Preventing pests and diseases in the greenhouse
'Keep it CLEAN' guide
Factsheets
Factsheets are also available which describe some of the key practices:
- 10 essential practices for all growers (PDF, 357.7 KB)
- Always check for pests and diseases (PDF, 419.1 KB)
- Use action points for making decisions (PDF, 202.0 KB)
- Make a clean zone around the greenhouse (PDF, 177.8 KB)
- Control what goes into your clean zone (PDF, 222.9 KB)
- Do not go to another greenhouse (PDF, 233.7 KB)
- Have buffer areas around the greenhouse (PDF, 404.4 KB)
- Clean and disinfect the greenhouse (PDF, 265.9 KB)
- Check seedlings before planting (PDF, 280.3 KB)
- Get rid of all weeds (PDF, 493.5 KB)
- Do not leave crop debris lying about (PDF, 629.6 KB)
Other tools
A number of other tools have also been created to help growers implement preventative management practices. These are all described in the Keep it CLEAN guide, and they are available for download below.
Booklet
Preventing pests and diseases - Farm management review is a 19 page booklet that provides an easy-to-follow process of listing the key pest and disease problems, assessing the risk of different pests and diseases, identifying the sources of pests and diseases around the farm, conducting a preventative practices review and developing action plans to implement beneficial management practices.
Download the booklet:
Charts
A number of charts are also available to make record keeping easier and faster.
Download the charts:
- Electrical conductivity (EC) chart (19kb PDF)
- Acidity, alkalinity (pH) chart (19kb PDF)
- Run-off volume (%) chart (19kb PDF)
- Yield chart 1 (19kb PDF)
- Yield chart 2 (19kb PDF)
- Number of diseased plants chart (19kb PDF)
- Number of pests per plant/trap chart (19kb PDF)
The development of these materials was assisted by Horticulture Australia Ltd, through the national vegetable levy. The project leader was Jeremy Badgery-Parker.
