T caching the course Plasticulture Technology, for the intensive production of vegetable crops, to researchers, extension professionals, industry personnel, and growers around the country has been very successful using short courses, seminars, and on-farm demonstrations (Lament, 1989; Lament et al. , 1992, 1993, 1994). It is important that undergraduate horticulture-agriculture students also are introduced to the latest plasticulture technology and that they can practice using this technology as part of their undergraduate education. The challenge was to provide meaningful outdo-or activities involving the latest technology in the field of plasticulture for 55 undergraduate students enrolled in the Vegetable Production class. The objective of developing this hands-on instructional tool was to reinforce the information presented in the classroom lectures with actual field experiences or activities in the laboratory portion of the class. A secondary consideration and challenge was to provide these activities close to the greenhouse, so that valuable lab time was not consumed traveling to a grower’s property or the Kansas State Univ. Horticulture Research Center-