This document discusses how to start and manage a turf nursery business. It covers key steps like developing a project proposal, preparing the land, selecting and planting turf varieties, maintaining the nursery, protecting from pests and diseases, harvesting turf, selling to customers, and ensuring after-sale service. It also addresses challenges like market size, competition from artificial turf, and the need for innovative technologies and marketing strategies to succeed in this niche business.
9. Nursery- advantage
1. development-golf course?football field?etc
2. Mature turfgrass- patching on problematic
green/area
3. Preparation-before tranplanted on target
area
10. What to look before start a turf
nursery?
• SWOT analysis
• Product market expansion grid
11. How to Start a turf nursery?
Project Proposal
Land Preparation
Planting
Maintenance
P&D Management
Harvesting/Collecting
Sell to
client/customer
After sell service
(option/need?
Profit/loss?
16. Protection from P&D
1. Soil borne disease?
2. Handling-clean
3. Application of
insecticide?herbicide?fungicide?
4. When to apply-periodically/preventive/cure?
5. Biological control
6. Friend vs enemy