To dip or not to dip: Foot baths (June 2024)

This Nursery Paper explains why hygiene is the most basic platform for ensuring pest and disease-free growing areas and producing the best quality stock for sale to customers. Nursery hygiene issues in the propagation and production phases can cause problems that persist for the lifespan of the plants, which may be several decades in the case of woody species. Topics covered include successful foot bath implementation, disinfectant chemicals, vehicle baths,