Greenhouse
Tomato Handbook
Printable PDF Version (29 pages)
Appendix
I. Additional Information
Note:
All of the MSU-ES publications listed below are available on
the Greenhouse Tomato FAQ website (see below).
Killebrew,
Frank, Pat Harris, and Herbert Wilcutt. 1999.
Greenhouse
Tomatoes -- Pest Management in
Mississippi.
Mississippi State University Extension Service. Publication
1861.
Snyder,
Richard G., and Jim Thomas. 1996. Fertigation--The
Basics of Injecting Fertilizer for Field-Grown
Tomatoes.
Mississippi State University Extension Service. Publication
2037.
Snyder,
Richard G. 1995. Starting
Vegetable Transplants.
Mississippi State University Extension Service. Publication
1995.
Snyder,
Richard G. 1993. Injector Planner--A Spreadsheet Approach
to Fertilization Management for Greenhouse Tomatoes.
Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Research Bulletin 1003.
Snyder,
Richard G. 1993. Environmental
Control for Greenhouse
Tomatoes.
Mississippi State University Extension Service. Publication
1879.
Proceedings
of the Joint Conference of the 26th National Agricultural
Plastics Congress and the American Greenhouse Vegetable
Growers Association Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, June
14-18, 1996. (source: Pat Heuser, Executive Secretary,
American Society for Plasticulture, 526 Brittany Drive,
State College, PA 16803)
Proceedings
for the Greenhouse Tomato Seminar, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, August 3-4, 1995. Dr. Richard G. Snyder,
Coordinator. (Source: American Society for Horticultural
Science Press, 600 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA
22314-2562.)
Hood,
Ken, Richard G. Snyder, and Charles Walden, 2000.
A
Budget for Greenhouse
Tomatoes,
Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Publication 2257.
Greenhouse
Tomato FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) on the World Wide
Web. http://www.msucares.com/crops/comhort/greenhouse.html
Listing
of Greenhouse Vegetable Production Resources on the web at
http://www.ces.ncsu.eu/depts/hort/greenhouse_veg/webresources.html
Listing
of Greenhouse Vegetable Production Resources Print at
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-32-a.html
Greenhouse
Tomato Short Course -- In March of each year, the Greenhouse
Tomato Short Course is held in Jackson, Mississippi. This is
a two-day intensive training for growers and potential
growers of greenhouse tomatoes and other vegetables. Attend
this program if you are seriously considering going into the
greenhouse vegetable business. Expert speakers are brought
in from all over the United States and other countries to
address their topics of expertise. To have your name added
to the mailing list, call (601)892-3731 or contact
Rick
Snyder.
For more information concerning the short course, visit
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/cmrec/ghsc.htm
Appendix
II. Commercial Greenhouse Manufacturers (G) and Suppliers
(S)
|
AgBio
Development, Inc.
9915 Raleigh Street
Westminster, CO 80030
(303)469-9921
http://www.agrobiologicals.com
(Mycostop biofungicide) |
A&L
Southern Agricultural Labs
1301 W. Copans Road-Bldg. D#8
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
(305)972-3255
http://www.al-labs.com
|
|
Agra
Tech, Inc. (G)
2131 Piedmont Way
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925)432-3399
http://www.agra-tech.com
(greenhouses)
|
Agrisales,
Inc.
P.O. Box 2060
Plant City, FL 33564-2060
(813)754-8885
http://www.agrisales.com
|
|
Agro
Dynamics
4300 L.B. McLeod Road, Suite C
Orlando, FL 32811
(407)872-2250
http://www.agrodynamics.com
(rockwool) |
Albert
J. Later, Inc.
16700 Highway 3
Chippendale Ave. West
Rosemont, MN 55068
(612)423-1651
(greenhouses) |
|
American
Plant Products & Services, Inc. (G,S)
9200 NW 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73127
1-800-522-3376
http://www.americanplant.com
|
Anderson
Injectors
2100 Anderson Drive
PO Box 1006
Muskogee, OK 74401
(918)687-4426
http://www.heanderason.com
(fertilizer injectors) |
|
Atlas
Greenhouse Systems, Inc.
Hwy. 82 East
PO Box 558
Alapaha, GA 31622
(800)346-9902
http://www.atlasgreenhouse.com
(greenhouses)
|
Barnes
Brothers Nursery & Garden Center
3359 Medgar Evers Blvd.
PO Box 12947
Jackson, MS 39236-2947
(601)362-2448
(plastic nursery buckets) |
|
BASF
Corporation
102 Rowley Court
Apex, NC 27502-5932
(813) 960-2644
http://www.basf.com
|
BFG,
Inc. (G,S)
14500 Kinsman Road
Burton, OH 44021
(216)834-1883
1-800-883-0234
http://www.bfgsupply.com
|
|
BIO-COMP
2116-B Bio-Comp Drive
Edenton, NC 27932
(919)482-8528 |
Bobby's
Eastside Market
Route 1, Box 113
Philadelphia, MS 39350 |
|
Buckman
Laboratories, Inc.
1256 N. McLean Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38108
(901)274-8316
http://www.buckman.com
|
The
Buffalo Co., Inc.
503 E. Lakeshore Drive
Ocoee, FL 34761
(407) 656-3118 |
|
|
BWI,
Inc. (G, S)
6013 McRaven Road
P.O. Box 20407
Jackson, MS 39209
1-800-395-2580
http://www.bwicompanies.com
|
|
Carolina
Greenhouses (G)
P.O. Box 1140
Kinston, NC 28503
(919) 523-9300
http://www.carolinagreenhouses.com
(greenhouses)
|
CASSCO
(G,S)
U.S. Highway 231, North
P.O. Box 3508
Montgomery, AL 36193
1-800-933-5888 |
|
Cathedral
Greenhouses
252 West Leavell Woods Drive
Jackson, MS 39212
(601) 372-1904
(hobby greenhouses) |
Caves
Enterprises, Inc. (G)
40529 Pumpkin Center Road
Hammond, LA 70403
1-800-535-0800
(greenhouses) |
|
Century
Tube Corp.
P.O. Box 7612
Pine Bluff, AR 71611
1-800-643-1523
http://www.century-tube.com
(greenhouses) |
Chapin
Watermatics, Inc.
2192 Meadow Lark Road
Spring Hill, FL 34608
(904) 686-5007
http://www.chapindrip.com
(irrigation) |
|
Chilean
Nitrate Corporation
9212 County Line Road
Lithia, FL 33547
(941) 425-9538
http://www.cncusa.com
(fertilizer) |
Compu-Heat
7589 Race Road
North Ridgeville, OH 44039
1-800-776-6829
(waste oil burners/heaters) |
|
Conley
Manufacturing & Sales (G)
4344 E. Mission Boulevard
Montclair, CA 91763
1-800-377-8441
http://www.conleys.com
(greenhouses)
|
Continental
Products Company
1150 East 222 Street
Euclid, OH 44117
(216)531-0710
http://www.continentalprod.com
(shade compound) |
|
CO-EX
Corporation
5 Alexander Drive
Wallingford, CT 06492
1-800-888-5364
http://www.co-excorp.com
(greenhouses)
|
Coor
Farm Supply
3 Malta Street
P.O. Box 525
Smithfield, NC 27577
1-800-999-4573
http://www.scnla.com/coor_farm.htm |
|
CropKing,
Inc. (G,S)
5050 Greenwich Road
Seville, OH 44273-9413
(330)769-2002
http://www.cropking.com
(greenhouses)
|
Daniel
Label Printing, Inc.
3021 Lincoln Avenue
North Little Rock, AR 72114
(501)945-1349
http://www.dlpforlabels.com
(labels) |
|
Dave
Butler Rice Hull Compost, Inc.
6021 SR 221
Georgetown, OH 45121-9401
1-800-622-4936
(rice hulls) |
DeRuiter
Seeds, Inc.
3001 Bethel Road, Suite 207
P.O. Box 20228
Columbus, OH 43220
(614)459-1498
http://www.deruiterusa.com
(seeds for greenhouse vegetables) |
|
Dosatron
International, Inc.
2090 Sunnydale Boulevard
Holcomb, KS 67851
(813)443-5404
http://www.dosatron.com
(fertilizer injectors) |
Eakes
Nursery Materials, Inc.
249 Bethel Church Road
Sanford, MS 39479
601-722-4797
(ground pine bark) |
|
Energy
Management Systems
12560 West River Road
Clearwater, FL 34625-1201
1-800-999-3781 |
Florida
Seed Co., Inc.
4950 Frontage Road South
Lakeland, FL 33801-3193
1-800-342-7333
(seeds) |
|
Forestry
Suppliers, Inc. (S)
205 W. Rankin Street
P.O. Box 8397
Jackson, MS 39284-8397
1-800-682-5397
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com
(instruments, wide range of supplies) |
GB
Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 19497
Boulder, CO 80308
(303)473-9144 (CO office)
(216)353-9437 (OH office)
(biologicals, bumblebees) |
|
General
Supply Corporation (S)
303 Commerce Park Drive
P.O. Box 9347
Jackson, MS 39286-9347
1-800-647-6540
http://www.generalsupplycorp.com
|
George
Dodd's Nursery Supply
9100 Church Street
P.O. Box 86
Semmes, AL 36575
1-800-821-0243
(ground pine bark) |
|
Glasteel
Tennessee
830 Highway 57
Collierville, TN 38017-5202
1-800-531-4769
1-334-432-7529
http://www.glasteel.com
|
Global
Horticultural
Inc.
4222
Sann
Road
Beamsville,
Ontario,
Canada
L0R
1B1
1-800-668-9567
(greenhouse
supplies) |
Gothic
Arch Greenhouses
P.O.
Box
1564
Mobilie,
AL
36633
1-800-531-4769
1-334-432-7529
http://www.gothicarchgreenhouses.com
(hobby
greenhouses) |
|
|
Grainger's
(S)
3551 I-55 South, West Frontage Road
Jackson, MS 39201-4963
(601)352-0891
http://www.grainger.com
(motors) |
Grayson
Research
1040 Grayson Farm Road
Creedmore, NC 27522
(919)528-4925 |
|
Green
Thumb Group, Inc.
3380 Vengard, Suite Two
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(greenhouse screening) |
Gromax
Plasticulture, Inc.
2250 Gulf Gate Drive, Suite A
Sarasota, FL 34231-4838
(904)432-0962
http://www.gromax-int.com/homeframe.htm
(vertical towers) |
|
Grower's
Supply Center (S)
3000 South Highway 77, Unit 214
Lynn Haven, FL 32444
(850) 785-8974 |
Guelph
Twines LTD.
50 Crimea Street
P.O. Box 125
Guelph, Ontario, N1H 6J6
519-821-9140
(plastic twine) |
|
Hardy
Mfg. Co., Inc.
Route 4, Box 156
Philadelphia, MS 39350
1-800-431-3239
(wood heaters, waste oil burners) |
Hummert
International (S)
4500 Earth City Expressway
Earth City, MO 63045
1-800-325-3055
http://www.hummert.com
|
|
Hydrogardens,
Inc. (G, S)
P.O. Box 25845
Colorado Springs, CO 80936
1-800-634-6362
http://www.hydro-gardens.com
(general supplies, seeds, fertilizers) |
Imperial
Builders & Supply Inc.
P.O. Box 670
Apopka, FL 32704-0670
1-800-442-4147
407-889-4147
http://www.imperailbuilders.com
(greenhouses) |
|
IPM
Laboratories
Main Street
Locke, NY 13092
(315)497-2063
http://www.ipmlabs.com
|
Irrigation
Mart, Inc.
3303 McDonald Avenue
Ruston, LA 71270-7412
1-800-729-7246
http://www.irrigation-mart.com
(irrigation) |
|
Janco
Greenhouses
9390 Davis Ave.
Laurel, MD 20723
1-800-323-6933
http://www.jancoinc.com
(greenhouses) |
J.A.
