Hydroponic Vegetables, Weed Management Featured in Online Courses

Posted by Brian Sparks|October 6, 2021

The University of Florida’s final online greenhouse training courses in 2021 will focus on weed management and hydroponic vegetable production.

“Weed Management” is an intermediate level course that teaches all aspects of weed management in nurseries and greenhouses, including weed identification, developing herbicide programs, and the latest non-chemical methods of weed control that work. It runs from Oct. 18 to Nov. 12, 2021, and has been approved for CEUs in the state of Florida. It is taught by Dr. Chris Marble, Assistant Professor of Ornamental and Landscape Weed Management in the Department of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida (UF).

“Hydroponic Vegetable Production” is an intermediate level course where you will learn to manage different hydroponics systems, as well as the fundamentals of climate, water, nutrition, and plant health in these systems. The course also teaches business management and food safety. It runs from Oct. 25 to Nov. 19, 2021. The course is taught by a team of instructors from the University of Florida and Cornell University, which include Bob Hochmuth, Assistant Center Director for the UF/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences North Florida Research & Education Center at Live Oak and Regional Specialized Extension Agent for commercial vegetable crops, and Tatiana Sanchez Commercial Horticulture Agent for UF/IFAS in Alachua County.

The courses are completely online, and include pre-recorded videos, an interactive discussion board with Ph.D. professors, and quizzes. Course material is available any time of the day in English and in Spanish, and two new modules are activated each week during each course, for a total of eight learning modules. Click here to register and for more information, or contact Greenhouse Training, Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida.