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Greenhouse and Nursery Production

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Greenhouse and Nursery Production gives students the opportunity to utilize, manage, and maintain facilities and tools and to carry out procedures used in growing plants commercially. The course prepares them to own, manage, or work in greenhouses and plant nurseries. Topics include facilities, growing media, propagation, plant identification, production, pest and disease management, and business management.

Format

In-Person

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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to Agriculture, Food and Natural ResourcesFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Greenhouse and Nursery Production gives students the opportunity to utilize, manage, and maintain facilities and tools and to carry out procedures used in growing plants commercially. The course prepares them to own, manage, or work in greenhouses and plant nurseries. Topics include facilities, growing media, propagation, plant identification, production, pest and disease management, and business management.

Requirements

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Describe characteristics of greenhouses and create a list of factors to be considered when planning
  • Maintain, operate, and repair greenhouse and nursery facilities and equipment
  • Determine types of soil and growing media to support optimum growth of a variety of landscape and ornamental plants
  • Formulate appropriate soils and growing media for greenhouse and nursery crops
  • Compare uses, methods of application, advantages, and disadvantages of chemical and organic fertilizers
  • Demonstrate sexual and asexual propagation techniques in greenhouse and nursery crops
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse45-2092.00
  • Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation37-3012.00
  • First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers37-1012.00
  • Agricultural Technicians19-4012.00
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers11-9013.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Hand tools (hoes, knives, shears, pruners) — use safely on routine field or greenhouse tasks under a lead's direction.
  • Personal protective equipment (gloves, sleeves, eyewear) — apply consistently for each task.
  • Heat-illness signs and water-shade-rest practice — recognize and follow per OSHA and state rules.
  • Worker Protection Standard re-entry intervals — follow without exception on treated fields.
  • Standard harvest pace — meet on assigned crops after onboarding.
  • Crew safety (ladders, knives, machinery proximity) — apply consistently on the line.
  • Daily timecards and piece-count tallies — record accurately per the lead's verification.
  • Field-sanitation facilities — use and request resupply when needed.
  • Vehicle and bus safety — follow on transport to and from fields.
  • Crew communications (Spanish, English, Indigenous languages) — engage clearly with the lead.

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