Welcome to PrimeGreenhouse.com
This website is about greenhouse kits, greenhouse plans and other accessories related to greenhouses.
Here is some information about environmental requirements specifically
relating to the production of many types of agricultural crops grown in nurseries
and greenhouses, such as ornamental plants and specialty fruits and vegetables.
Related publications from the Ag Center Nurseries and greenhouses
Facts and Figures
Nurseries and greenhouses are classified in Standard Industrial Code 01 (Agricultural Production – Crops). Nurseries have SIC Code 0181; greenhouses are classified as SIC 0182. The Ag Center separates these businesses into a separate category on this web site, because their practices differ considerably from those of field crop production.
Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
Case studies illustrate the fact that materials do exist which can manage pests where methyl bromide is now used. The alternative materials and methods discussed here are not intended to be complete replacements for methyl bromide, but tools which are effective on the pests that are currently controlled by this pesticide.
The case studies described here were chosen because of their level of development and availability, and should not be construed to be the only alternatives to methyl bromide:
Basamid for Tree Nurseries
Greenhouse System for the Production of Tobacco Seedlings
Tree Seedling Production — an IPM Approach
Chloropicrin Applications for California Strawberries
Soil Solarization
Heat Treatments for Perishable Commodities
Compost
Grafting
Hydroponics
Metam Sodium
Steam
Telone/Chloropicrin/Tillam
Best Greenhouse Management Practices
Pollution prevention opportunities for greenhouses include:
* Locating storage facilities for fuel, wood waste, fertilizer, or pesticides far away and contained from any watercourse.
* Locating well water sites on the highest elevation on the property and as far as possible from areas where fertilizer, pesticides, and petroleum products are stored or handled.
* Designing the greenhouse so that it can accommodate efficient drip irrigation systems.
* Planning facilities that can separate and disinfect irrigation or wash water so that the water can be reused.
* Installing closed systems that minimize or prevent leaching from irrigation systems.
* Constructing foundations and floors that permit
recovery of leachate, such as lined soil zones and concrete floors.
* Selecting efficient watering systems.
* For outdoor areas, using well-drained gravel keeping impervious pavement to a minimum.