Greenhouse Crops in Ontario

Table of Contents

• Pest Management
  • General
  • Insects
  • Diseases
  • Weeds
• Greenhouse Crop Management
• Harvest and Storage
• Business Management
• Energy and Environment
• General Information for Horticultural Crops
• Newsletters and Updates
• Resources and Services

Pest Management

General

• Crop & Pest Updates
• Minor Use Program (progress on pesticide registration for minor use crops)
• Pesticide Application & Safety
• PMRA Pesticide Label Search
• Precautions With All Pesticides
• Sampling Soil and Roots for Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Order No. 06-099)
• The Invasive Dilemma - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
• Using Biocontrol - Effectively And Efficiently - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
• Water pH and its Effect on Pesticides - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
• Ways to Avoid Pesticide Spills (Order No. 96-025)
• Where Are All The New Pest Control Products Coming From? - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
• Pesticide Spray Drift Video
• Pesticide Storage - Best Practices

Insects

• Aphids in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 06-081)
• Aphids - The Newest Worst Pest
• Available food influences feeding and reproduction by predatory mites - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
  
• Biology of Thrips in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 03-077)
• Biology of Whiteflies in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 03-065)
• Duponchelia fovealis - pronouncing it is just the start of the battle
• Effects of Mancozeb on biocontrol agents - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
• Fungus Gnats and Shoreflies in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 06-079)
• Greenhouse Vegetable Seedling: Protocol For Managing Thrips in Tomato (Order No. 90-054)
• Insect Factsheets & Infosheets
• Leafminers Attacking Field Vegetables and Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 00-039)
• Light Traps as a Pest Management Tool
• Managing the Lygus Bug in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 12-015)
• Management of Thrips in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 03-075)
• Management of Whiteflies in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 03-067)
• Optimal Placements of Biocontrol Agents for Optimal Results - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
• Potato Psyllid - A New Pest in Greenhouse Tomatoes and Peppers
• Predators for Spider Mites on Greenhouse Veggies
• Q Biotype Whitefly in Canada - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
• Sanitation Recommendations for Management of Insect and Mite Pests of Greenhouse Vegetables (Order No. 94-029)
• Screening of Greenhouses for Insect Exclusion (Order No. 00-021)
• Slugs, Snails And Slime Trails
• Tomato Pinworm - Biology And Control Strategies For Greenhouse Tomato Crops (Order No.04-025)
• Trap Crops and Banker Plants - thinking outside the pest management tool box
• Which Predatory Mites to use for Two-spotted Spider Mites? - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article

Diseases

• Downy Mildew in Greenhouse Cucumber (Order No. 09-013w) (PDF file - 6MB)
• Disease Factsheets & Infosheets
• Fusarium Stem and Fruit Rot of Greenhouse Pepper (Order No. 01-083) (PDF file - 6.5 MB)
• Fusarium Stem and Root Rot of Greenhouse Cucumber (Order No. 01-081) (PDF file - 1MB)
• Gummy Stem Blight of Greenhouse Cucumber (Order No.09-051W) (PDF file - 299 KB)
• Management of Pepino Mosaic Virus in Greenhouse Tomatoes (Order No. 01-017)
• Use of Decree for Botrytis Control in Greenhouse Tomato

Weeds

• Newsletter Article Index for Weed Management
• Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control
• Sprayer Calibration Calculator
• Weed Factsheets & Infosheets
• Weed Quiz

Greenhouse Crop Management

• Carbon Dioxide In Greenhouses (Order No. 00-077)
• Growing Greehouse Vegetables in Ontario (Publication 836)
• Crop Protection Guide for Greenhouse Vegetables (Publication 835)
• Production Recommendations for Greenhouse Floriculture (Publication 370)
• Recycling Farm Plastic Films (Order No. 95-019)
• Reminders for Cleanup - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
• Uptake of Water and Nutrients from Recirculating Nutrient Solutions

Harvest and Storage

• Chilling Injury of Horticultural Crops (Order No. 98-021)
• Food Safety, Quality & Inspection - OMAFRA Index Page
• On-Farm Food Safety Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Origin and Grade Marking Requirements for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Sizing and Laying Out A Short-Term (Summer) Refrigerated Storage For Fruits & Vegetables (Order No. 92-124)
• Troubleshooting Cold Storage Problems (Order No. 94-083)
• Tunnel Forced Air Cooler for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 98-031)

