My Educational Programs / Sessions @ Cultivate

Back2Basics: Media & Fertility Workshop
Saturday, July 15 • 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Growers will review the basics of producing healthy crops through an exploration of media, monitoring soilless substrates, and a deep dive on plant nutrition. Participants will engage in a series of seven hands-on learning labs covering the basics of soilless media production, monitoring soil health, basics of plant nutrition and how to create a fertility management plan, how to monitor plant health, and best nutrient diagnosis practices, as well as how to interpret leaf tissue analysis. The workshop includes a tour of the innovative and cutting-edge Ohio State University Controlled Environment Agriculture Research Complex, a newly built CEA center at the forefront of growing practices.

                



    Lela Kelly, horticulture expert at Dosatron International.  
    Lela Kelly is former owner of Dosatron International. Lela is Dosatron International’s lead horticulture expert, with over 35 years experience in the horticulture market. Prior to joining Dosatron in the early 90’s, Lela spent over 20 years in the horticulture field, first as co-owner of a greenhouse and garden center operation in Long Island, NY, and then as a salesperson and distributor of horticulture supplies in the New York-tri-state area.

    A longtime member of the horticulture community, Lela is a member of several professional horticulture organizations, including OFA , an organization of horticulture professionals, the Society of American Florists (SAF), and the Florida Nurserymen Grower Associations (FNGA). Lela has also served on various horticulture industry boards, including FIRST, Long Island Nurserymen’s Association, and OFA. Lela has also served for 8 years on the Advisory Committee to the Ellison Endowed Chair in Floriculture and Greenhouse Crops at Texas A&M University.

    Lela is a graduate of the Owner President Manager Program at Harvard School of Business, as well as Dale Carnegie Sales Training. In addition to her work giving back to the horticulture community, Lela is committed to service within the Tampa Bay community; she is involved with the Sargent Allen Moore Shelter for Battered Women, the Tampa Bay Research Institute, and the U PARC Hire the Handicapped program. Lela has donated a vertical vegetable garden at HEP, Homeless Emergency Project in Clearwater, Florida. They are currently producing organic produce for their kitchens, and have recently instituted a mobile produce truck for underserved communities. Lela lives in Belleair, Florida, along with her whole family.



    Dosatron -- SUSTAINABLE FERTILIZER INJECTION SOLUTIONS.  
    For beautiful, healthy plants and blooms, professional growers have been turning to Dosatron for trusted experience. With Dosatron, your plants get the right amount of nutrients every time. Our versatile fertilizer injectors are the industry gold-standard for quality and reliability.


    Dosatron fertilizer injectors can be used in a variety of installations and configurations. Mount them on booms or benches, or in conjunction with our portable 15-gallon DosaCart or 5-gallon Li'l Bud-D DosaCart for fertigation dosing on the go. Increase your flow with parallel installations,or inject multiple nutrients with series installations. It's all up to you!

    Address:     2090 Sunnydale Blvd Clearwater, FL 33765
    Email:    mailbox@dosatronusa.com
    Contact:   Elliott, Ashley
    Phone:    727-443-5404   FAX:  727-447-0591

                 



               

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