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Practical Resources
Assessing the Ratio of Worm Castings to Peat-based Potting Mix for Greenhouse-grown Organic Basil
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. 2014
Organic Potting Mix Basics
eOrganic. 2012
Potting Media and Plant Propagation
Penn State Extension. 2012
Production of Novel High Quality Horticultural Growing Media
[PDF - 135 kB]
OACC. 2009
Scientific Results
Alfalfa-based Organic Amendment in Peat-compost Growing Medium for Organic Tomato Transplant Production
HortScience (2011) 46: 253-259
The Challenge of Peat Substitution in Organic Seedling Production: Optimization of Growing Media Formulation through Mixture Design and Response Surface Analysis
PLoS ONE (2015) 10(6): e0128600
Chemical properties, microbial biomass, and activity differ between soils of organic and conventional horticultural systems under greenhouse and open field management: a case study
Journal of Soils and Sediments (2011) 11: 25-36
Compost-based Nursery Substrates: Effect of Peat Substitution on Organic Melon Seedlings
Compost Science & Utilizations (2009) 17: 220-228
The effect of microbial additives in organic substrates on plant growth and some quality parameters
Acta Horticulturae (2008) 779: 79-84
Efficacy of Microbial Amendments on Vegetables in Greenhouse and Field Trials
HortScience (2012) 47: 349-355
Evaluation of Zeolite as a Component in Organic Growing Substrates for Tomato Transplant Production
Acta Horticulturae (2011) 893: 1215-1222
High-nitrogen compost as a medium for organic container-grown crops
Bioresource Technology (2005) 96: 419-427
Maintaining soil health for crop production in organic greenhouses
Scientia Horticulturae (2016) 208: 120-130
Microbial biomass, activity, and community structure in horticultural soils under conventional and organic management strategies
European Journal of Soil Biology (2013) 58: 122-128
Organic Vegetable Crop Production in Controlled Environments Using Soilless Media
HortTechnology (2017) 27: 166-170
Risk of phytotoxicity of sawdust substrates for greenhouse vegetables
Acta Horticulturae (2007) 761: 589-595
Searching for recyclable biodegradable growing media
Acta Horticulturae (2009) 819: 435-442
Substrates and fertilizers for organic container production of herbs, vegetables, and herbaceous ornamental plants grown in greenhouses in the United States
Scientia Horticulturae (2016) 208: 111-119
Suitability of composts as potting media for production of organic vegetable transplants
Compost Science & Utilization (2005) 13: 150-156
Use of compost made from livestock manure as an organic substrate for cucumber (
Cucumis sativus
L.) grown in greenhouse
Acta Horticulturae (2009) 819: 367-372
Vermicompost as a substitute for peat in organic potting media: effects on germination, biomass allocation, yields and fruit quality of three tomato varieties
Scientia Horticulturae (2007) 112: 191-199
For more information about Organic Science Cluster research on growing media for organic greenhouse production, please see the following Research Activities:
Activity D.4: Organic production of vegetable transplants for gardeners
Activity D.5: Organic production of peat blocks for vegetable seedlings and detection of abiotic and biotic stresses
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