GrowerTalks

April 2019 Issue

Vol. 82 No. 12

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LEDs: Blue & Far-Red Light

by Yujin Park & Erik Runkle

Who will be this year’s Young Grower winner?

We’ll be awarding this year’s GrowerTalks/Nexus Young Grower Award at the Unplugged event during Cultivate’19. If you’re heading to Columbus, make some time to join us Monday night to see who will be on the cover of our September issue. There will be networking, trivia, a rooftop bar and your first drink is free!

WHEN: Monday, July 15 at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Callahan’s Columbus
520 Park Street, Columbus, Ohio

Finalists for the 2019 GrowerTalks/Nexus Young Grower Award:
Brian Austin — Dutch Heritage Gardens, Larkspur, Colorado
Tonya Diehl — Sunny Farms, Inc., Sequim, Washington
John Terhesh — Willoway Nurseries, Inc., Avon, Ohio

An extra special thanks goes to Nexus and AmericanHort for sponsoring this year’s award!

VIDEOS

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2019 Spring Trials: PanAmerican Seed

2019 Spring Trials: PanAmerican Seed

2019 Spring Trials: Burpee

Spring Trials 2019: Ball Ingenuity

Spring Trials 2019: Ball FloraPlant

Spring Trials 2019: Florist

Spring Trials 2019: Syngenta Drum Off

Spring Trials 2019: Proven Winners Annuals

Spring Trials 2019: Proven Winners Perennials & Shrubs

Bobblehead Bloopers 2019

Spring Trials 2019: Green Fuse

2019 Spring Trials: Selecta One

2019 Spring Trials: Darwin Perennials

Spring Trials 2019: Westhoff

Spring Trials 2019 - Suntory

The new IDM-resistant impatiens

Introducing the Francis Kwong Center for seed processing

PanAmerican Seed's New Greenhouses

Heimos Poinsettia Trial 2018

Ball Customer Day 2018

NEWSLETTERS

Read and subscribe to a variety of Newsletters tailored to your industry interests.

COVER STORY

The Bane of Boxwoods

Two major issues—including a new one possibly looming over the horizon—have been keeping researchers busy, and growers and landscapers anxious.

FEATURES

Getting Rid of Rose Rosette Disease

An update on how researchers and breeders are trying to manage and mitigate the virus that has significantly impacted the rose market.

Keeping Your Herbs Under Control

Christopher J. Currey

This fifth article in our series discusses how to control growth in your herb crop.

LEDs: Blue & Far-Red Light

Yujin Park & Erik Runkle

Part three of this series highlights research on how blue and far-red light interact to influence seedlings grown in fully controlled environments, from a collaboration between Michigan State University and the American Floral Endowment.

The Latest Information on a Hitchhiking Pest

Allison Westbrook

Back in April, we featured a new pest on the scene: the Spotted Lanternfly. While much is still being discovered about it, here’s an update on what has been found out since our last feature.

CULTURE NOTES

No-Risk Color for the Shade

New Beacon Impatiens have high resistance to Impatiens Downy Mildew.

Growing With Griffin

The Microbes Move In

A compelling case for biological fungicides.

Growers Talk Production

The Winds of Change

Even if a change is intimidating, the best way to approach it is with enthusiasm.

PEST MANAGEMENT

Building a Successful IPM Program

Aaron Palmateer

Basic steps to making sure you check all of the pest management boxes.

Root Mealybug: What You Don’t See is Hurting Your Plants

Stanton Gill, Brian Kunkel, Chuck Schuster, Suzanne Klick & Rachel Ross

The sub-terrain feeding of root mealybug, usually found feeding on plant roots, goes unnoticed by many growers.

COLUMNS

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

When Chris Truesdale (our Very Excellent Creative Director) and I were looking for images for this month’s cover story, I immediately thought of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.

The One Thing I’d Do (Three, Actually)

If I still had my greenhouse business, here’s what I’d do to ensure that it’s successful.

Paul Talks Perennials

Something Bugging You? Then Get Bugs!

Many growers are effectively managing their pests using beneficial insects.

Growers Talk Business

Take Me to Your Weeder

The higher up in management you go, the more you realize that weeds aren’t only in the field.

IN THIS ISSUE

Do I look infected …?

Welcome to our new expanded section that will include news, views, commentary and event coverage about the goings-on in our government. Our goal is to keep you informed about the policies and legislation that directly affect our industry.

Everything is Coming Up Tulips

Anne-Marie Hardie

Holland Greenhouses in Monroe Township, New Jersey, has become much more than a wholesaler of tulips, but a company that’s become a true advocate for this diverse bulb throughout the United States.

GT IN BRIEF

AIPH Yearbook Available

Dramm Partners with Vifra to Offer Humidity Management

Farwest Show Calls for Entries for 2019 New Varieties Showcase

In Memoriam: John “Jake” Jost

New AFE Research Application Process for 2019

Proven Winners Partners with Classic Caladiums

Purdue Develops Possible Roundup Alternative

Save the Date: Darwin Perennials Day

Save the Date: PPA Symposium & AAS/NGB Summit

SePRO Brings in Strategic Investor

Syngenta Partners with Post-Harvest Expert OptiFreeze

Your Chance to Tour Dutch Greenhouses

COLUMNISTS

Heather Hydoski

Roger McGaughey

Abe VanWingerden