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Commercial Horticulture 

COMMERCIAL HORTICULTURE 

 

This page is dedicated to keeping professional Horticulture businesses in southwestern Indiana updated on current happenings and upcoming programs.  If you have any questions, please send me an e-mail:  LCaplan@purdue.edu

You may also want to check out some of the links and references on my Home Horticulture page:   http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/vanderburgh/Pages/HomeYardGarden.aspx 

 

2013 Professional Landscape Management School

January 30-31, 2013
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN

Cost:  $60 for the first person in a company, $30 for each additional employee.  Full time students may attend free of charge.

Click here to download the Landscape School Brochure, and here to download the Registration Form.

Continuing Eduction Credit:  We have received confirmation for the following CCHs and CEUs:

Indiana Accredited Horticulturist:  14 CEUs
ISA Certified Arborist:  6.75 CEUs
Indiana Pesticide Applicators: 

Category Maximum Credits Available
2 4
3A 5
3B 5
5 2
6 2
RT 4

  • Contact Larry Caplan at LCaplan@purdue.edu or 812-435-5287 for registration information.

 

 

Purdue Turfgrass Science Page:  This site has some excellent resources for the professional turf manager, including tools for calculating amounts of sand, fertilizer, or seed; grass identification; and weed and disease control.

 

 

Purdue Extension suggests the following links for information regarding Commercial Horticulture:

Commercial Floriculture Extension - Production information, Extension bulletins, research articles, newsletters and programs for commercial greenhouse growers.

Green Industry Resources - Information on sustainable production of nursery, floriculture, arboriculture, and turf crops and landscape management.

Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Connection - Information on production of major fruit and vegetable crops, events calendar, newsletters, and publications.

Horticultural Marketing - Resources for direct marketing, farmers’ markets and risk management.

Purdue Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory - Information on plant diseases and insect pests. Commonly asked questions, picture of the week, featured articles, etc.

New Crops - Resources on a wide range of new crops.