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Message from the Chair try in Florida As we reflect on the past and look to the future, what is next? No doubt, new issues will emerge, new con- cepts will be developed, and the faculty, The University of Florida students and industry will adapt for the betterment of the environment and our Celebrates its Florida Sesquicentennial Year

In 2003, UF turned 150, and in Environmental Horticulture has pro- various publications and events gressed, expanded and advanced since Environmental throughout our statewide cam- the department was established in 1956 puses, evidence of the celebra- Many great and talented students have Horticulture is tion is present Even the University’s wordmarks have taken our classes The industry have GROWING again! participated in our field days, short been redesigned for the year- courses and extension programs state- In the latter part of April 2003, a por- long commemoration As part of wide And, gardeners have gained valu- tion of the Environmental Horticulture the celebration, our department able information from county agents, Department relocated to newly renovated has designated this edition of the publications and our websites These facilities on the south side of the UF cam- Environmental Horticulture News programs were made possible as a result pus Mehrhof Hall and two nearby labora- as its Sesquicentennial edition of a knowledgeable and creative faculty tory and office buildings, formerly housing The article on page two gives a and staff and the support of the UF/IFAS the Poultry Science Department, were brief glimpse of the long history administration, the industry and govern- completely renovated and refurbished of horticulture at this institution ment agencies All of these students, Mehrhof Hall (Bldg 559) now houses the And throughout the pages of the alumni, industry, faculty and staff, Center for Consumer and Landscape Horti- newsletter you will see small through their own personal commitments culture as well as computer support staff reproductions from the cornices, and interest have made Environmental The other two facilities are the In friezes, parapets, and other Horticulture at the University of Florida/ Vitro Culture, Molecular and lettering and ornaments adorning IFAS a leader both nationally and interna- Micropropagation Teaching Laboratories many of the campus’ historical tionally (Bldg 68) and the Horticultural Systemat- buildings We have moved from a unidimensional ics Laboratory (Bldg 550) The move has program focused on production tech- increased our usable space and allowed niques to a multifaceted one also con- some vital restructuring of laboratories to cerned with environmental sustainability, meet changing programmatic needs This native plant restoration, landscape man- move was timed to coincide with major agement, urban tree establishment and renovations of W M Fifield Hall that are maintanence, wildflower seed production scheduled to continue for at least 24 and use, , water use effi- months Consult our website at http:// ciency in production and the landscape, hort ifas ufl edu for current faculty and and invasive plant management All of staff addresses these areas have been established through sound research programs and the teaching program has been modified to in this issue inform students about new and emerging issues And, speaking of teaching, who Message from the Chairman  1 would have believed 15 years ago that we Environmental Horticulture is Growing Again  1 UF Celebrates its Sesquicentennial  1 would offer a College of and Transitions: UF and Horticulture Evolve Together 2 Life Sciences degree in Environmental Alumni News  4 Horticulture at six locations in the state Faculty News  5 with some of the courses offered simulta- Education Corner  6 neously in all locations? The Environmen- Scholarships  8 tal Horticulture program has adapted to Dr Bob’s Tips  8 meet the needs of the people and indus- Upcoming Events  8 Environmental Horticulture NEWS NEWS Horticulture Environmental

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Summrt/Fall 2003 V 2003 Summrt/Fall Transi T changed for this special celebratory year The Environmental Horticulture Depart- t ment hasn’t been a separate department for these 150 years, as it is today; it hasn’t been known by its current name for very long (relatively speaking) The growth of the environmen- The University of Florida tal horticulture and turfgrass industries have been especially significant over the last three decades, and during the same period, the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Program has Horticulture Evo developed into one of the leading research, teaching and extension programs in the U S today Horticulture has occupied a variety of locations in some of the most cherished histori- cal buildings on the University of Florida campus It has been a continually changing entity, as

hasol 9No 2 the ever-growing and changing University of Florida itself But it is anything but new Environmental horticulture has been at the core of the activities and goals of the University of Florida since its earliest inception The original building in which horticultural activities were housed was Floyd Hall (top left), originally called the Agriculture Building but later named for the doyen of UF horticulture, Wilbur Floyd (pictured at right), who taught all the horticulture and courses from the beginnings of the Gainesville campus until his retirement in the late 1930’s At some point in the 1940’s horticulture was structured into three departments, each with its own chairman and faculty One of these focused on teaching, one on research, and one department’s function was extension The three horticulture departments were combined into a single horticulture department early in 1956, only to be split four ways later that year

into , Vegetable Crops, Ornamental Horticulture, and Food Science and Human The original faculty of this new Ornamental Horticulture Department is pictured on page 4 Dr Tom Sheehan, one of the original faculty members of the department, still an http://hortifasufledu http://hortifasufledu active emeritus professor, was a major force for the 1980’s name change to our department’s current epithet, “Environmental Horticulture ” On page 4 are pictured the five chairman Wilbur Leonidas Floyd, the “father” of UF’s horticulture p who preceded the current chair, Dr Terril Nell (see his message and photograph on page 1) building which now be

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n n Environmental Horticulture NEWS NEWS Horticulture Environmental Christian Galindo (BS) has been admitted ‘98 Katie Hoffman (BS) is Manager of alumni as a fellow of the Longwood Graduate for the Massachusetts Horticul- Program, 2003-2005 in Philadelphia, PA tural Society in Wellesley, MA He previously was employed by a land- news scape design and installation company ‘95 Doug Brogan (BS), previously with and retail nursery in Marin County, Cali- San Felasco Nursery in Gainesville, FL, is fornia employed by Lawn Enforcement Agency in ‘03 Barry Ballard (BS) is with Panhan- Gainesville, FL, where he is a certified dle Growers, a tree nursery in northern Heather Myers (BS) has been Alachua operator and landscape Santa Rosa County He is also considering County’s horticulturist since July 2002 designer graduate school opportunities William Pescara (BS) is Regional Mitch Morgan (BS) was highlighted in the Sherie Burch (BS) is a contract Tree Coor- for Post Properties, Inc in Dallas, TX Gainesville Sun June 29, 2003 for his dinator for Progress Energy in Ocala He and his wife Katrina Marie Lumpkins work as a mosquito and vegetation con- Burch participated in Clemson’s Universi- are proud parents of their new daughter, trol technician with the city of Gaines- ty’s College of Agriculture, Forestry and Piper Grace ville Life Sciences Study Abroad program in ‘94 Jorge Moreno (BS-NT) has held England, June 7–July 6, 2002 Meghan Pressley (BS) is starting an ENH several sales positions in the Bayer Cor- graduate program under the direction of poration, and currently is Senior Field Ian Cole (BS) is currently working at the Dr Ed Gilman, Fall 2003 Sales Representative for Bayer Environ- National Tropical Botanical Gardens in mental Science He and his wife Elvia live Kaua’i, Hawaii ‘00 Jennifer Norris Bray (BS) does in Coral Springs and have two children,

Summrt/Fall 2003 V 2003 Summrt/Fall interiorscaping for Rentokil Tropical Plant Camila,10, and Nicolas, 8 Phillip Hamilton (MS) is currently with Services in the Gainesville area She is DeLeon’s Bromeliads, Mt Dora, FL proud to announce the arrival of Sidney ‘83 Mark Wilson (MS-NT) is technical Ashton Bray, November 11, 2002 manager for Ball FloraPlant, West Chica- Brett Howell (BS) is 2nd assistant superin- go, Illinois His article Fine-Tune Your tendent for Olde Florida Golf Course in “Whit” Williams (BS) is co-owner of First Production Schedule for Angelonia was Naples, FL Coast Horticulture, Inc , a company fea- featured in Grower Talks, December turing landscape design, maintenance, 2002 ol 9No 2 Joyana Ijams (BS) has been with the and lawn fertilization He previously Dallas since May, 1999 She worked for Agristarts ‘76 Scott Blanton (BS) and his wife began as an intern in the Education De- Diany own Homestead Specialty Produce, partment and is now the Coordinator for ‘99 Mark Kann (BS) is golfcourse super- Inc , growing herbs and other specialty Adult Programs intendent for Meadow Oaks Golf and produce They also own a packing house Country Club in Hudson, FL for grocery stores, restaurants and dis- Shelly Langshaw (BS) is opening a nursery tributors in Ft Walton Beach Laurie Krumfolz Mecca (BS) is a Biological Scientist at the Indian River REC in Ft ‘74 Chet Peckett (BS) owner of Peck- Charles Schaming (BS) is assistant in Pierce, FL under the supervision of Dr ett’s Inc , Apopka, FL, was featured in training at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta Sandy Wilson She was married Novem- Snapshots of Apopka, Growertalks, Janu-

