Below you’ll find information on greenhouse maintenance, biological control, general growing ideas, and publications. There are also numerous links to other sites where you can find a plethora of valuable information. For information on specific plants, please see the links on the right.
Greenhouse Maintenance
- Annual Greenhouse Check List
- DIF Temperature Control
- National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association Helpful Documents and Links
Growing Ideas
- Getting Started with Container Gardening
- Improve Your Hand Watering Techniques, Dramm Video
- Biological Control of Greenhouse Pests
- What is DIF? Preventing Plant Stretch
- Cultural Growing Articles, Greenhouse Grower
- Pinching Plants, Video
- How Much Soil Do I Need
- USDA Virtual Grower, Video and Software
- WSU School IPM
Biological Control
- Sound Horticulture
- Beneficial Insects, Evergreen Growers
- Biological Control of Greenhouse Pests, YouTube Video
- Predator Insects to use in the Greenhouse
- Insect and Mite Management in the Greenhouse
- Whiteflies in Ornamentals
- Twospotted Spider Mites
- Commercial Sources of Predators, Parasitoids and Pathogens
- Decision-making Handbook for Insect & Mite Pests of Ornamental Plants
- Disease and Pest Chart
- GreenMethods.com
Marketing & Sales
- Plastic Ties and Tags
- Benchcard Download | Benchcard Example
- Make Your Own Labels – Avery 5667 Word Template
QR Codes and Smart Phones
Helpful Links
University Sites
- Fact Sheets on Greenhouse Management and Engineering, University of Massachusetts
- Floriculture Crop Production Information, Michigan State University
- Department of Horticulture, Cornell University
- Greenhouse IPM Manual with an Emphasis on Biocontrols, Penn State
- Plant Facts, Ohio State University
- Washington State University
- Botanic Gardens, University of Washington
Supplier Sites
- Grown by Al’s
- Fessler Nursery
- Gulleys Greenhouse
- Knox Nursery
- Plug Connection
- Skagit Gardens
- Sunshine Enterprises
Breeder Sites
- Selecta, Trixi Liners
- The Suntory Collection, Surfinia and Million Bells Cultural and Growing Information
- Syngenta Flowers, Fischer Geranium Cultural and Growing Information
- Ball Horticulture Company, Cultural and Growing Information
- Simply Beautiful, Combination Containers
- Danziger Flower Farm
- Cohen Propagation Nurseries
- Hishtil Nurseries
- Benary
- Itsaul Plants
- Plant Haven
Publications
- Greenhouse Grower, Free, greenhousegrower.com