Nearing Co., Inc.
9390 David Avenue
Laurel, MD 20810
(301)498-5700 |
|
J-F
Equipment Co.
1230 Crowley Drive
Carrollton, TX 75006-1315
1-800-344-6767
(Dosmatic injectors) |
J.M.
McConkey & Co. (G,S)
12321 Western Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92641
(714)894-0581
http://www.mcconkeyco.com
|
|
J&M
Industries, Inc. (S)
300 Ponchatoula Parkway
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
(504)386-6000
http://www.jmindustries.com
(produce packaging supplies)
|
Jaderloon
Co., Inc. (G,S)
P.O. Box 685
Irmo, SC 29063
(803)798-4000
1-800-258-7171
http://www.jaderloon.com
(greenhouses) |
|
Keeler-Glasgow
Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 158
Hartford, MI 49407
1-800-526-7327
http://www.keeler-glasgow.com
(greenhouses)
|
Klink
Bros., Inc. (G)
4369 Circle Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(415)581-7905 |
|
Koppert
USA
P.O. Box 19497
Boulder, CO 80308-2497
(216)353-9437
http://www.koppert.com
(biological control, bumblebees)
|
L
& L Greenhouses (G)
P.O. Box 90
Poyen, AR 72128
1-800-843-9686 |
|
Ludy
Greenhouse Manufacturing Corp. (G)
P.O. Box 141
New Madison, OH 45346
1-800-255-LUDY
http://www.ludy.com
(greenhouses) |
Micro-Macro
International, Inc.
183 Paradise Blvd. Suite 108
Athens, GA 30607
(706)548-4557
(laboratory analysis) |
|
Mid-South
E, Inc.
2015 Jackson Street
Monroe, LA 71202
(318)322-7239
http://www.midsouthextrusion.com
|
Mycogen
Corporation
5701 SE 22nd Place
Ocala, FL 34471
(904)624-1224
http://www.mycogen.com/Index_NoCookie.asp
(biologicals) |
|
Neogen
Corporation
620 Lesher Place
Lansing, MI 48912
1-800-234-5333
http://www.neogen.com
(disease test kits)
|
Nexus
Greenhouse Corporation (G)
10983 Leroy Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
1-800-228-9639
http://www.nexuscorp.com
(greenhouses) |
|
Paramount
Seeds, Inc.
P.O. Box 1866
Palm City, FL 34991
(561)221-0653
http://paramount-seeds.com
(seeds) |
Penick's
Forest Products
P.O. Box 479
Macon, MS 39341
601-726-5340
(bark, topsoil, pine posts/poles) |
|
Peter
Lederer
P.O. Box 271
Big Flats, NY 14814
(607)562-8267 |
Peters
Fertilizer Products
The Scotts Company
14111 Scotts Lawn Road
Marysville, OH 43041
1-800-492-8255
http://www.scottsco.com/
(greenhouse tomato fertilizers) |
|
Phillips
Brothers Pine Bark Processing
County Farm Road
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601)833-7858
(pine bark - in bags or bulk) |
Plant
Products Co., Ltd.
6100 Maryhurst Drive
Dublin, Ohio 43017
614-717-0330
(rockwool, fertilizers, beneficials) |
|
Plantel
Nurseries, Inc.
P.O. Box 66553
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310-390-4711
http://www.plantelnurseries.com
(seedling trays) |
Poly
Drip Irrigation Supply
13799 Airline Highway
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
1-800-676-0979
http://www.polydrip.com
(irrigation) |
|
Poly
Growers Greenhouse Co.
P.O. Box 359
Muncy, PA 17756
(geenhouses) |
Poly-Tex,
Inc. (G)
P.O. Box 458
Castle Rock, MN 55010
1-800-852-3443
(greenhouses and accessories) |
|
Pro-Gro
Products
841 Pro-Gro Drive
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
1-800-334-3311 |
Radiant
Equipment Co.
P.O. Box 949
San Andreas, CA 95249
(209)754-1801 |
|
Roberts
Irrigation Products, Inc.