ber 16, 2002 to Ryan Mecca They reside ary 2003 ‘02 Tammy Kohlleppel Bendele (PhD, in Port St Lucie, FL MS ‘99) is the Project Coordinator for the Ron Garl (BS), a leading golf http://hortifasufledu http://hortifasufledu ‘67 West Texas Council Mark Williams (BS) is environmental spe- course architect, was recently elected to cialist with the Bureau of Plant and Api- the International Network of Golf Adviso- ‘01 Gale Allbritton ary Inspection, Division of Plant Industry, ry Board and is president of Ron Garl Golf (MS-NT) is the Assis- in Pompano Beach, FL Course Design Garl was presented with tant Director of Green a Distinguished Alumni Award at 2003 Industries Institute Spring Commencement She has been selected for the Chancellor’s Leadership Seminar, Class of 2003, which OBITUARY and trains mid-level community college Martin Charles Glasser (BS ‘76) died August 17th He loved propagating and http://hortufledu management for higher leadership roles Green Industries, a horticulture growing all types of plants, especially training institute located in Monticello, orchids, and was a member of the Greater Pensacola Orchid Society He FL is a consortium effort of the Univer- was selected volunteer of the year at sity of Florida, Florida A&M University, Dr Rick Schoellhorn (PhD ‘96) was the ARC Gateway , an or- presented with the FNGA 2003 Educa- NFCC, and the environmental horticul- ganization that trains, employs and ture industry Allbritton has over 20 tor of the year award at its annual works with people with developmen- years experience in horticulture and convention in June, 2003 This award tal and physical disabilities Martin was landscape industry education She also is presented to an individual who is an avid Gator Football fan and loved has landscape design and horticulture actively involved with the teaching of tailgating with his friends professional certifications horticulture 4 Environmental Horticulture NEWS Summer/Fall 2003 Vol 9 No 2 http://hortifasufledu and http://hortufledu water water water reservoir water reservoir nitrogen leaching Tom Yeager studies Yeager Tom box Bottom area is a material that absorbs fertilizing to minimize Containers rest on wicking Prototype of the multi-pot Gene Nutter J Sheehan, Sam E McFadden, Edgar W The faculty of Ornamental Horticulture in 1956 Pictured from left to right are Thomas McElwee, John V Watkins, Watkins, Ralph D McElwee, Dickey John and V lishment and Landscape and Turfgrass lishment and Landscape and Management She will also advise ma- triculating students, oversee their Experience, and estab- Work Practical lish and advise the MREC student gov- ernment and Horticulture club She will do collaborative research with other including Ed Gilman statewide faculty, is developing She and Sudeep Vyapari several landscape projects focusing on water use and water conservation, investigating cultural practices and management strategies Mike is active- ly seeking grants to support her re- search and further develop the MREC Garden This one-acre Teaching will be an on-going project for MREC students and Master Gardeners, and will benefit MREC classes and the local community , and various associa- 1985-1991 conducting research to devel- conducting research Thomas J Sheehan S in 1994 in 5 1975-1985 for Horticulture or “Best Management Practices,” is employed Practices,” or “Best Management William William J Carpenter approach with faculty from Research and Educa- from Research approach with faculty He is not alone; collaboration and financial sup- He is not alone; collaboration concern for today’s society Now, more than ever, Now, society today’s concern for the need to become proactive in their communication the need to become minimize nitrogen runoff from excess fertilization This minimize nitrogen runoff from excess fertilization avoid assumption, relying instead on sound and thorough avoid assumption, relying instead on sound multiplant containers, soil media, and interfaces between multiplant containers, soil media, and interfaces Plant Science/Horticulture from Louisi- from Science/Horticulture Plant , and completed her M S and Tech ana Al- D at the University of Georgia Ph though her specialization was in Orna- mental , she will focus em- her research on Plant landscaping ‘water-wise’ phasizing Land- Mike will teach Residential scape Design, Landscape Plant Estab- Statewide Environmental Horticul- ‘Mike’ Michele Dr welcomes ture Teaching/ Mike has a 60/40 Scheiber appointment and comes to us Research from Louisiana via the University of Georgia She was born in California and As a result of her raised in Louisiana experience on the Nursery and Land- scape judging team with the local FFA Mike decided to study horticul- chapter, ture She earned her B 1971-1975 together with the monitoring of nitrate runoff Dr Yeager runoff Dr together with the monitoring of nitrate Horticulture Department has been Horticulture Department Friendly Friendly Best Management Practices James W Strobel James W Tom Yeager - Developing Environmentally Agriculture and Consumer Services, USDA-ARS, UF Agriculture and Consumer Apopka) Horticulture 1956-1991 (MREC 1970-1971 Eliot C Roberts

