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Commercial Horticulture
Commercial Horticulture
The horticulture industry in Lorain amounts to $62,657,000 (2002 ODA Ag Statistics Annual Report) with most of the sales coming from nursery and green house crops. Tree and small fruit also contribute a portion of that income. Lorain ranks second in the state for horticulture crops. The mild climate and lake sand ridges of Lake Erie contribute to some of the fine growing conditions. The Ohio State University has placed a Horticultural Educator and a Horticultural Program Assistant to assist the commercial and homeowner clients.
Programming by Horticulture Cluster
Horticulture Educators in the counties of Lorain, Lake and Cuyahoga work cooperatively to generate programming for the three counties. Each educator has an area of specialization and carries out programming for the three county area. Contact the educator specializing in your area of commercial horticulture.
Randy Zondag (Lake County) - Nursery, Landscape Maintenance
Michael Loos (Cuyahoga County) - Consumer Horticulture
Programming for commercial horticulture clients include:
Green Industry Newsletter
An electronic newsletter for commercial horticulturalists in the Lorain County area. This publication addresses local concerns and programming in the area and across the state.
To subscribe contact the county extension office in which your business resides or operates: Lorain-Tim Malinich, Lake-Randy Zondag or Cuyahoga-Michael Loos. Be sure to include your business name, email, address and phone number.
July 2006
September 2006
November 2006
December 2006
2007 Winter Calendar
January / February 2007
May 2007
May / June 2007
July / August 2007
September / October 2007
November 2007
December 2007 / January 2008
February 2008
May 2008
The North Central Ohio area greenhouse industry is a large and vibrant contributor to the local economy and environment. Information, programs and links for industry professionals are included on these pages.
This weekly newsletter discusses insect, disease and cultural problems reported in Ohio. BYGL is developed from a Tuesday morning conference call of extension educators, specialists and other contributors in Ohio. There are 27 issues published during the growing season. BYGL is available online from the Ohio State University Horticulture and Crop Science (HCS) in Virtual Perspective website.
BYGL is a service of OSU Extension and is aided by major support from the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA), with additional funding from the Ohio Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) to the OSU Extension Nursery Landscape and Turf Team (ENLTT).
Clients can send their samples directly to the C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic. Fees vary depending upon type of samples and tests conducted.
Lorain County Extension operates an in-house diagnostic clinic. This clinic utilizes visual diagnostics only. Forms can be requested from our office or downloaded as a PDF. The quality of the diagnosis depends upon the quality of the sample. Please provide a generous sample which includes both infected and non-infected tissues. Samples can be mailed or dropped off at our office. Since we have a busy schedule, call ahead to see if staff will be available to evaluate your sample.
The following programs are intended for commercial professionals. These classes are not geared for the typical gardener, homeowner or hobbyists.
2008 Pesticide Testing & Recertification
Private and commercial credits may be offerd at classes offered during the year. See the Green Industry Newsletter for calendar--recertification credited classes will be noted.
ALL reservations and scheduling for pesticide testing MUST BE DONE THROUGH The Ohio Department of Agriculture website(ODA).
Lorain County: May 8. Testing begins at 9am.
Cuyahoga County: Jun. 5, Jul. 10, Aug. 7, Sep. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 11. Testing begins at 1pm.
Recertification for Private Applicators
Recertification class will be held again in 2009.
Links for Commercial Horticulture
Lake County Horticulture
ONLA-Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association
OLA-Ohio Landscapers Association
OTF-Ohio Turfgrass Foundation
Plant Pest Diagnostic Clinic
ODA-Ohio Department of Agriculture
EPA Worker Protection Standard
Ohio State University Pesticide Education Program
