2024 Greenhouse Strawberry School collaborates with CropKing!
Greetings to all strawberry enthusiasts! We offered this course in May. This year, Mark Kroggel and I will provide updated 6 online lectures on basics of greenhouse soilless strawberry production. Live sessions are on May 3rd and registrations are required by May 2nd.
Online comprehensive learning of strawberry crop production under controlled environments (live lectures on May 3, 2024)
Live lectures will cover basics on strawberry physiology and production practices in greenhouses – topics include 1) cultivars, 2) transplants and flowering physiology, 3) crop schedule, 4) nutrient solution and rootzone management, 5) environmental conditions and benchmark yields, and 6) IPM and environmental disorders.
Live lectures are scheduled from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET (Part 1) and from 1:30PM to 4PM ET (Part 2) on May 3rd Friday. Students will be given additional three weeks (till May 24th) to access lecture recordings. Certifications of completion will be available upon your request. Course fee is $135 per person.
More information: https://u.osu.edu/indoorberry/strawberry-school/
Registration site for lecture course: https://cfaesosu.catalog.instructure.com/courses/greenhouse-strawberry-school-online-2024
Optional hands-on workshop (May 6, 2024) at CropKing (Lodi, OH)
A separate registration is required for the CropKing hands-on greenhouse experience on May 6th from 10:00AM – 3:00PM ET. Participants will learn about and gain experience with leaf pruning, pollination, fruit load management, media composition, plant nutrition and pest/disease management. This workshop is held at the CropKing headquarters at 134 West Drive, Lodi OH 44254 and includes time in their research greenhouse, working with the plants and hydroponic systems. The workshop fee is $135 per person.
Registration site for hands-on workshop: https://cropking.com/catalog/products/workshops
For questions, please contact Chieri (kubota.10@osu.edu).