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Assistant Professor Assistant Faculty Edgar W Edgar McElwee W Producers of nursery and other crops have realized of nursery and Producers society now that society increasingly ques- of their management practices to of the beneficial effects it tionS what goes on around of the Environmental Yeager Tom Dr Environmental quality has become a paramount become a paramount quality has Environmental this issue has become crucial to agricultural operations because of urban sprawl and the resulting in- of urban sprawl and the resulting crucial to agricultural operations because this issue has become always used environmen- Agriculture operations have with agricultural areas creased contact of urban the phrase “BMP’s,” but now, tally conscious practices, tions and endowments Research has involved a team has involved a Research tions and endowments Agricultural and , Food and such as tion Centers, USDA-ARS, and other disciplines Science Economics, and Soil and Water Resource is to In nursery production, a major concern has focused on minimizing Research water drinking runoff contaminates groundwater and eventually, fertilization and use of water resources, should stresses that the development of BMP’s included studies of container spacing, irrigation methods, research His research over the years has and measuring nitrate runoff, types of plant growing area and the underlying ground port for this research has come from a variety of sources such as the nursery industry, private compa- private as the nursery industry, has come from a variety of sources such port for this research of Environmental Districts, Florida Department Management Institute, Water nies, Horticultural Research Florida Department of Protection, op BMP’s for nursery operations for several years now for nursery operations op BMP’s Environmental Horticulture NEWS NEWS Horticulture Environmental Education Corner 2003 Student Trip Destination : Costa Rica

In early May, 31 students, faculty and staff from the statewide Environmental Horti- culture Department embarked on a ten-day journey to several areas of Costa Rica The group toured a multitude of sights by bus, beginning with the lush tropical foliage and avian life of the seaside resort town of Punta Leona The city of Cartago and the Na- tional Shrine, followed by Linda Vista (Ball Horticulture) with its impatiens bedding plant breeding seed production programs, were next The group spent four days in the Orosi Valley, an area rich in horticultural operations They also got an education in changing ecotypes, vegetation and agricultural operations as they moved from sea level to 10,000 ft to visit the famous Irazu volcano and national park, almost 6000 acres of primary forest which includes a cloud forest Other agricultural/horticultural operations visited were: Florexpo, a major producer of cut flowers, bedding plants, and unrooted cuttings of poinsettia and coleus for ship- ment to Europe and the U S ; coffee plantations, one of which ships to Starbucks; cut Taisuco de Costa Rica flower and foliage producer Finca Plantas y Flores Ornamentales; Agricola Sol in la Tigra (second largest foliage producer in Costa Rica); and orchid tissue culture propaga- tor and grower Taisuco de Costa Rica They also visited Fides North America, a most impressive company owned by Kirin (Japan), that runs 17 acres of covered greenhouse

