Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Faculty of Agriculture

Growing Media for Organic Greenhouse Production

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:

Dalhousie University

Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Growing Media for Organic Greenhouse Production

Practical Resources

Scientific Results

For more information about Organic Science Cluster research on growing media for organic greenhouse production, please see the following Research Activities: