Managing the School Greenhouse

Strategies to maximize learning in the school greenhouse


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General Information & Links
  • Botany Glossary
  • Conversion Tables: Formulas and Suggested Guidelines for Horticultural Use (University of Georgia)


  • Greenhouse Structure Suppliers
  • Hummert International 800.325.3055
  • Stuppy Greenhouse Solutions 800.733.5025


  • Greenhouse Supply - Suppliers
  • Hummert International - Greenhouse Supplies
  • John Henry Labels


  • Seed Suppliers - Wholesale
  • Harris Moran Wholesale800-544-7938
  • Ball Seed Co 800.879.2255
  • EC Geiger, Inc 800.4GEIGER
  • Fischer
  • Germania Seed
  • Grimes Seeds 440-352-3333
  • A. H. Hummert Seed Co. 800-325-3055
  • A. H. Hummert - Plants & Plugs 800-325-3055
  • Ivy Garth Seeds & Plugs 440-729-769
  • Oglevee
  • Park Seed 800-845-3366
  • Paul Ecke RanchPoinsettias, Oglevee, The Flower Fields
  • Twilly Seed Co 800-622-7333


  • Seed Suppliers - Retail
    If you find that a phone number or Web address is not correct, please contact me and I will fix the information on this page.

  • Bluestone Perennials 800-852-5243, 7211 Middle Ridge Rd, Madison, OH 44057
  • Burgess Seed & Plant 309-663-9551, 905 Four Seasons Rd, Bloomington, IL 61701
  • Earl May Seed & Nursery 800-831-4193, Shenandoah, IA 51603
  • Ferry-Morse Seed Co 800-283-6400
  • Harris Seeds (Retail) 800-514-4441, 355 Paul Road, PO Box 24966, Rochester, NY 14624-0966
  • Henry Field Seed 605-665-9391
  • Johnny’s Selected Seeds 207-437-4301
  • JW Jung Seed Co 800-297-3123
  • Mellinger’s Inc 800-321-7444
  • Nichols Garden Nursery 800-422-3985, 1190 Old Salem Road NE, Albany, Oregon 97321
  • Otis S. Twilley Seed 800-622-7333
  • Park Seed 800-213-0076
  • RH Shumway’s 803-663-9771
  • Richters Herb 905-640-6677, Goodwood, Ontario, LOC 1AO, Canada
  • Seeds of Change 888-762-7333
  • Shepard’s Garden seeds 860-482-3638
  • Stokes Seeds 800-396-9238
  • Territorial Seed Co 541-942-9547
  • Thompson & Morgan Inc 800-274-7333
  • Vesey’s Seeds 800-363-7333
  • Vermont Bean Seed Co 803-663-0217
  • W. Atlee Burpee 800-888-1447
  • Whillhite Seed 800-828-1840


  • Resources-Greenhouse & Horticulture Magazines
  • GMPro 120 St. Louis Avenue P.O. Box 1868, Fort Worth, Texas 76104, 817-882-4120
  • Greenhouse Grower Magazine, Meister Publishing, 37733 Euclid Ave., Willoughby, OH 4409
  • GPN- Greenhouse Product News, Scranton Gilletts Communications, 380 E. Northwest Hwy, Des Plains, IL 60016-2282
  • GrowerTalks Ball Publishing, P.O. Box 9, 335 N. River St, Batavia, IL 60510
  • The Growing Edge Number, P.O. Box 1027, Corvallis, OR 97339-1027, 800-888-6785 (They focus on hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics, greenhouses, and other innovative growing techniques.)
  • Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouses Magazine (Australia)
  • Fine Gardening The Taunton Press, Inc., 63 South Main Street P.O. Box 5506, Newtown, Connecticut 06470, 203-426-8171 (General horticulture publication)
  • Horticulture, 98 North Washington Street, Boston, MA 02114, 617-742-5600 (General horticulture publication)

    Resources - Textbooks & Reference Books
    It is very helpful to have some of the other reference books on your shelf to refer from time to time. You can purchase reference books from the publishers, or go to one of the secondary book sources, such as Amazon.com.

    High School Level Textbooks
  • Greenhouse Production, Biondo, Pearson Prentice Hall Publishing
  • The Commercial Greenhouse, Boodley, Delmar Publishing
  • Introduction to Greenhouse Production (CMS) Curriculum Materials Service
    Reference Books
  • Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices, Hartmann, Kester, Davies, and Geneve, Prentice Hall Publishers
  • Ball RedBook, Volume 2: Crop Production, Ball Publishing
  • Ball RedBook, Volume 1: Greenhouses and EquipmentBall Publishing
  • Ball Culture GuideBall Publishing
  • Profitable Garden Center Management, Berninger, Reston Publishing
  • Grower Talks on Plugs, Hamrick Ball Publishing
  • Grower Talks on Plugs II, HamrickBall Publishing
  • Greenhouse Operation and Management, Nelson: Prentice Hall Publishing
  • The Ecke Poinsettia Manual, Ball Publishing

  • Curriculum Materials
  • Greenhouse Management and Operations, CIMC - Oklahoma
  • Greenhouse Operation and Management, Instructional Materials Laboratory - Missouri


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