Greenhouses
Rates are Per Month for sq. ft. of usable bench space
Current rates effective July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
Tier 1) Rate: $1.35 = Air conditioned & Evaporative Cooled Greenhouse with High Demand/Desirability (Full Service)
Tier 1A) Rate: $0.92 = Air conditioned & Evaporative Cooled Greenhouse with High Demand/Desirability (Minimum Service)
Tier 2) Rate: $1.06 = Evaporative Cooled Greenhouses (Full Service)
Tier 3) Rate: $0.60 = Evaporative Cooled Greenhouses (Minimum Service)
Tier 4) Rate: $0.53 = Hoop Greenhouses & Other (Full Service or Minimum Service)
GIC) Rate: $1.50= Greenhouse Innovation Center (Full Service or Minimum Service)
Growth Chambers
Rates are Per Month for sq. ft. of usable bench space
Current rates effective July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 (all locations)
Tier 1) Rate: $8.16 = Growth Chamber with high precision controls (Full Service)
Tier 2) Rate: $6.48 = Growth Chamber with high precision controls (Minimum Service)
Service Level Descriptions
Users can select the service level (Full or Minimum) that they would like to use, which is defined below.
Minimum Service Includes:
Standard soil mixes – all preparation & pasteurization, Standard fertilizer, Standard pots, Pot washing, Autoclaving, Composting, Pest Control, Routine maintenance, Cleaning floor drains, Weeding, Trash & recycling, Cleaning & sterilizing, & Supplies for common activities – labels, tape, markers, etc.
Full Service Includes:
All services in Minimum Service, plus: Planting – basic, Dividing, Watering, Fertilizing, Upshifting/transplanting, Staking (excludes camelina & arabidopsis). Harvesting (excludes camelina & arabidopsis) – See Greenhouse Manager
*A fee of $17.02 per hour will be assessed for any services not normally provided under the maintenance categories above. For those categorized as “Minimal Service”, examples include potting, watering, fertilizing, upshifting, weeding and staking. For either category, examples include specialized potting or fertility regimes, seed collection, special autoclaving, and cleanup in excess of “usual”. Services may be requested in advance or applied at the discretion of the Manager where it is determined necessary or in the best interest of research plants (Manager will seek pre-approval in all cases).
*Users requiring special cultural conditions (including restrictive photoperiod and/or temperature, isolated pest or pathogen research, non-standard cultural methods, etc.) which prohibit shared use of any greenhouse bench, bay or growth chamber may be assessed fees for the entire bench, bay or chamber and should budget accordingly. The Greenhouse Director will consult with the Greenhouse Committee and/or Committee Chair in cases where circumstances warrant applying such charges.
*All materials and services are for greenhouse facilities (i.e. services & supplies are not for field use)