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      Sustainable Small-scale Nursery Production
      Horticulture Systems Guide

       

       

      ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
      PO Box 3657
      Fayetteville, AR  72702
      Phone: 1-800-346-9140 --- FAX: (479) 442-9842

      By Steve Diver and Lane Greer
      NCAT Agriculture Specialists
      May 2000 (Revised Nov. 2001)
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      References:
      1) Heuser, C.W. and R.F. Stinson (eds.) 1989. Nursery Production, 2nd ed. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 216 p.
      2) Mathers, Hannah. 1996. An Overview of the BC Wholesale Nursery Industry: New Grower Information Package. Nursery Production Factsheet, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, British Columbia. p. 2.
      3) Byczynski, Lynn. 1995. Going Commercial. Special Report for Growing for Market. Fairplain Publications, Lawrence, KS. 8 p.
      4) Garber, M.P. and K. Bondari. 1992. Improvement opportunities for growers of ornamental plants: A survey of landscape architects. HortScience. December. p. 1322-1325.
      5) Amato, Diane. 1994. Sustainable natives. Small Farm Today. February. p. 22-25.
      6) Svenson, Sven E., Dave G. Adams, and Robert L. Ticknor. 1997. Slow and steady. American Nurseryman. January 15. p. 50-52,
      54-59.
      7) Whitcomb, Carl E. 1988. Plant Production in Containers. Lacebark Publications, Stillwater, OK. p. 411.
      8) Skimina, Conrad A. 1992. Recycling water, nutrients, and waste in the nursery industry. HortScience. September. p. 968-971.
      9) Metzger, Jim. 1998. OSU research update: New production methods to reduce pesticide leaching and run-off. Ohio Florists' Association Bulletin. January. p. 13.
      10) Rose, Mary Ann, Mark Rose, and Hao Wang. 1999. Fertilizer concentration and moisture tension affect growth and foliar N, P, and K contents of two woody ornamentals. HortScience. April. p. 246-250.
      11) National Coalition on IPM. January, 1994. As quoted in Dufour, Rex. 1998. Integrated Pest Management. ATTRA publication, Fayetteville, AR. p. 2.
      12) Biddinger, Eric, Dave Beattie, and Robert Berghage. 1999. The effects of copper-treated fiber containers on the growth of four commercial plant species. Greenhouse Product News. October. p. 22, 24-27.
      13) Ruter, John M. 2000. Cross-country containers. American Nurseryman. February 1. p. 26-28, 30-31.
      14) Lerio Corporation
        P.O. Box 2084
        Mobile, AL 36652
        800-457-8112
        http://www.lerio.com
      15) Haydu, John J. 1997. To bag or to pot? American Nurseryman. April 15. p. 40-42, 44-47.
      16) Schlossberg, Matt. 2000. Getting back to the roots. American Nurseryman. February 1. p. 32-34, 36-37.
      17) Growing Systems, Inc.
        2950 N. Weil St.
        Milwaukee, WI 53212
      414-263-3131
      18) Anderson Die and Manufacturing
        2425 SE Moores St.
        Portland, OR 97222
        503-654-5629
      19) Root Control, Inc.
        7505 N. Broadway
        Oklahoma City, OK 73116
        800-521-8089
        405-848-2302
      20) Arent, Gale L. 1996. The greenhouse wastestream. HortTechnology. October-December p. 365-366.
      21) Suttle, Walter. 1998. Weeding out costly controls. American Nurseryman. October 15. p. 24-29.
      22) Texel USA
        9987 Winston Dr.
        Pinckney, MI 48169
        734-878-1814
      23) Appleton, Bonnie L. and Susan C. French. 2000. Weed suppression for container-grown willow using copper-treated fabric disks. HortTechnology. January-March. p. 204-206.
      24) Williams, Greg and Pat Williams. 1997. More on corn gluten as a pre-emergence herbicide. HortIdeas. June. p. 62.
      25) Developing a Management Plan for Irrigation Runoff. Texas A& M University. <http://extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/ greenhouse/environ/wmplan1.html>
      26) Schwankl, L.J. and G. McCourty. 1992. Organic fertilizers can be injected through low-volume irrigation systems. California Agriculture. September-October. p. 21-23.
      27) Amigo Cantisano
        Organic Ag Advisors
        P.O. Box 403
        Cedar Ridge, CA 95924
        530-268-6563
      28) Parnes, Robert. 1990. Fertile Soil. agAccess Agricultural Booksource, Davis, CA. 190 p.
        Available for $39.95 from:
        Fertile Ground Books
        P.O. Box 2008
        Davis, CA 95617
        800-540-0170
        http://www.agribooks.com
      29) Anon. 1998. Missouri gravel bed offers growing alternative for nursery stock. American Nurseryman. October 1. p. 20, 25.
      30) Hoitink, H.A.J., Y. Inbar, and M.J. Boehm. 1991. Status of compost-amended potting mixes naturally suppressive to soilborne diseases of floricultural crops. Plant Disease. September. p. 869-873.
      31) Cole, Janet C., Roger Kjelgren, and David L. Hensley. 1998. In-ground fabric containers as an alternative nursery crop production system. HortTechnology. April-June. p. 159-163.
      32) Bärtschi-Fobro
        1715 Airpark Dr.
        Grand Haven, MI 49417
        616-847-0300
        http://www.fobro.com
      33) McCargo, Heather. 1997. Nursery crops can be grown organically. Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener. June-August. p. 29-30.
      34) Millcreek Manufacturing Co.
        2617 Stumptown Rd.
        Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
        800-311-1323
        717-656-3050
      35) Svenson, Sven E. 1998. Suppression of liverwort growth in containers using irrigation, mulches, fertilizers and herbicides. HortScience. June. p. 484. (Abstract)
      36) Calkins, James B. and Bert T. Swanson. 1995. Comparison of conventional and alternative nursery weed management strategies. Weed Technology. October-December. p. 761-767.
      37) Quarles, William. 1997. Steam—The hottest alternative to methyl bromide. American Nurseryman. August 15. p. 37-43.
      38) Byczynski, Lynn. 1995. Use the sun to beat insects, weeds. Growing for Market. August. p. 14, 16.
      39) Maynard, Brian K. and William A. Johnson. 1997. Using cupric hydroxide to reduce the rooting-out of B&B stock during storage. HortScience. June. p. 455-456. (Abstract)
      ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information service operated by the National Center for Appropriate Technology under a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. These organizations do not recommend or endorse products, companies, or individuals. NCAT has offices in Fayetteville, Arkansas (P.O. Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702), Butte, Montana, and Davis, California.

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