Mark Halcomb, retired UT Area Extension Specialist, developed these handouts, sometimes in collaboration with other specialists, but more often as the sole author, as a resource for nursery growers and agents during his career working with the Green Industry in Middle Tennessee.
These documents were created before current policy requirements took effect, and therefore may not be accessible. To request this content in an accessible format, contact utia_accessibility@utk.edu.
Beginning in Nursery Production
- Getting Started
- Striving to Become a Better Manager
- Reference Books, Magazines, Associations
- Comparison of Production Systems
- Common Plant Names to Botanical Names
- Woody Plant Names-Botanical to Common Names
- Perennial Plant Names-Botanical to Common Names
- Ornamental Grass Plant Names-Botanical to Common Names
- Fruit Plant Names-Botanical Names to Common Names
Container Production
- Container Production Handout
- Containers per acre Chart
- Container Production Task Calendar
- pH Adjustment in Containers
- Container Weights and Number per Semi-Trailer
- Do’s and Don’ts in Containers
- Troubleshooting Container Problems
- Water Test for Irrigation Suitability
- Washing Used Containers
Fertility
- Lime Value
- Soil pH Explained
- Optimum pH and Salt Tol. of Orn, Fruit, Veg, Turf
- Maintenance Fertilizer Sidedress Rates
- Amount per Plant Table
- Diagram using 27-4-10
- Diagram using 13-13-13
- Diagram using 34-0-0
Weed Control in Container, Field & Landscape
- Preface
- Introduction to Weed Management
- Container Weed Control
- Field Nursery Weed Control
- Rainfast, days active, etc.
- Footnotes for Tables A & B, Print to use
- Table A: Preemergence – Nursery Crops (Requires 8.5″ x 14″ paper)
- Table B: Postemergence – Nursery Crops (Requires 8.5″ x 14″ paper)
- Table 1-for Preemergence of Herbaceous Plants
- Table 2-for Postemergence of Herbaceous Plants
- Weed Susceptibility to Herbicides
- Herbicide Options: Directions & Precautions
- Herbicide Chemical Name-Brand Name
- Cross Reference of Annual, Perennial & Herbaceous Ground Covers-Botanical to Common Name
- Nutsedge Control
- Sprayer Calibration
- Sprayer Calibration Sheet
Field Production
- Field Production Handout
- Plant Spacing Chart
- Field Production Task Calendar
- Plant Potted Liners Safely
- Soil Types Favorable for Nursery
- Crops Suggested for Plateau
- Crops Tolerant of Moist Sites
- Summer Cover Crops for Row Middles
- Alternative to Clover for Middles
- Do’s and Don’t in Field Nursery
- Rootball Weights
- Rootballs per Semi-Trailer
- Conifer Pruning Times
- Deer Control Ideas
General
- ANLA Nursery Standards
- Chemical Class Chart
- Find a Pesticide Label
- Units of Measure
- Time Management in Nursery
- Liner Care upon Arrival
- pH of Spray Water
- Root Killing Temperature Table
- Root Killing Temperature Explanation
- Sweating to Break Dormancy
Insect & Disease Control
- Horticultural Oil-Correct Use
- UT Pub#1589-Commercial Insect Control
- Calibration of Air Blast Sprayer Step by Step
- Borer Control
- Borer & other Wounds-Images
- Disinfectants for Pruning Tools
- Dogwood Powdery Mildew
- Dogwood Powdery Mildew Fung Table
- Bagworm Control
- Southern Blight Prevention
- Prevent Disease in Bareroot Barn
- Identify Flatheaded Appletree Borer
- Sprayer Winterization
- Fire Ant Control with Bait
- Fire Ant-Drench Pots & B&B for Certification
- Fire Ant-Vicon Spreader Calibration Steps
- Fireblight
- Gummosis in Prunus
- Miticide Table
- Lichens
- Scale: White Peach and Japanese Maple
Pot-N-Pot Production
Production Guides
- Dogwood
- Flowering Shrubs
- Garden Mums
- Hemlock
- Foster Holly
- Hydrangea
- Maple Trees
- Oak Trees
- Oak-leaf Hydrangea
- Peach Tree
- White Pine
- Yew
- Seedbed Management
- Construction of Propagation Beds
Sources
- Sales Yards in Middle Tennessee
- Fruit Trees, Berry Plants
- Motels in Warren Co. area
- Allied Goods: Digging Supplies, Irrigation, Fertilizer
- Container Producers in Middle Tennessee
- Perennial Producers in Middle Tennessee
- Groundcover, Vine Producers in Middle Tennessee