Business Management

• Agricultural Business Management Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Bioproducts
• Creating and Implementing a Human Resource Management Plan (Order No. 07-005)
• Customer Service Strategies That Work (Order No. 11-017)
• Diagnosing and Managing Cash Flow Problems (Order No. 10-021)
• Energy - OMAFRA Index Page (conservation, renewable energy, bioenergy, emergency power)
• Evaluating the Feasibility of Business Opportunities (Order No. 09-007)
• Farm Business Insurance (Order No. 00-041)
• Guide to Tracking Program Payments to Ontario Farmers
• Options For Farmers Dealing With Financial Difficulties (Order No. 10-003)
• Preparing Business Plans (Order No. 08-051)
• Profile of the Ontario Greenhouse Floriculture Industry
• Programs and Services for Ontario Farmers
• Your Guide to Food Processing in Ontario (HTML plain text) (pdf)

Energy and Environment

• Adverse Weather Information - OMAFRA Index Pag
• Effects of Air Pollution on Agricultural Crops (Order No. 01-015)
• Energy Conservation and Generation
• Freeze Protection Methods for Crops (Order No. 85-116)
• Greenhouses and Permit to Take Water
• Greenhouses and Pesticides
• How to Prepare for Irrigation During Water Shortages (Order No. 99-023)
• Irrigating Vegetable Crops
• Irrigation Management - Best Management Practices Series
• Ontario Climate Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Using Biomass for Heating Greenhouses in Ontario - Rules and Best Management Practices (Order No. 08-015W) (PDF - 218 kb)
• Vegetable Production Recommendations (Pub. 363)
• Water Management - Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP07)
• Weather Information on the Internet
• What Greenhouse Growers Need to Know about Ministry of the Environment Approvals

General Information

• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 1 - Introduction
• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 2 - Good Bug or Bad?
• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 3 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 4 - Those Wonderful Worms
• Effects of Air Pollution on Agricultural Crops (Order No. 01-015)
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Greenhouse Cucumbers
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Greenhouse Tomatoes
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Greenhouse Peppers
• Introduction To Organic Farming (Order No. 09-077)
• On-Farm Food Safety Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Organic Food and Farming Certification
• Phosphorus (P) And Potassium (K) Soil Testing And Fertilizer Recommendation System in Ontario (Order No. 97-005)
• Soil Fertility & Crop Nutrition - OMAFRA Index Page
• Soil Fertility Handbook (Pub. 611)
• Soil Management - OMAFRA Index Page
• Soil Water Management - OMAFRA Index Page
• Plug Transplants For Processing Tomatoes: Production Handling & Stand Establishment (Order No. 94-061)

Newsletters and Updates

• What's Current in Crops
• Greenhouse Grower Notes
• Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Newsletter
• Hort Matters Newsletter
• Crop & Pest Updates (including Vegetable Crop Updates)
• Sound Advice - Audio Crop Updates Subscribe
• Crop and Pest Updates
  • Subscribe to OMAFRA Podcasts
  • Subscribe to Agriphone Messages
  • Hort Matters newsletter
  • OMAFRA Newsletters
  • National Crop News Reports (External link - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada)
  • Online Newsletters for Growers (external link list)

Resources and Services

• Accredited Soil Testing Laboratories in Ontario
• Agriculture Development Branch Staff by Location
• Crop Links - Greenhouse(External link list)
• Crop Publications (online & print)
• Laboratories for Leaf Analysis
• Leaf & Petiole Tissue Analysis Program
• Ontario Minor Use Program (progress on pesticide registration for minor use crops)  
• Pest Diagnostic Clinic - University of Guelph (External link)
• PMRA Pesticide Label Search
• Sources of Crop Inputs
• Best Management Practices Series

Stats and Facts

• Ontario Horticultural Crop Statistics
• Overview Of Canadian Horticultural Industry
• National Crop News Report
• Greenhouse Industry Statistics, Ontario & Canada
• Greenhouse Flower & Plant Production Statistics, Ontario & Canada
  • Profile of the Ontario Greenhouse Floriculture Industry
  • Profile of the Canadian Greenhouse Tomato Industry (external link to Agriculture Canada)