700 Rancheros Drive
San Marcos, CA 92069-3007
(619)744-4511
(irrigation) |
Rough
Brothers
5513 Vine Street
P.O. Box 16010
Cincinnati, OH 45217
(513)242-0310 |
|
Rounhouse
Mfg. Co.(G)
P.O. Box 1744
Cleveland, TX 77327
(713)592-7474
(shade cloth, ground covers, etc.) |
S
& M Farm Supply, Inc. (S)
13690 SW 248th Street
Homestead, FL 33032
1-800-432-3411
(352)620-5581 |
|
San
Joaquin Sulfur Co.
P.O. Box 700
Lodi, CA 95241
(209)368-6676
(sulfur) |
|
Soil Mender Products
3071 HWY 86
Tulia, TX 79088
(806)627-4276
http://www.soilmender.com
(compost) |
Solar
Components Corporation (G)
121 Valley Street
Manchester, NH 03103
(603)668-8186 |
|
Solar
Prism Greenhouses (G)
P.O. Box 40-PC4
Amity, OR 97101
1-800-711-7336
http://www.countryfamily.com
(hobby greenhouses) |
Southern
Agricultural Insecticides
P.O. Box 429
Hendersonville, NC 28793
(704)229-2233
http://www.southernag.com
|
|
Southern
Time and Alarm
1057 South Jackson Drive
Terry, MS 39170
(601)878-5066
http://www.fugitt.com/index2.htm
(alarms, computer controls) |
Spectrum
Technologies, Inc. (S)
12010 South Aero Drive
Plainfield, IL 60544
1-800-436-4440
http://www.specmeters.com
(EC, pH meters, instrumentation) |
|
Steuber
Distributing Co.
P.O. Box 100
Snohomish, WA 98290
1-800-426-8815
http://www.steuberdistributing.com
(greenhouses) |
Structures,
Unlimited (G)
2122 Whitfield Park Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34243-4048
(813)756-8129
1-800-541-8129
http://www.structuresunlimitedinc.com
(greenhouses) |
|
Stuppy
Greenhouse Manufacturing, Inc. (G,S)
1212 Clay Street
P.O. Box 12456
North Kansas City, MO 64116
1-800-733-5025
http://www.stuppy.com
(greenhouses)
|
Sunderman
Mfg. Co.
47143 250th Street
Baltic, SD 57003-3312
1-800-843-3312
http://www.sundermanmfg.com
(heating systems) |
|
Taylor
Manufacturing, Inc.
P.O. Box 518
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
1-800-545-2293
http://www.taylormfg.com
(wood heaters) |
Terra
International
P.O. Box 157
Flora, MS 39071
(601)879-3802
http://www.terraindustries.com
(fertilizers, chemicals) |
|
Texas
Greenhouse Company (G)
2524 White Settlement Road
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817)335-5447
1-800-227-5447
http://www.texasgreenhouse.com
(greenhouses and accessories) |
TotalGro
P.O. Box 805
Winnsboro, LA 71295
(318)435-7587
1-800-433-3055
http://www.grannyshouse.com/page.cfm/1035
(fertilizers) |
|
Tubular
Structures (G)
129 Radcliff Drive
Lucedale, MS 39452
(601)947-9558 |
United
Greenhouse Systems
708 Washington Street
Edgerton, WI 53534
1-800-433-6834
http://www.unitedgreenhouse.com
(greenhouses) |
|
United
Irrigation Supply, Inc.
Highway 84 West
P.O. Box 854
Quitman, GA 31643
912-263-9393
(irrigation) |
United
States Plastic Corp.
1390 Neubrecht Road
Lima, OH 45801-3196
1-800-821-0349
http://www.usplastic.com
(polyethylene tanks) |
|
Van
Wingerden Greenhouse Co. (G)
4078 Haywood Road
Horseshoe, NC 28742
(704)891-7389
http://www.van-wingerden.com
(greenhouses) |
Vicksburg
Chemical Company
5100 Poplar Avenue, Suite 2408
Memphis, TN 38137
http://www.kpower.com
(fertilizers) |
|
Wager
Company of Florida, Inc.
P.O. Box 520296
Longwood, FL 32752-0296
(407)834-4667
http://www.wagerco.com
(irrigation and parts) |
The
Warehouse
601 Chestnut Street
P.O. Box 699
Summit, MS 39666
(601)276-7318
(irrigation) |
|
Westmark
Co. (G,S)
3529 Touriga Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94566
(415)846-8505 |
Winandy
Greenhouse Co., Inc.
2211 Peacock Road
Richmond, IN 47374
765-935-2111
(greenhouses) |
|
X.S.
Smith, Inc. (G)
Drawer X
Red Bank, NJ 07701
1-800-631-2226
http://www.xssmith.com
|
Z-Top
Greenhouse Co., Inc. (G)
64575 Gisclard Road
Plaquemine, LA 70764
(504)687-2161
(self-ventilating greenhouses) |
|
Zarn,
Inc. (S)
P.O. Box 1350
Reidsville, NC 27320
1-800-367-7687
(plastic containers) |
|
Appendix
III. Associations and Short Courses
American
Society for Plasticulture
Pat Heuser, Executive Secretary
526 Brittany Drive
State College, PA 16803
(814)238-7045
(814)238-7051 (fax)
Annual Meetings
Proceedings
Newsletter
Hydroponic
Society of America
P.O. Box 1183
El Cerrito, CA 94530
(510)232-2323
(510)232-2384 (fax)
http://hsa.hydroponics.org/
Annual Meetings
Proceedings
Newsletter
Book Supply Service
Mississippi
Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association
Dr. John Braswell, Secretary
South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station
Box 193
Poplarville, MS 39470
Annual Tri-State Fruit and Vegetable Conference
http://www.mssate.edu/dept/cmrec/mfvga.htm
Mississippi
State University Extension Service
Truck Crops Branch Experiment
Station
P.O. Box 231
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
(601)892-3731
Annual Greenhouse Tomato Short Course (March)
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/cmrec/GHSC.htm
Vegetable Press Newsletter
http://www.msucares.com/newsletters/vegpress/index.html
North
Carolina Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association
c/o Dr. Mary Peet
Room 220, Box 7609
Kilgore Hall
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Annual Short Course
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/greenhouse_veg/ncgv-ga.html
Rutgers
University
Dr. A. J. Both, Assistant Extension Specialist
The State University of New Jersey
Bioresource Engineering
Department of Plant Science
20 Ag Extension Way
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8500
(732)932-9534
(732)932-7931 (fax)
Annual Short Courses - "Design of Greenhouse System
(January)
http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~lorteng
Southern
Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association
Terri Buckler, Secretary
P.O. Box 654
Winnsboro, TX 75494
(903)365-2457
http://www.sgvga.org
Annual Meetings in Texas (Third weekend in July)
Proceedings
Members receive Vegetable Press Newsletter
Ohio
State University Extension Service
Agricultural Business Enhancement Center
440 E. Poe Rd., Sutie 201
Bowling Green, OH 43402-1351
419-354-6916
419-354-6416 (fax)
Annual Greenhouse Food Production Short Course
(February)
Proceedings
Ohio Hydroponic Vegetable Program
Hydroponic Study Group
Greenhouse Tours
The
mailing address for the author is Truck Crops Branch
Experiment Station, P.O. Box 231, Crystal Springs, MS 39059;
telephone (601) 892-3731, fax (601) 892-2056. Dr. Richard
Snyder's e-mail address is ricks@ext.msstate.edu
.
The
author gratefully acknowledges the faculty and staff at the
Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station and expresses
appreciation for their hard work in assisting with the
greenhouse research in Crystal Springs. This research is the
basis for much of the information in this publication.
By Dr. Richard
G. Snyder, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Mississippi
State University
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.
Publication
1828
Extension Service of Mississippi State University,
cooperating with U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Published in furtherance of Acts of Congress, May 8 and June
30, 1914. Ronald A. Brown, Director
(rev-500-10-01)
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