Columnist Chris Beytes

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Chris Beytes

Chris Beytes Editor

Editor of GrowerTalks, Green Profit magazine and the Acres Online e-newsletter, Chris has been in horticulture for over 30 years. He owned his own greenhouse - Indian River Ornamentals - in Merritt Island, Florida, after he graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in horticulture. He also had a minor in Journalism, so after he and his wife Laurie sold the greenhouse business, he started writing full-time, first for local publications in Florida and then moving to the Chicago area when he began writing for GrowerTalks. He's been with Ball Publishing for 25 years now and only thinks about retirement once in a while.

Recent Articles

Of Plants and Pizza

Is there a human on the planet who can honestly say they don’t like flowers and plants?

The Best Poinsettia for …

We asked experts to take off their company hats and tell us, objectively and honestly as they could, which varieties, regardless of breeder, are the very best in a wide range of categories. Here’s a brief excerpt of their answers.

Zapping Bugs With Lasers

At Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands, researcher Estuardo “EJ” Hernández Olesinski and his team are seeing if lasers can be used in the greenhouse to kill insect pests.

An Automated TC-propagation Machine From Down Under

Lowes TC in Tumbi Umbi, Australia, has been working on the technology for automating the TC process for a decade.

NGB, AAS to Merge

Chris Beytes & Jennifer Zurko

National Garden Bureau (NGB) and All-America Selections (AAS) have completed an organizational merger of the two organizations into one.

What’s Behind the Changes at Dümmen Orange?

Since February, GrowerTalks has received three press releases regarding changes to licensing agreements and partnerships.

Making Use of UV-C

In the search for eco-friendly, effective pest management solutions, UV-C light is a viable option, according to research and practical experience. Here are some basics on what it is, how it works, and how it can be deployed.

French novelist Gustave Flaubert always strove for the “mot juste” and so do I. And so should you.

Glow-in-the-Dark Flowers Get USDA OK

This novel introduction, which will be sold under the name “Firefly Petunias,” is coming from the synthetic biology startup Light Bio of Ketchum, Idaho.

In Memoriam: David Lemon

David Lemon, one of our industry’s most well-known and prolific flower breeders, passed away February 10 at the age of 89.

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