Summrt/Fall 2003 V 2003 Summrt/Fall space where cuttings of kalanchoe, chrysanthemum, geranium, New Guinea impatiens, and fortunia are produced A visit to Costa Rica would not be complete without a trip to the Arenal Rainforest, where the group ascended 240 feet and moved across the top of the tree canopy via zip line, viewing tropical foliage as well as the bird, butterfly and monkey fauna The group’s final destination was Tabacon, a lush 32-acre resort and gardens at the foot of the Arenal volcano Tropical trees and foliage bank the volcanic waters which flow through the entire area into small waterfalls and pools where guests soak and relax It ol 9No 2 was a fitting end for ten rigorous days of horticultural exploration Everyone agreed that Costa Rica was a pleasant destination worth revisiting The group

Technology Training Takes Orchid Short Course 2003 Doctoral Student to Germany The 2nd Orchid Production and Cul- ture short-course took place at the The investigation of plant stress tolerance is a basic study Morikami Museum Auditorium, in Delray that will eventually lead to the engineering of plants tolerant Beach, April 5-6 Dr Wagner Vendrame to extreme temperatures Dr Charles Guy’s laboratory in the from UF’s Tropical Research and Educa- Environmental Horticulture Department has been working with tion Center tailored the program to the the much-studied relative of cabbage, Arabidopsis [see the needs of both students and orchid enthu siasts article on pg 6 of the Environmental Horticulture News vol 8(1) Several renowned orchid specialists gave presentations (2002)] as a model to understand these processes in plants http://hortifasufledu http://hortifasufledu Dave Baskin from Kerry’s Bromeliads entertained attendees by His laboratory is now integrating two new cutting-edge tech- comparing wholesale orchid production to a shoe factory; Paul nologies known as “plant microarrays” and “metabolic profil- Martin Brown of the UF Herbarium enlightened the crowd on ing,” techniques that have been used in the past to study wild orchids of North America; Dr Wesley Higgins and Diana both plants and animals, to further their understanding of Folsom from Marie Selby Botanical Gardens spoke about or- the complicated mechanisms plants employ when they respond chid diversity, and Georgia Tasker, a journalist from the Miami to heat and cold stresses Currently, there are no facilities to study metabolic profil- Herald, gave a broad view of orchids in the news Also, Dr ing in the United States, so a collaboration was established Kimberly Klock-Moore from Environmental Horticulture at the with Dr Joachim Kopka at the Max Fort Lauderdale REC reviewed orchid nutrition and Drs Rob- Planck Institute (MPI) in Golm, Ger- ert McMillan and Catharine Mannion spoke about orchid dis- and many A doctoral student in Guy’s eases and orchid pests, respectively UF-IFAS students had first priority to register for this one laboratory, Fatma Kaplan, traveled http://hortufledu credit course, which included an enjoyable tour of the beauti- to Germany in February to train in ful International Orchid Center at the American Orchid Soci- metabolic profiling analysis proce- ety The Environmental Horticulture Department is extremely dures using gas chromatography mass thankful to the Boca Raton Orchid Society for their assistance spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques in supporting and organizing the short course, which had plen- This collaboration will bring cutting- ty of positive feedback Comments were made about its easily edge scientific techniques to the Uni- understood form, the usefulness of the AOS tour in showing versity of Florida and hopefully be a active research methods used in orchid production, and new dynamic methodology in the contin- information passed along about curing orchids of diseases ual attempt to improve agriculture

