Instructor: Dr. Paul A. Thomas

Teaching Assistant: None

Horticulture Greenhouse Manager: Ms. Pamela Lewis

Diversity Seminar Documents:

Vitae

Philosophy and Three Year Plan

Powerpoint

Hort 4050, Fall 2007

Welcome to Hort 4050, Greenhouse Management taught through the Department of Horticulture

Lecture meets:

Monday and Wednesday 11:15 am -12:05 am, and Friday, 11:15 am - 1:10 pm, in room 1205 Miller Plant Science Building.

 

Greenhouse activities are performed:

Fridays, during specified times in the Campus Greenhouses or the Horticulture Greenhouses located at the Riverbend Research Facility. 12:05 to 1:10pm ......Map to Riverbend

 

Students, please note that class attendance and participation in the greenhouse activities is mandatory.

Field trips are optional but recommended. There will be pop-quizzes, and attendance taken.

 

Table of Contents

• Course Description
• Instructor Information
• Course Justification
• Course Introduction
• Course Objectives
• Text Information
• Grading System
• General Course Information
• Tentative Lecture Schedule (Lecture Notes and Reading Assignments Are Linked Here)
• Greenhouse- Laboratory Activities
• Term Paper
• Crop Journal Example
• Business Plan Outline Example
• Poinsettia Demonstrations
• Instructions for using the Department Computer Laboratory
• DEMO 1: Poinsettia Cost Accounting
• Tour Checklist for a Commercial Greenhouse
• Click here to start Greenhouse Tutorial..&..Click here for spreadsheet downloading help
• Heating Tutorial Instructions
• Cooling Tutorial Instructions
• Substrate Tutorial Instructions
• Poinsettia Tutorial Instructions
• Class News / Posted Information

Other Resource Web Sites of Floricultural Interest

• The America Floral Endowment
• Southeast Greenhouse Conference
• Ohio Florists Association
• Auburn Horticulture Department
• Clemson Horticulture Department
• Cornell Floriculture and Ornamentals
• Iowa State University Horticulture Department
• Michigan State University Extension
• N C State University Horticultural Science Department
• Ohio State University Horticulture & Crop Science
• Oregon State University Horticulture
• Purdue Floriculture Extension
• Texas A& M University Horticulture
• University of Tennessee Floriculture
• University of Massachusetts Extension
• University of Georgia Horticulture

GH Powerpoints 1...2 ...3. .4 ...5 ...6..

OFA-Michigan Powerpoints 5 3 4 ... 1 23Michigan POWERPOINTS........

PDF's

Greenhouse Student Work Schedule

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Web Page Credits: This class web page was originally designed by Dr. Douglas A. Bailey, Department Chairman in the Horticulture Department at UGA. The content and pages have been extensively modified by Dr. Paul A. Thomas to reflect the current course curriculum, materials and resources. We thank Dr. Bailey for his assistance. Any questions concerning content or suggestions for improvements should be addressed to Dr. Paul A. Thomas at the following address: pathomas@uga.edu