My Educational Programs / Sessions @ Cultivate

Back2Basics: Media & Fertility Workshop
Saturday, July 15 • 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Growers will review the basics of producing healthy crops through an exploration of media, monitoring soilless substrates, and a deep dive on plant nutrition. Participants will engage in a series of seven hands-on learning labs covering the basics of soilless media production, monitoring soil health, basics of plant nutrition and how to create a fertility management plan, how to monitor plant health, and best nutrient diagnosis practices, as well as how to interpret leaf tissue analysis. The workshop includes a tour of the innovative and cutting-edge Ohio State University Controlled Environment Agriculture Research Complex, a newly built CEA center at the forefront of growing practices.

                



    Kevin Cooper, Grower Advisor at Berger  
    Kevin Cooper has a B.S. Degree in Horticulture from Mississippi State University, and over 30 years of hands- on experience in the horticulture industry. Kevin’s broad knowledge has been acquired through his impressive career path. He notably held the positions of head grower, greenhouse owner, plant and seed brokerage, wholesale distributor sales representative, manufacturer sales representative, soilless media sales representative, horticultural purchasing manager, and technical grower advisor. Kevin’s extensive knowledge of growing media and horticultural crops gives him a unique set of skills to help today's nursery and greenhouse managers.



    Berger -- Mastering the Craft of Growing Media.
    Berger is a worldwide leader in the production of first-quality growing media. For over 50 years, Berger’s team of specialists uses a client-focused approach that meets the specific needs of its customers’ crops. For professional growers, that means consistent growth, predictable results, reliable supply, and moreover, a trustworthy technical support. From start to plant, how you grow matters as much as what you grow.

       

       

    Address: 121 1e Rang St. Modeste, QC G0L 3W0
    Email: elizabethr@berger.ca    Contact:
    Phone: 418-862-4462    FAX: 418-867-3929

               




               

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