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We will be offering a one day drive in greenhouse management class to help teachers get prepared for a successful spring crop. Below is the agenda for the class. To register for the course go to CTAERN Resource Network <https://www.ctaern.org/default.aspx> https://www.ctaern.org/default.aspx sign in with your password (first three letters of your last name and last four digits of your ss #) Ex: Ham1234 Select Workshop Catalog (New starting Jan 2011) Select Workshop Categories - Agriculture Scroll down to CTAERN3364 Spring Greenhouse Crop Management *Agenda * CTAERN 3364 Spring Greenhouse Crop Management Workshop for Agriculture Education Teachers *Friday January 6th* *8:00 - 9:00 - Greenhouse Crop Schedules : Teri Hamlin* a. How to plan a planting schedule to have all greenhouse crops ready to sale at the same time b. Supplies needed c. Pricing *9:00 -10:30 – Getting Vegetables off to a good start: Brent Loop* a. What vegetables should be started by seed in greenhouse b. How to obtain high germination c. How to transplant seedlings d. How to grow out seedlings *Hands on Lab*: Proper method to plant seeds and transplant seedlings *11:00 - 1:00 - Sack Lunch Discussion * *Spring Annual Plugs and Rooted Liners: Grower: Mack & Luci Furlow* a. How to care for plugs and liners upon arrival b. How to plant plugs and liners c. Fertilizer / Fungicide d. Crop Management Tips *Hands on Lab: Proper method in handling and transplanting annual plugs* *1:00 - 2:30 - Perennials & Herbs: Grower: Leah James *a. Handling / Planting / Growing Tips b. Chemical Application c. Pinching Methods *2:30 - 3:30 - Hanging Basket / Herb Bowls : Georgia Smith* a. How to produce hanging baskets from plugs b. How to produce hanging baskets from cuttings c. Design of Herb Bowls *3:30 – 5:00 - Fertilizer (30min Lecture / 50 min Lab): Pam Lewis* a. Calculation of Rates b. How to operate Fertilizer Injector c. How to test EC -- Dr. Teri Hamlin North Region Agriculture Education Georgia Department of Education 204C Four Towers University of Georgia Athens, Ga 30602 706-552-4461 / 706-540-0032 [log in to unmask]