Acres & Acres

What’s in Store for ’24?

Chris Beytes

I hate crystal ball editorials, but, alas, a trade magazine editor is expected to write such a column.

Cover Story

Making Your Peat Go Farther

Dr. Brian E. Jackson

The exact impact of peat shortages is yet to be seen, but there are some options you can consider.

Culture Notes

Perfecting Patterned Petunias

Mike Fernandez

Recent breakthroughs in breeding are making those patterns more consistent, but there are a few things growers can do to produce a high-quality crop that will create a good experience for both retailers and home gardeners.

Culture Notes

Queen Bee: A New Kind of Shrub

David Roberts

While most vitex can reach heights of 15- to 20-ft. tall, Queen Bee is a naturally rounded shrub about half the size of traditional vitex.

Features

Cut Flowers & Lighting

Caleb Spall & Roberto Lopez

Does the light quality (color) from your supplemental lighting fixtures influence the flowering responses of long-day plants?

Features

Exploring New Market Channels

Xuan Wei, Hayk Khachatryan, Charlie Hall, Marco Palma & Ariana Torres

Results on a study on evolving market dynamics in the green industry, from wholesale to retail.

Features

Rehydrating Unrooted Cuttings

Bill Calkins

Total moisture control starts even before cuttings arrive at your greenhouse. New research shows there are benefits to be gained from different rehydration strategies. Ninety percent of rooting issues can be avoided when you address turgidity before the cutting is stuck and throughout the first stages of propagation.

Features

Sugarcoating Substrate Security

Jeb S. Fields, Maureen Thiessen & Damon Abdi

Sugarcane is a global crop with a long history, but can it be used as an alternative to peat?

Features

Synergizing Growing Media

Shiv Reddy

Answers to common questions on how the mix of coir and peat compensates and complements each other's attributes.

Features

The World of Digital Finance

Mark E. Battersby

The variety of products, applications, processes and business models that constitute today’s digitalization are already having an impact on many within the flower and plant industry.

Features

Where to Find the New Stuff

Jennifer Zurko

Our California Spring Trials guide on who’s gonna be there, where and when.

Growers Talk Business

Business Succession: What’s Your Plan?

Stan Vander Waal

Even if succession may not be an immediate reality, considering the future and adopting a succession sell strategy can be wise.

Growers Talk Production

Inspect What You Expect

Stephanie Saccomano

Tools are wonderful things, but I use the word “tool” very deliberately.

GT in Brief

Chilling Out

Jennifer Zurko

This is one of their two massive hot gas defrost coolers that holds over 750,000 pots filled with spring bulbs patiently waiting for poinsettia season to end so that they can be taken out of the darkness and put in the greenhouse.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Rick Schoellhorn

Chris Beytes

I’m very sorry to have to report the passing of Rick Schoellhorn on November 25 after a two-year battle with lung cancer.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

Ball Seed; Envu; Monrovia; Vineland Research & Innovation Centre

GT in Brief

Six National AAS Winners Announced for 2024

Jennifer Zurko

All-America Selections (AAS), North America’s most well-known and respected non-profit plant trialing organization, has six new National AAS Winners available for 2024.

GT in Brief

Steve Rinehart Breeding Poinsettias for Express Seed

Chris Beytes

Express has announced that Steve has gone from consultant to breeder under an exclusive contract with his company, Rinehart Poinsettias.

GT in Brief

USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map

Chris Beytes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, updating this valuable tool for the first time since 2012.

Guest Column

“I Have a Problem With My Order”

Rayne Gibson

Selling plants is possibly the most stressful job anyone in the horticulture industry can have. But you can use these traits to your advantage and create a gameplan to mitigate issues before they ever arise.

Guest Column

Why Gerberas Got Game

Lowell Halvorson

Gerberas offer a quick hit of garden goodness that adds little rays of sunshine to your day.

Inside Look

Is There Such a Thing as Too Much?

Jennifer Zurko

Have you ever heard the saying, “Too much of a good thing is never good”?

JZ on D.C.

USDA Publishes Farm Labor Survey

Jennifer Zurko

The Farm Labor Survey, conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), provides employment and wage estimates for workers directly hired by U.S. farms and ranches, excluding Alaska, for four quarterly reference weeks and annual averages.

Pest Management

What Makes a Product OMRI-listed?

A.R. Chase

A brief review of the history and organic products used for disease control.

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