Friday January 7^th

8:00 - 8:30 -Registration/Introductions:  Dr. Hamlin

8:30 - 9:30 - Greenhouse Crop Schedules : Dr. Hamlin

a. How to plan a planting schedule to have all greenhouse crops ready to sale at the same time

b. Supplies needed

b. Pricing

9:30 -10:50 - Seeds (30 min lecture / 50 min hands on lab) : Dr. Paul Thomas

a. What should you grow by seed

b. How to obtain high germination

c. How to transplant seedlings

d. How to grow out seedlings

11:00 - 1:00 - Sack Lunch Discussion and Hands on Lab

 Spring Annual Plugs and Rooted Liners: Grower: Mack & Luci Furlow

a. How to care upon arrival

b. How to plant

c. Fertilizer / Fungicide

1:00 - 2:30   - Perennials & Herbs: Growers: Leah James & Ben Chester

a. Handling / Planting / Growing Tips

b. Chemical Application

c. Pinching Methods

2:30 - 3:30 - Hanging Basket / Color Bowls : Ms. Smith

a. How to produce hanging baskets from plugs

b. How to produce hanging baskets from cuttings

c. Design of Color Bowls

3:30 – 4:30 - Fertilizer (30min Lecture / 50 min Lab): Ms. Lewis

a. Calculation of Rates

b. How to operate Fertilizer Injector

c. How to test EC

Saturday January 8th

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Greenhouse Environmental Controls: Settings, Maintenance, Trouble Shooting : Ed Thornton

10:00 - noon:  Split Into Two Groups and Rotate In One Hour Labs

Design and Construction of raised beds and cold frame for vegetables crops : David Berle

Lab 2: Irrigation Design and Construction : Dr. Duncan