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Ohio State University Extension here in Lake County provides an information portal for businesses in the green industry - nurseries, landscapers, garden centers, and turf care professionals. We also provide important current and emerging issues pertaining to natural resources.
File WINTER HORTICULTURE PROGRAMS
 
File SHORT COURSE: Vegetation Control Options
 
File SHORT COURSE: Understanding Soil Test
 
File SHORT COURSE: Spray Workshop
 
File SHORT COURSE: Optimization of Spray Application Rates for Plant Canopies
 
File SPRAYER WORKSHEET
 
File CHANGES TO PRIVATE APPLICATOR CATEGORIES
 
File NURSERY IPM 6/1/10
 
Page INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT POWERPOINTS
 
Link OARDC WEATHER SYSTEM
 
Link CURRENT RAINFALL DATA
 
Link DAILY WEATHER SUMMARIES
 
Link GROWING DEGREE DAYS
AND PHENOLOGY FOR OHIO
Link WATER DATA
 
Page POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
 
Link BUCKEYE YARD GARDEN LINE
 
File HORTICULTURE and AGRICULTURE WORKSHOPS
 
File 7 Steps for Trees
 
Link EMERALD ASH BORER
New Fact Sheet
Page TREE SURVIVAL
HANDOUTS FROM THE 2009 TREE SURVIVAL SCHOOL
File Watering New Planted Trees
 
File Ten Year Punch List
 
File Salt Tolerant
 
File Siewert's Theorems
 
File New Tree Punch list
 
File Perry Soil Class
 
File What Do People See
Looking at Trees
File 2008 Backyard Fruit
 
File Woody Ornamentals
 
File 2008 Short Course
 
File Understanding Trees
 
File Insect Disease and Pest
 
File Tree Liner Production
 
File Pesticide Math
 
File Water in the Nursery
 
File Over Wintering Nursery Plants in Northeast Ohio
 
File Soil Basics
 
File Vegetation Control Options
 
File Building and Growing Mix to Meet Your Needs
 
File Producing Plants in a Accelerated Environment
 
File Worksheet
 
File PRUNING CLEVELAND
 
File Weed Control Short Course
 
File Trees from Start to Finish
 
File Managing Soil in the Nursery
 
File Optimization of Spray Application Rates for Plant Canopies
 
File Tree Survival School - Nursery Production
 
File Tree Survival School - Planting and Care
 
File Pruning Essentials
 
File 2010 April 9
 
File April 15 bygl
 
File NURSERY IPM - APRIL 2010
 
File Tree School Fertilizer, Soil Mulch, Water
 
File Active Trunk Calculations
 
File 2012 Tree Survival School
 
File 2012 Private Applicator Recertification Dates
Click on the link for the 2012 Private Applicator Recertification dates. Please pay close attention to the early registration deadlines.
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County Horticulture News
2011 FIELD DAYS AND WORKSHOPS
Your Guide to on-farm, in-the-field learning. Sponsored by The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and Ohio State University Extension.
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NURSERY GROWERS BE READY!
There is a good chance that many of you will be inspected for the Workers Protected Standards (WPS) program. Some of the issues you will be expected to have ready are: 1.) Safety posters with proper information at the bottom. 2.) Proper training for handlers and workers (documented) every 5 years. 3.) MSDS and label books on record. 4.) Cleanup areas, disposable suits or wash machines and lockers for handlers. 5.) Field posting and central posting areas that are up to date. 6.) Inventory of products. 7.) Spray records with all 8 areas of information filled in. 8.) A coordinator for your business. 9.) Greenhouse posting system. 10.) Proper personnel protective equipment. 11.) Cleanup station for workers 1/4 miles or further from your buildings (clean water, single use towels and soap). 12.) Communication records for applicators using danger use products every 3 hours.
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State Horticulture News
Northeast Ohio Shared Commercial Kitchen Survey
Ready to start your own salsa business but need a really big kitchen? A local committee is conducting a needs survey to receive input from any small business owner or agricultural producer who is interested in using a shared commercial kitchen.
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