New Grower Resources
New Grower Resources
- New - Printable Flyers for Employee Training
The Nursery Crops team is collaborating with Extension Professors in Plant Pathology and Entomology to develop a series of flyers on a range of topics to help nursery managers disseminate research-backed information to their employees. Click here to see the current list.
At A Glance - Crop Profiles
Christmas Trees
Christmas Trees (CCD-CP-67)
Reviewed by Sarah Vanek, Extension Associate, and Thomas Nieman, Grower, Nieman Tree Farm (Revised 2015)
Commercial Christmas Tree Grower Directory
Willows for Cuttings
Reviewed by Sharon Bale, UK Extension Specialist; and Bobbie and Ron Harrison, Growers, Willow Dreams Farm, Edmonton, KY (Issued 2004, Revised 2009)
Reviewed by Sarah Vanek, Extension Specialist (Revised 2013)
Woody Cuts
Reviewed by Dewayne Ingram, Extension Specialist, Carey Grable and Josh Knight, Extension Associates (Revised 2017)
Economic Information
HO-89: Characteristics of Kentucky's Nursery and Greenhouse Industries
Dewayne L. Ingram, Horticulture, University of Kentucky
Hayk Khachatryan, Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
HO-108: Economic Impacts of the Kentucky Green Industry
Dewayne L. Ingram, Horticulture, University of Kentucky
Hayk Khachatryan, Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
Regulatory
Nursery and Nursery Dealer Licensing Information - Kentucky's Office of the State Entomologist
Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 249.060 states:
"Every resident nursery or dealer selling nursery stock in this state shall ANNUALLY file credentials with the state entomologist."
Production Systems
Field Nursery Production
Reviewed by Dewayne Ingram, Extension Specialist; Carey Grable and Josh Knight, Extension Associates (Revised 2017)
Container Nursery Production
Reviewed by Dewayne Ingram, Extension Specialist; Carey Grable and Josh Knight, Extension Associates (revised 2017)
Pot-in-Pot Nursery Production
Reviewed by Carey Grable and Josh Knight, Extension Associates (Revised 2017)
Propagation Nursery
Reviewed by Dewayne Ingram, Extension Specialist; Carey Grable and Josh Knight, Extension Associates (Revised 2017)
Best Management Practices Guide for Producing Nursery Crops Third Edition - Southern Nursery Association
The Best Management Practices (BMP) Guide is designed to help growers identify and promote exceptional management practices, methods and procedures. These management practices can be implemented regardless of nursery size or location and empowers container and field-grown plant producers to operate at a higher level of efficiency and effectiveness while implementing proactive management practices necessary to produce plants with minimal environmental impact.
This ever-popular guide has become recognized as the undisputed benchmark for horticultural BMPs in the U.S. with more than 6,000 copies in use today. The Best Management Practices Guide, v 1.0 was published in 1996 with an updated v 2.0 printed in 2007. Version 3.0 has been updated to include the latest best management practices, an enhanced irrigation section and two new sections - Constructed Wetlands: A How To Guide For Nurseries, as well as information on the RMA Crop Protection Insurance Program.
