University of Florida online training course Greenhouse 101 starts June 2

Greenhouse 101 starts on June 2 and is the first 2025 course in the award-winning Greenhouse Training Online series from the University of Florida IFAS Extension.

Greenhouse 101 is designed for people with no formal training in horticulture who work in the greenhouse or nursery industry. Course topics include plant parts and functions, photosynthesis and growth, greenhouse technology, flowering, compactness and branching, irrigation, nutrition and plant health.

The course will help attendees make better crop management decisions by learning the underlying horticultural science of plant growth. More than 1,250 growers from around the world have successfully completed this course and received a certificate of completion from UF.

The course is offered in English and Spanish and runs for four weeks, from June 2-27, 2025. The cost is $285 per participant.

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. professors Paul Fisher from UF and Brian Pearson from Oregon State University.

Two new modules are activated per week of the course, for a total of eight learning modules. Instruction is at your own pace and time within the four weeks of the course, with a typical time commitment of about four hours per week.

To register, visit hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training.

A 20% discount when registered five or more staff is available. For more information, email greenhousetraining@ifas.ufl.edu.