2026 Greenhouse Training Online Continues with "Advanced Irrigation Management"

By UF/IFAS News|July 13, 2026

2026 Greenhouse Training Online — “Advanced Irrigation Management”. | UF/IFAS

“Advanced Irrigation Management” starts on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, and is the next course in the 2026 Greenhouse Training Online series from the University of Florida IFAS Extension (UF/IFAS). This intermediate-level course is designed for those with some training or entry-level university experience in production, technical, or sales roles in the greenhouse or nursery industry.

“Advanced Irrigation Management” Course Topics

Course participants will learn about:

Best practices for drip, micro-, overhead, and sub-irrigation
Integrating substrate, plant, and environment to time irrigation events
The effects of containers and substrates on plant-available water
Timed vs. sensor-based irrigation controllers
Types of irrigation systems, components, and design criteria
Systems audits and follow-up maintenance
Water flow, friction, and pressure dynamics in real irrigation systems

“Advanced Irrigation Management” Schedule and Registration

The “Advanced Irrigation Management” course runs Aug. 3–28, 2026, and is a requirement for the Root Zone Expert program. Available in English and Spanish, all course material is completely online and available at any time of the day. It includes pre-recorded videos, quizzes, and an interactive discussion board with Ph.D. instructor John D. Lea-Cox, Professor Emeritus for the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland. Two new modules are activated each week during the course, for a total of eight learning modules. Instruction is at each participant’s own pace and time within the four weeks of the course, with a typical time commitment of about six hours per week.