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COVER STORY
The State of the Horticultural Automation Sector
The State of the Horticultural Automation Sector
Dr. Alexandra Grygorczyk
Challenges, opportunities and the way forward.
FEATURES
A Focus on DLI
A Focus on DLI
Iro Kang & Roberto Lopez
Successfully rooting tropical foliage plants and succulents.
At Home in Homestead
At Home in Homestead
Jennifer Zurko
Eric Andersen’s deep familial roots in his local community provide the perfect environment to run a successful foliage business.
Avoiding Tax Audits
Avoiding Tax Audits
Mark E. Battersby
The right way to reduce your chances of getting a call from the IRS.
Ideas & Inspiration From Other Places
Ideas & Inspiration From Other Places
Jennifer Zurko
This year’s finalists for the 2023 GrowerTalks/Ball Horticultural Company Young Grower Award discuss where they find ideas and inspiration outside of the horticulture industry.
Make It Tropical With Mandevilla
Make It Tropical With Mandevilla
Massy Sanaei
One class that effortlessly transports any backyard garden to the tropics is mandevilla.
Other Options
Other Options
Andrew Pidgeon
Because of its many benefits for plants and the environment, cocopeat is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to traditional peat moss.
Remote Controlled
Remote Controlled
Bill Calkins
Technology improvements in remote environmental sensors and data loggers are taking monitoring a range of factors to a new level. Here are reasons to consider adding them to your toolbox and a look at some of the products available.
CULTURE NOTES
Growers Talk Production
The Post-Season Greenhouse Blues
Albert Grimm
Whether we admit it or not, we find excitement, pleasure and gratification in the continuous mental and physical overload that engulfs us during the seasonal rush.
PEST MANAGEMENT
The Effects of Insecticides on Two Beneficial Insects
Nathan J. Herrick & Raymond A. Cloyd
The direct and indirect effects of insecticides and miticides should be considered to avoid disrupting the ability of biological control agents to manage insect or mite pest populations.
Thrips parvispinus: An Emerging Invasive & Regulatory Pest in the United States
Muhammad Z. Ahmed, Cindy McKenzie & Lance S. Osborne
A team of researchers have been actively working on the emergency situation in Florida and other places nationally and internationally.
COLUMNS
Inside Look
A Balancing Act
Jennifer Zurko
A way to maintain a good balance is to look toward the future, while also using the lessons you learned in the past.
Acres & Acres
I Think We’ve Answered the Question
Chris Beytes
In spite of the questionable economy, when the weather is good, customers are buying our products.
Paul's Pointers
Can You Adapt?
Paul Pilon
Plans will always change—are you willing to adapt and change with them?
Growers Talk Business
The Labor Dilemma
Amy Morris
I believe our industry has its fair share of employment challenges, but there are ways we can combat some of those issues.
Guest Column
Bolster Your Marketing & Boost Profitability With AAS & NGB
Alicain Carlson, Ph.D.
Think of these non-profit organizations as trialing, marketing and PR firms working on behalf of the horticulture industry—our industry’s only non-profit brand ambassadors and influencers!
Guest Column
The Nuances of Lavandulas
Lowell Halvorson
For lavender, money isn’t made at the national level, it’s made regionally.
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DEPARTMENTS
JZ on D.C.
Legislative Effort Seeks to Reverse H-2A Wage Rule
Jennifer Zurko
As previously reported, on February 28, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) amended its regulations concerning the determination of required wages for H-2A workers and any U.S. workers performing duties in common.
GT IN BRIEF
BioWorks Introduces Product Compatibility Tool
California Enacts Tough Rules for New Glasshouses
HydraFiber Receives UL Solutions Certification
In Memoriam: Sinclair Adam
Just in Time for Tulips
On The Move
Outback Plants, Ball Horticultural Join Forces
Regis Berger Honored by Peat Industry
COLUMNISTS
Chris Beytes: EditorChris Beytes
Jennifer Zurko: Managing EditorJennifer Zurko
Albert Grimm: Columnist, Head Grower - Jeffery’s GreenhousesAlbert Grimm
Art Parkerson: Columnist, Owner and CEO - Lancaster FarmsArt Parkerson
Paul Pilon: Columnist, Director of Growing at Opel GrowersPaul Pilon
Bill Swanekamp: Columnist, President - Kube-PakBill Swanekamp
Amy Morris: Columnist/N.G. Heimos GreenhousesAmy Morris
Terri McEnaney: CEO/Bailey NurseriesTerri McEnaney
Stan Vander Waal: Rainbow Greenhouses, Inc.Stan Vander Waal
Austin Bryant: Columnist/Heart of Florida GreenhousesAustin Bryant
Stephanie Saccomano: Indoor Spaces Lead Grower—Qualitree PropagatorsStephanie Saccomano
VIDEOS
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Cool Products from TPIE 2023
Cool Products from TPIE 2023
Cool Products from TPIE 2023
I Never Knew a Poinsettia Had THIS!
I Never Knew a Poinsettia Had THIS!
GrowerTalks Tours the 2022 N.G. Heimos Poinsettia Trial
GrowerTalks Tours the 2022 N.G. Heimos Poinsettia Trial
How GrowerTalks Gets Printed—A tour of Schumann Printers
How GrowerTalks Gets Printed—A tour of Schumann Printers
DS Cole Growers' annual open house 2022
DS Cole Growers' annual open house 2022
Pleasant View Gardens Open House 2022
Pleasant View Gardens Open House 2022
Harvey robots and Ideaal spacing forks
Harvey robots and Ideaal spacing forks
Ball Seed Customer Day 2022
Ball Seed Customer Day 2022
What's new from Cultivate'22!
What's new from Cultivate'22!
Young Grower Finalists on Facing 2022's Challenges
Young Grower Finalists on Facing 2022's Challenges
Darwin Perennial Day 2022
Darwin Perennial Day 2022
Ball Tech On Demand At Risk Crops: Tomato
Ball Tech On Demand At Risk Crops: Tomato
CAST 22: Benary
CAST 22: Benary
CAST 22: Syngenta Flowers
CAST 22: Syngenta Flowers
CAST 22: Burpee
CAST 22: Burpee
Osvaldo Tries the Garlic Ice Cream
Osvaldo Tries the Garlic Ice Cream
CAST 22: Southern Living/Sunset/Encore Azaleas
CAST 22: Southern Living/Sunset/Encore Azaleas
CAST 22: PanAmerican Seed HandPicked Vegetables
CAST 22: PanAmerican Seed HandPicked Vegetables
CAST 22: PP&L
CAST 22: PP&L
CAST 22: PRUDAC
CAST 22: PRUDAC
CAST 22: Schoneveld
CAST 22: Schoneveld
CAST 22: Morel
CAST 22: Morel
CAST 22: Jaldety
CAST 22: Jaldety
CAST 22: HilverdaFlorist
CAST 22: HilverdaFlorist
CAST 22: Hishtil
CAST 22: Hishtil
Cast 22: Kientzler
Cast 22: Kientzler
CAST 22: Ball Ingenuity
CAST 22: Ball Ingenuity
CAST 22: Suntory
CAST 22: Suntory
CAST 22: Takii
CAST 22: Takii
CAST 22: Kieft Seed
CAST 22: Kieft Seed
CAST 22: Darwin Perennials
CAST 22: Darwin Perennials
CAST 22: PlantHaven
CAST 22: PlantHaven
CAST 22: Green Fuse
CAST 22: Green Fuse
CAST 22: Hem Genetics
CAST 22: Hem Genetics
CAST 22: Beekenkamp
CAST 22: Beekenkamp
CAST 22: Sakata
CAST 22: Sakata
CAST 22: Danziger
CAST 22: Danziger
CAST 22: Selecta One
CAST 22: Selecta One
CAST 22: Westhoff
CAST 22: Westhoff
CAST 22: Ball FloraPlant
CAST 22: Ball FloraPlant
CAST 22: Dummen Orange
CAST 22: Dummen Orange
CAST 22: PanAmerican Seed Annuals
CAST 22: PanAmerican Seed Annuals
TRENDING NOW
Petchoa Caliburst Yellow
PanAmerican Seed
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TerraGrow Liquid
BioSafe Systems LLC
TerraGrow Liquid
Evaporative Plastic Cooling Pad System
Lubing USA
Evaporative Plastic Cooling Pad System
EZ Potter Super Max
Mitchell Ellis Products
EZ Potter Super Max
Hortiblock 162/28
Beaver Plastics Ltd.
Hortiblock 162/28
Gothic Premium Greenhouses
GrowSpan Greenhouse Structures
Gothic Premium Greenhouses
Who will be this year’s Young Grower winner?
YGA logo We’ll be awarding this year’s GrowerTalks/Ball Horticultural Company Young Grower Award at the Unplugged event during Cultivate’23. 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 and your first drink is free!

WHEN: Monday, July 17 at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Gaswerks
487 Park Street, Columbus, Ohio

Finalists for the 2023 GrowerTalks/Ball Horticultural Company Young Grower Award:
Laura Reese - Green Circle Growers, Oberlin, OH
Matthew Tyson - Costa Farms, Miami, FL
Elora Wannop - Brookdale Treeland Nurseries, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON




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

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