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    Environmental Horticulture

    Environmental Horticulture

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    Root Zone Expert Program

    The Root Zone Expert program is NEW FOR 2025! This program is for growers making irrigation, substrate, and nutrient management decisions and managing root health, production and facilities staff, and technical managers. Taught by professors from UF/IFAS Extension and other leading universities. This program can help you grow your career and build your resume.

    Growers have to pass these five courses:

    • Professional Irrigator Train the Trainer NEW! – Jul 11 – ongoing**
    • Advanced Irrigation Management NEW! – 4-Aug-25 to 29-Aug-25
    • Substrates for Container - Grown Plants NEW! – 6-Oct-25 to 31-Oct-25
    • Irrigation Water Quality & Treatment – Next Course 2026
    • Nutrient Management 2 – Next Course 2026

    **Available any time 11-5-25 onwards, 5-hour short course

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    Growers sign up for individual courses through UF Greenhouse Training Online. Email greenhousetraining@ifas.ufl.edu once the five courses are successfully completed, and growers can obtain their certificate at no extra charge. Courses do not have to be completed in the same year.

    For more information, contact greenhousetraining@ifas.ufl.edu. Greenhouse Training Online is supported by a grant from the American Floral Endowment (https://endowment.org/), the Floriculture Research Alliance (floriculturealliance.org), and a gift from Ken & Deena Altman.

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    Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of Florida, IFAS
    2550 Hull Road, Rm. 1549 (W.M. Fifield Hall) PO Box 110670 Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
    (352) 392-1831

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