Ministry of Agriculture and Land

BCMAL Fact Sheets & Publications

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Nursery Format
Starting a Nursery Business in BC 
(2nd edition) 2006
html
2004 Supplement: 2002 edition of the Nursery & Landscape Pest Management and Production Guide pdf
An Integrated Approach to Weed Control html
An Overview of the BC Nursery Industry (PDF, 62KB) pdf
Cold Facts About Winter (PDF, 83KB) pdf
Farm Practices in BC - Nursery & Turf pdf
Herbicides and Weed Control (PDF, 63KB) pdf
Ornamental Pest and Disease Factsheets html
Optimum Growing Conditions Prevent Winter Injury html
Pest Management Factsheets html
Preparing a Business Plan: A Guide for Agricultural Producers: html
Propagation of Woody Ornamentals (PDF, 53KB) pdf
Sources of Information: a list of books, trade magazines and journals covering a variety of topics in the nursery industry (PDF, 57KB) pdf
The Importance of Aeration in Container Media (PDF, 57KB) pdf
Using Native Plants in the Landscape (PDF, 99KB) pdf
Floriculture Format
Floriculture Production Guide: 2008 New html
An Overview of the BC Floriculture Industry (PDF, 404KB) pdf
Biological Control Challenges in Floriculture html
Chrysanthemum White Rust html or pdf html
or pdf
Commercial Floriculture Grower – Getting Started (PDF, 444KB) pdf
Criteria for Evaluating Potential New Cut Flowers html
Criteria for Evaluating Potential New Potted Crops html
Environmental Guidelines for Greenhouse Growers in British Columbia html
Ethylene Injury to Floriculture Crops html
Field Grown Cut Flower Production (PDF, 141KB) pdf
FERTICAL xls - an Excel spreadsheet for calculating nutrient solution recipes for liquid feeding systems . xls
Greenhouse Vegetable Crop Clean-up (HTML) or (PDF) html or 
pdf
Irrigation Water Quality for BC Greenhouses (PDF, 87KB) pdf
Mastering Poinsettia Production (PDF, 131KB) pdf
Ornamental Pest and Disease Factsheets html
On-Site Testing of Growing Media and Irrigation Water (PDF, 123KB) pdf
Pest Management Factsheets html
Preparing a Business Plan: A Guide for Agricultural Producers: html
Plug and Bedding Plant - Water, Media and Nutrition (PDF, 242KB) pdf
Preparing a Complete Nutrient Solution (PDF, 44KB) pdf
The Importance of Aeration in Container Media (PDF, 57KB) pdf
Understanding Humidity Control in Greenhouses (PDF, 97KB) pdf
Other Ministry & BC Government Publications  
Business Management Publications & 
main page
website
Food Safety & Quality Branch Publications website
BCMAL/Industry Crop Production Guides & Posters  website
Resource Management Branch Publications and Conceptual Plans website
BCMAL Publication Listing website
BC Government Publications Index Site website