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$14 billion national horticulture industry
The Greenhouse Learning Center allows Oklahoma State University students to be active participants in the $14 billion national horticulture industry. Here, they learn real-world management and propagation of plant materials in state of the art facilities.
Each greenhouse is independently climate controlled using an automated micro-grow greenhouse system that continuously monitors conditions like temperature and humidity. Other state of the art features include LED and high pressure sodium grow lights, rolling benches and automatic dark shades.

Student Projects

Hort 3713 students inoculating oak logs with mushroom spores.

Urban Horticulture Production

Students had a hands-on opportunity to inoculate oak logs with shiitake mushroom spawn in the Urban Horticulture Production, HORT 3713 course. The Urban Horticulture Production course covers principles and production of crops for public or community practices with emphasis on production associated with hydroponics, raised beds, containers, controlled environments, roof tops, high tunnels and farmers market.

Deep water culture plant's roots are suspended in an oxygenated nutrient solution at the Greenhouse Learning Center.

Deep Water Culture

Students are learning and developing deep water culture plants. The plant's roots are suspended in an oxygenated nutrient solution. Soil provides gaps where air is present, thus the water needs to be oxygenated for the plants to survive. Soil also contains macro and micro nutrients for the plants so in hydroponics the oxygenated water is supplemented with nutrients. In a deep water culture, the deeper the water level the more stable the nutrient solution will remain.

Katie collecting data on the production of hops, a new crop for Oklahoma.

Production of Hops

Katie Stenmark is collecting data. The project aims to develop baseline information for production of hops, a new crop for Oklahoma. As a new crop, this outreach component is critical to establishing networks for prospective farmers entering a new marketplace.

Greenleaf Nursery Headhouse dedicated to Greenleaf Nursery.

Give to OSU

Gifts to the Greenhouse Learning Center is part of a larger plan as OSU's effort to become a 21st Century land-grant university. Giving options may be tailored to fit the needs and passions of individual donors.

Giving Opportunities

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