6 Environmental Horticulture NEWS Summer/Fall 2003 Vol 9 No 2 http://hortifasufledu and http://hortufledu ts achua working under a Club by helping the City of Gaines- an end of the year own in a close match great food, fun, and Community Service at the competitive They also de- hosted six graduates of the hosted six Congratulations to the new student trip and the annual a good taste of Lake City golf tournament at Haile “green industry ” This year’s participan year’s This ” “green industry local Boys and Girls comfortable in the job The evening program The evening during this enjoyable CLUB NEWS TURFGRASS CLUB as well as spring semester was busy Club’s Turfgrass The Atlanta, convention in GCSAA At this year’s entertaining the club made contacts and let off mid-semester steam In the annual UF vs Plantation, the UF boys held their that was more friendly than voted time to the Their big fundrais- refurbish one of their baseball fields ing event this year was installing a large landscape for a The club worked diligently for more local homeowner two days to complete the project in time for the home- They got party owner’s deadline with no flexibility! and club his president, newly Bruce elected Prock, fellow officers ended with The semester hog roast, which gave spotlight to some of the best bar- beques ever eaten thanks to both Jim Spratt and Dr Sartain Jerry ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE CLUB one for the club Spring Semester was an especially busy students designed the floral decorations for In January, ceremony and the Sesquicentennial Celebration opening parties as a fundraising event Later that month, they attended TPIE in south Florida, networking with growers and attending meetings and other The events club was awarded Most Outstanding for Al the University of Florida for their work with Fair Horticulture Expo, County Youth Garden, and Idylwild Elementary Dreamers’ ville’s Their final fundrais- student Butterfly Garden School’s ing event included the spring hydrangea sale to earn funds for the Costa Rica Spring Banquet The elegant Spring Banquet, held at the was an evening of Thomas Center, special award of ap- A awards to faculty and students McConnell “for his Dennis preciation was given to Dr to the personal commitment and sincere dedication ” The semester success of students throughout the years ended with 13 club members participating in the long- anticipated trip to Costa Rica SCHOLARSHIPS - See Page 8 entokil Interiors, and Whit Will-entokil Interiors, two recommendations were “net- two recommendations 7 Brogan (‘95) of The Lawn Enforce- of Brogan (‘95) working in some aspect of the some aspect of the working in

be sure you will be were pleasantly surprised were pleasantly surprised forum after a delicious meal and discussed job forum after a delicious OneSource TION job market The top Alumni Alumni Career Night faculty and discussed potential job and internship op- faculty and discussed Golf and C C , Doug Golf and C a highlight of the spring semester a highlight lhall@ifas ufl edu once out in the industry Alumni advised which special once out in the industry Alison DeBatt interning at Ball Horticultural Company AND LOCA Tristen Smith at the Hyatt Grand Tristen

Cypress during her internship with America, Ruskin Farm, Jennifer Norris Bray (‘00), R Norris Bray (‘00), Farm, Jennifer learning experience and often are ANY for the top paying position, for the top paying position, arrish rince Cont/ The Villages, Wildwood Legends at Orange Lake, Kissimmee COMP Bradshaw (‘85), City of St Petersburg Conservation Bradshaw Specialist, (‘85), David City of St Petersburg Jennifer P oyal Botanic Gar- Bobby HarrisBruce ProckFaBrian ChesterIan RingJames DavisJason Rehberg & Parks Gainesville Rec, Gaineseville Div/of Josh Crawford Sammy Mizell, Tampa Athletic Atlanta Club, Duluth, GA Karen KimMatthew MoyerMatthew Simoneaux Universal Orlando, Orlando Turfgrass Mike Dehgan Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC Crest, Orlando Valley Tedder Tyson Gardens, Powell MO Kingville, Missouri Botanic Gardens, St/ Louis, MO Atlanta, GA Family Pikes Nursery, One Source, Lady Lake NAME Alison DeBattAmy Alexander SmithAndrea Tristen Andrew GilliamAshley One StonecipherSource / Grand Hyatt, Orlando Ball Austin Helix, Chicago, West IL Bryant & Florida Yards Neighborhoods, Gainesville Benjamin Williams Disney Lake World, Walt Buena Vista Experts, Tallahassee Bartlett Tree P DPI State Park Avon of Florida, Summer 2003 ENH and Turfgrass Internships Summer 2003 ENH Turfgrass and INTERNSHIP INTERNSHIP NEWS you choose ” The alumni also visited with you choose ” students Students portunities with individual evening at how much helpful information they received If you would like to participate in next please contact Lisa Hall at event year’s Internships are a valuable a good starting point for a students’ our of Many career internships have resulted in their employment Students must complete at least two months at an internship site; some choose to stay as long as such as Erin Eck- a full year, hardt (Longwood Gardens) the With help of faculty and staff, we have students travel- ing worldwide combined a study abroad pro- Australia with a two- gram in week internship at the National in Gardens Botanical Tropical Kaua’i, Hawaii Other students expand their backgrounds with multiple internships Grace Chapman, interning at Macki- in nac Island Grand Resort Michigan, leaves for an intern- ship at the R England in Septem- dens, Kew, ber Once again, Alumni Career Night was Career Night was Alumni Once again, Environmental Horticulture department who are currently who are currently Horticulture department Environmental included Mark Kann (‘99)of Meadow Oaks Kann (‘99)of Meadow included Mark Agency Inc , Joan ment Tree Lake (‘96), Cherry Ressler work” and “don’t always go work” and “don’t always iams (‘00), First Coast Horticultural iams (‘00), First Coast sat down in an open Students and alumni and what to expect search, interviews, classes to take and how to prepare for the Environmental Horticulture NEWS NEWS Horticulture Environmental sun is available Next best are southwest select fiberglass, choose the clearest Dr Bob’s and west, though western exposures will grade and do not use colored fiberglass Gardening Tips probably need summer shading Northern Plastic film is cheap but temporary It is poor, except for tropical foliage plants, is lightweight and has good light trans- Dr Robert J Black African violets and orchids mission, but in sunlight it deteriorates On the web at: Locate the greenhouse near sources of rapidly and must be replaced every three http://hortifasufledu water, fuel for heating and electricity to eight months UV-resistant polyethyl- Click on “Home Gardening” This will substantially reduce building ene is more expensive, but will last much costs longer There are two basic types of green- Wood, steel or aluminum is used for houses: attached and freestanding The the supporting framework of greenhous- attached greenhouse is built against a es Only pressure-treated lumber or rot- building using the existing structure for resistant woods such as redwood and one or more of its sides and has the ad- cypress should be used when building a vantage of easy access in bad weather It wood-frame greenhouse Steel requires is also cheaper to heat because it shares constant maintenance to prevent rust Hobby Greenhouses a wall with your house The freestanding Aluminum is the best material because it greenhouse has more growing space, is lightweight, strong, requires little A small greenhouse can be a relaxing costs more initially, and costs more to maintenance and will last many years and useful hobby It can be used to grow heat Glass and fiberglass greenhouses specialty crops such as orchids, germi- The size of a greenhouse is influenced should be built on permanent foundations nate seeds and root cuttings for the by available space, location, intended which in Florida, where winters are mild, outdoor garden, and grow vegetables out use and cost It should be large enough to can be nothing more than a wooden sill Summrt/Fall 2003 V 2003 Summrt/Fall of season A carefully chosen and con- house plant benches, a work bench and of 2x6 boards or a six-inch concrete foot- structed greenhouse can be enjoyed year storage materials Larger greenhouses are ing The foundation should never be round easier to manage because the tempera- higher than the plant benches and no The first step is to decide whether ture fluctuates very slowly higher than 10-15” if plants are to be you want a homemade or a ready-made Greenhouses are made with glass, grown on the ground Plastic greenhouses greenhouse Ready-made greenhouses are fiberglass, polyethylene, or vinyl cover- can be placed on the ground precisely built, and are usually more ings Glass houses are very attractive, Before buying or building a green- attractive than homemade types, but are ol 9No 2 permanent, and expensive These houses house, give careful thought to the size, usually more expensive and don’t always should be built by a greenhouse manufac- style and kind of control desired Learn fit your situation Homemade greenhous- turer or purchased in a ready-to-assem- about the problems of people who have es can be made from scraps, are there- ble package because they are difficult to greenhouses and check local building fore much cheaper, and can be built to construct codes and zoning laws before you start the size that will fit your particular Fiberglass is an excellent greenhouse construction needs covering It is lightweight, strong and Before building or buying a green- nearly hail proof, has good light transmis- house, select a suitable location The sion and requires only a simple super- area available will determine the size structure for support Poor grades of and type of greenhouse you will build fiberglass will discolor and reduce light Upcoming Events Located the greenhouse for maximum penetration, so use a grade that is guar-

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