |