Greenhouse 101 starts June 3

Greenhouse 101 starts on June 3 and is the first 2024 course in the award-winning Greenhouse Training Online series from the University of Florida IFAS Extension (UF).

For grower staff who will benefit from extra training or for those who are interested in joining the horticulture industry, this course will help attendees make better crop management decisions by learning the underlying horticultural science of plant growth.

More than 1,100 growers from around the world have successfully completed this course and received a certificate of completion from UF.

Greenhouse 101 is designed for people with no formal training in horticulture that work in the greenhouse or nursery industry. Course topics include plant parts and functions, photosynthesis and growth, greenhouse technology, flowering, compactness and branching, irrigation, nutrition and plant health.

The course is offered in English and Spanish and runs for four weeks from June 3 to June 28, 2024. The cost is $275 per participant. All course material is completely online and available at any time of the day. It includes pre-recorded videos, quizzes and an interactive discussion board with PhD professors Paul Fisher from UF and Brian Pearson from Oregon State University. Two new modules are activated each week during the course, for a total of eight learning modules. Instruction is at attendees' own pace and time within the 4 weeks of the course, with a typical time commitment of about four hours per week. Click here to register: hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training.

A 20% discount is available when registering five or more staff members. For more information, including discounts for multiple registrations email greenhousetraining@ifas.ufl.edu.