MSU Extension Nursery

Resources

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  A Mobile Guide for Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes

  Published on December 10, 2020
  This important weed identification tool can be downloaded for free to view on smart phones and tablets.

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  Identifying and managing common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris L.) in nurseries and greenhouses

  Published on June 9, 2020
  In this bulletin, growers will learn how to identify and manage common groundsel in their nurseries and greenhouse operations.

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  Identifying and managing yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta L.) in nurseries and greenhouses

  Published on April 6, 2020
  This bulletin will aid in oxalis identification, understanding its biology and developing management strategies.

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  Identifying and managing liverwort in Michigan nurseries and greenhouses

  Published on January 28, 2020
  This fact sheet will help growers identify liverwort, understand its biology and learn strategies to control it in their operations.

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  Boxwood Blight Disease Identified in Michigan

  Published on January 25, 2019
  This fact sheet describes plant symptoms of boxwood disease as well as integrated pest management strategies for those who encounter the disease.

• Ornamental Horticulture: Increasing Profitability and Sustainability of Michigan’s Ornamental Plant Industry

  Published on December 22, 2016
  Climate, soils and a centralized location to markets make Michigan a national leader in producing greenhouse-grown plant material, landscape nursery stock and Christmas trees.

• Ornamental Horticulture: Programming to Increase Profitability and Sustainability of Michigan’s Ornamental Plant Industry

  Published on December 22, 2016
  Climate, soils and a centralized location to markets make Michigan a national leader in producing greenhouse-grown plant material, landscape nursery stock and Christmas trees.

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  Model Business Plan for Season Extension Hoophouses

  Published on November 16, 2015
  Growers can learn whether adding a hoophouse to their nursery, vegetable or floral production systems would be economically viable by using the information and spreadsheets contained in this plan.

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  A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Herbaceous Perennials

  Published on November 11, 2015
  Listing and description of various common pests for herbaceous perennials.

• Growing Michigan Agriculture Proceedings

  Published on January 24, 2013
  Proceedings from the Growing Michigan Agriculture Conference, held Jan. 24, 2013 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich.