Updated October 20th, 2007 - Please Note: Exam 3 Date Has Been Changed To Monday, November 19th!
Lectures will be held from 11:15 am to 12:05 am on Monday, Wednesday, and at 11:15 am to 1:10 pm on Fridays, in Room 1205 Miller Plant Science Building, ground floor.
IMPORTANT: Several laboratory exercises will be held at the Riverbend Greenhouse #13 this year! This is due to the construction of the new Pharmacy Building. Map to Riverbend. UGA Campus bus service does go to the greenhouse (Rivers Crossing Bus), and all students are expected to attand lab when assigned. .
Please be prompt, as quizzes tend to be given at the beginning of class. Students are expected to read the text listings prior to coming to class; GOM = pages in Greenhouse Operation & Management; PDF = PDF Formatted Handouts; OP = On-line Packet Material. These reading assignments will be the basis for quizzes given in class. In order to view the on-screen presentations in column 3, you will need Acrobat Reader which is available at: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
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8/17 | Introduction: Course Description; Philosophy & SOP's, Review Assignments | PDF -Greenhouse Business; ; OP-1, OP-2, | |
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Scope of the International, U.S. & Georgia Greenhouse Industries. (Read on own) Slide Presentation of Georgia's Greenhouse Industry |
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Poinsettia Production. Video.........Graphical Tracking ......Tracking PDF |
Pointsettia Fertilizer Recommendation |
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Resource Issues - Canadian Peat Moss Production | |
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Poinsettia Production Video / Poinsettia Lab |
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| 6 | 8/29 | Greenhouse construction: Location; Orientation; Glass greenhouses; Film plastic greenhouses | OP-3 | |
| 7 | Lab #2 | 8/31 |
Greenhouse construction: Film plastic greenhouses; Rigid-panel greenhouses |
OP-4 |
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9/3 |
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Try This Data Conversion Calculator! |
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Lab #3 |
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QUIZ 1 |
PDF - PGR's and |
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QUIZ 2 Greenhouse heating: Heat loss; Calculation of heat requirements |
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| 12 | Lab #4 | 9/14 |
Riverbend Greenhouse - Plant Pansies QUIZ 3 |
Class Meets at Riverbend Grenhouses - Handouts - Poinsettias |
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Exam #1 : (Industry, GH Orientation, Glazing, Benches, Crop Spacing, Poinsettias) Then off to the greenhouse to Pinch Poinsetias |
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| 14 | . | 9/19 | Temperature sensing; Emergency heaters; Fuel; Heat conservation | Handouts |
| 15 | Lab #5 | 9/21 | Greenhouse cooling overview, | . |
| 16 | 9/24 | Greenhouse Cooling Calculations | Handouts | |
| 17 | 9/26 |
Marc Van Iersel |
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| 18 | Lab #6 | 9/28 |
QUIZ 4 - Finish Cooling Lectures |
Do not forget that Virtual Grower Homework is now due Friday, October 5th. |
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| 20a and 20b | . | 10/3 | Cooling Lecture and Calculations - Continued |
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| 21 | Lab #7 | 10/5 | Exam #2 (Heating Theory, Cooling Theory, Irrigation, Heating Systems, Cooling Systems, General questions about Virtual Grower and Water Conservation) |
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No Class - Thanks for being understanding of my family's loss. |
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| 24 | Lab #8 | 10/12 | No Class | . |
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Field Trip - Speedling Greenhouses, Inc. Blairsville, GA (All Day Trip) This greenhouse is exceptional, in the North Georgia mountains. We also go to a very unique restaurant for lunch! |
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| 26 | 10/17 |
Root substrate: Types; Economics; Functions; Properties; Substrate Components.Root |
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| 27 | Lab #9 | 10/19 |
A General Review of pH, soil and water interaction |
.pH Drift Article, |
| 28 | 10/22 | Fertilization: Nutritional monitoring |
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QUIZ 6....Watering: Guidelines; Water quality |
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Fall Break - No Class! | Enjoy! | |
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Fertilization: Fertilization programs; | Try The Fertilizer Calculator! | |
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Quiz 7 .....Formulating fertilizers; Application, Etc | Fertility Homework | |
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Lab #10 |
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Assign Fertilizer Calculation Homework |
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Grower Q and A Discussion Day-Class Discussion: Be There! Challeges In The Greenhouse ........... |
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| 34 | 11/7 | Light and Temperature; Temperature | .Sunrise Calculator! | |
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Quiz 8 Light and Temperature: Photosynthesis | Dr Bodie Pennisi |
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QUIZ 9 Greenhouse Plant Pathology /Scouting | Jean Woodward |
| 38 | L ab #12 | 11/16 |
Greenhouse Insect Control & Scouting Pesticide Record Keeping |
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Exam #3 (Pest Records, Insects, Disease, Light, Temperature, Phytochrome, Fertility) | Work in either greenhouse aftter exam. Be sure to rotate your poinsettias! | |
| . | 11/21 - 11/23 | No Class - Thanksgiving Break | Enjoy | |
| 40 | 11/26 | Understanding Profit and Expense on a per square foot basis - a basic review! | Experiment With This Bedding Plant Crop Profit Calculator! | |
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QUIZ 10 Marketing - Positioning Your Company and Product | . | |
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Lab #13 |
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Greenhouse Budgets .Try Dr. Brumfields Excellent Calculator! | Budget Link / Budget |
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QUIZ 11 - Water Conservation in Greenhouses Greenhouse Water Audit Lecture & Poinsettia Review in GH...Tr |
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Labor management; Production management, ...Company Policy Guide |
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12/5 Last Class! |
QUIZ 12 - Understanding Retail Business Finances and Taxation.......................Mortgage Calculator! Financial Calculators - Web Link.....You Should Try This One! - Term Paper and Abstracts Due Here! |
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Reading Day - No Class | Careers In Floriculture | |
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Dec 10-14 | Final Exam #4: (Pest Regulations, Marketing, Fertilizer Calculations! Labor,Water Audit, Finances & Taxation (as on Powerpoint) and covering general poinsettia production. |
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