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International Plant Propagator's Society  Vol. 44  Propagating
from the Keyboard  Charles H. Parkerson  pp: 512-516   We spend
a lot of time and effort trying to keep everyone informed as to
what is happening on the nursery. Try as we might, the lack of
communication among divisions was creating problems that at
times were frustrating. In an effort to improve this
communication gap we developed a series of computer programs
that have helped us in streamlining our production at Lancaster
Farms. Our computer system is an Intel based PC using a UNIX
operating system with programs written in Microsoft® Basic.
Developing a Computer Program for Propagation. The following
discussion is a description of our simple propagation program.
The first step is setting up a logical set of standard
assumptions:    1. Number of pots/trays per house or m2 (ft2).
2. Production area.   3. Ingredients and their