Greenhouse crops

Overview

Greenhouses allow vegetable and floriculture producers in Ontario to extend the traditional growing season.

Tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers are the most popular greenhouse vegetables produced in Ontario.

Potted plants make up the largest number of farm-gate sales, including potted flowering crops like chrysanthemum, gerbera and foliage plants.

Greenhouse production

• Growing Greenhouse Vegetables in Ontario

  Learn about climate management, plant nutrition and pest and disease management.

• Guide to greenhouse floriculture production

  Everything you need to know about commercial flower production.

• Water and Fertilizer Use in Greenhouse Vegetable Production

  Assess your operations and find out where you can improve water and fertilizer use.

Greenhouse management

• Supplemental carbon dioxide in greenhouses

  Learn how to use supplemental carbon dioxide for plant growth.

• Effect of greenhouse light abatement curtains

  Learn how to use blackout curtains to control light in greenhouses.

• Managing nighttime greenhouse light emissions

  Learn about research findings and best management practices for greenhouse light emissions.

Maintenance

Using biomass for heating greenhouses in Ontario

Learn about alternative fuels and how to choose one that suits you.

Greenhouse nutrient feedwater

• Generating greenhouse nutrient feedwater

  Learn about the rules and your responsibilities if you create nutrient feedwater.

• Permanent storage exemption

  Learn how you could be exempt from the minimum storage capacity requirements.

• Applying greenhouse nutrient feedwater on agricultural land

  Learn about the rules and your responsibilities if you use nutrient feedwater on your farm.

• Understanding the greenhouse nutrient feedwater regulation

  Learn how the regulation applies to you and options for managing feedwater.

• Transferring, storing and transporting greenhouse nutrient feedwater

  Learn about the rules and your responsibilities when storing and moving nutrient feedwater.

Pest and disease management

Crop Protection Hub

Find information on pest control products and management strategies.

Pests

Lygus bug

Learn about lygus bug biology, life cycle and management in greenhouse vegetable production.

Diseases

Storage