Heidi Lindberg
wollaege@msu.edu
Telephone: 616-994-4701
MSU Extension
Greenhouse and Nursery Educator
West Michigan greenhouse and nursery education and research
Ottawa County Extension Office 12220 Fillmore St., Suite 122West Olive, MI 49460
Heidi Lindberg is a greenhouse and nursery extension educator based in Ottawa County. She serves greenhouses and nurseries in western Michigan including the large density of ornamental plant production in Allegan, Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon counties. Her major program initiatives include: lighting for efficient production of greenhouse crops, biological control in greenhouses, promoting pollinators, and marketing of ornamental plants.
Tags: msu extension, ottawa
Authored Articles
- e-GRO: Providing free online education for greenhouse growers, December 11, 2018
- Christmas tree research webinar series starts January 30, December 11, 2018
- Decreasing greenhouse expenses, November 14, 2018
- Registration for online root zone management course now open, November 2, 2018
- Sign up today for winter greenhouse online courses, November 2, 2018
- Register now for biological control for winter greenhouse growers online course, November 2, 2018
- Registration for online greenhouse and horticultural lighting winter course now open, November 2, 2018
- Nematodes in ornamental plant production: Good or bad?, October 10, 2018
- Combating root-knot nematodes in daylilies: Experimental results, October 10, 2018
- Michigan floriculture: Cultivating beauty, September 6, 2018
- 10 Fresh Ideas for Your Garden from Europe, August 7, 2018
- Marketing Munchies: For the horticulture grower, wholesaler and retailer, July 23, 2018
- Sign up today for free commodity-based, two-day drone workshops, July 19, 2018
- The future of using drones in nursery production, July 19, 2018
- Right plant, right place: Malta, July 12, 2018
- Gardening as a reflection of history and culture, June 21, 2018
- FAQ regarding the New Worker Protection Standard – Part 1, May 8, 2018
- FAQ regarding the New Worker Protection Standard — Part 2, May 8, 2018
- Essential concepts for managing Xanthomonas in Begonia — Part 3, April 27, 2018
- Topdressing container nursery plants for liverwort control, March 12, 2018
- Vegetative cutting and young plant propagation resources, February 26, 2018
- 2018 Greenhouse disease and insect management recommendations, February 1, 2018
- Managing substrate pH of soilless substrates, January 8, 2018
- Early spring 2018 events for greenhouse, nursery and Christmas tree growers, January 8, 2018
- Top eight take-home messages of the urban pollinator conference, December 6, 2017
- What do you really know about bees?, December 6, 2017
- Resources on hemlock woolly adelgid, September 26, 2017
- Fall 2017 events for greenhouse and nursery growers, August 18, 2017
- Broad mites in ornamental crops — Part 1: Challenges and treatments, July 13, 2017
- Broad mites in ornamental crops — Part 2: Scouting and sampling, July 13, 2017
- Jeremy Jubenville joins MSU floriculture team serving southwest Michigan, July 7, 2017
- Biopesticides for use in greenhouses in the U.S., June 22, 2017
- What is a biopesticide?, June 22, 2017
- Christmas tree scouting recommendations by region, May 18, 2017
- An emphasis on a healthy lifestyle will set your garden center apart, May 1, 2017
- Low pH induces iron and manganese toxicity in geraniums, April 17, 2017
- Insecticides for common pests on greenhouse vegetables and transplants, April 14, 2017
- Commonly used limestones for adjusting pH in greenhouse mixes, March 22, 2017
- Different types of limestone to increase substrate pH, March 22, 2017
- Attention scouts: Crops that are insect “magnets” in the greenhouse, February 2, 2017
- FAQ regarding new Worker Protection Standards changes, January 17, 2017
- 2016 MSU floriculture research summaries – Part 2, January 3, 2017
- 2016 MSU floriculture research summaries – Part 1, December 20, 2016
- New greenhouse and nursery educator serving west Michigan, December 5, 2016
- New USDA survey offers insight into Michigan’s nursery industry, November 2, 2016
- Increasing plant quality is a focus of 2016 Greenhouse Growers Expo, November 2, 2016
- Greenhouse and horticultural lighting course winter session registration open, October 24, 2016
- Michigan’s nursery and greenhouse industry – Part 2, October 13, 2016
- Michigan’s nursery and greenhouse industry – Part 1, September 29, 2016
- New online course on biological control for greenhouse growers, September 15, 2016
- Tomato spotted wilt virus symptoms in chrysanthemum, August 11, 2016
- What is that black aphid on my chrysanthemum?, August 9, 2016
- Think Environmentally, Plant Responsibly: Three new videos, August 1, 2016
- Online training opportunities for greenhouse and nursery growers: Part 1, July 18, 2016
- Online training opportunities for greenhouse and nursery growers: Part 2, July 18, 2016
- Registration for greenhouse and horticultural lighting course closing June 30, June 23, 2016
- Controlling whitefly in the greenhouse, June 15, 2016
- Western flower thrips biological control in the summer, June 15, 2016
- Greenhouse and horticulture lighting online course registration opens June 1, May 19, 2016
- Breaking botanical boundaries in container planters, May 19, 2016
- Six steps to identifying nutrient deficiencies in ornamental plants, April 18, 2016
- What sustainable practices do ornamental plant consumers value?, April 1, 2016
- Calibrate your pH and EC meter in your greenhouse, March 14, 2016
- Thielaviopsis symptoms and control, March 10, 2016
- Root rots: Can you tell the difference?, March 8, 2016
- Resources for greenhouse growers considering organic certification, February 22, 2016
- Which vegetative cuttings should I stick first?, February 4, 2016
- How the green industry and gardeners can get involved in pollinator projects, January 8, 2016
- Live webinars on plant nutrition for ornamental and Christmas tree growers, January 6, 2016
- Biocontrol agents for greenhouse pests bulletin available for free download, December 1, 2015
- New resources on greenhouse integrated pest management, December 1, 2015
- 2015 Greenhouse Growers Expo features sessions on diverse topics, November 23, 2015
- Protecting Pollinators in Ornamental Landscapes participants learned bee decline complexities, November 12, 2015
- A guide to greenhouse sanitation for growers: Prepare now, sweat less later, November 9, 2015
- How the metrics of US garden centers compare with those from other countries, October 1, 2015
- Tips for effective boom lighting, October 1, 2015
- New greenhouse and horticultural lighting non-credit online course now available, September 18, 2015
- Finding your style as a garden center retailer, September 17, 2015
- Demonstration gardens in retail garden centers – show them how it’s done, September 17, 2015
- Register now for a greenhouse bus tour to Ontario in October, September 10, 2015
- Danish garden center trends: Topiaries, training and trellising plants, August 20, 2015
- Twelve ways Danish garden centers enhance their consumer’s experience, August 19, 2015
- Three summer nursery update webinars now available, August 19, 2015
- Why should greenhouse growers pay attention to vapor-pressure deficit and not relative humidity?, July 30, 2015
- Register early for Protecting Pollinators in Ornamental Landscapes Conference, July 24, 2015
- First national conference on how to protect pollinators in ornamental landscapes, June 10, 2015
- Protecting Pollinators in Ornamental Landscapes Conference keynote speakers announced, June 1, 2015
- Rhizoctonia stem rot occurs on numerous ornamental plant species, May 15, 2015
- Using Enviro-weather to monitor European pine sawflies in Michigan, May 5, 2015
- Why should you consider marketing your plants as bee-friendly? – Part 2, April 16, 2015
- Bee-friendly plants and pest management strategies – Part 1, April 16, 2015
- Three new webinars available for nursery growers, March 18, 2015
- Ice, ice baby: How to prevent your plant diagnostic samples from freezing, March 4, 2015
- New webinars available for greenhouse growers, March 3, 2015
- Fluoride toxicity in plants irrigated with city water, February 20, 2015
- How to take air samples in the greenhouse to test for ethylene and other air pollutants, February 17, 2015
- Common banker plants in insect biological control systems, January 20, 2015
- Applying pollen over a crop as an alternative food source for predatory mites, January 20, 2015
- Learn how consumers and ornamental plant growers can protect pollinators at Ag Action Day, January 16, 2015
- How low can you go? Low daily light integrals impact young plant quality and production time, December 15, 2014