GrowerTalks

October 2017 Issue

Vol. 81 No. 6

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This Month ...

A Toast to pH

by Lynn Griffith

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VIDEOS

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Watch a 100-inch tree spade in action

Watch a 100-inch tree spade in action

Darwin Perennials Day 2017

Spring Trials 2017: Flamingo Holland

Spring Trials 2017: Gediflora

Spring Trials 2017: Bobblehead Bloopers

Spring Trials 2017: Pacific Plug & Liner

Spring Trials 2017: Benary

Spring Trials 2017: Hem Genetics

NEWSLETTERS

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Cover Story

How the taste of beer gave us pH.

FEATURES

Dr. James Altland

Killing weed seed before they get started.

Producing High-Quality Plugs

Allison Hurt & Roberto Lopez

How does light quality, light quantity and carbon dioxide influence young plant production in greenhouses and indoor controlled environments?

You Lost It All—Now What?

What to do, and not do, when you experience a total greenhouse crop failure.

CULTURE NOTES

Grow with the Flow

Growing info on the 10 latest intros from California Spring Trials.

Growing With Griffin

Controlling the Very Hungry Caterpillars

From late spring through summer, an array of these pests begins to hatch and make themselves known.

Growers Talk Production

Finding Virtue in the Work Place

The driving force for work ethics is passion and the fuel for excellence is resilience.

PEST MANAGEMENT

Botrytis Blight on Greenhouse & Nursery Ornamentals

Aaron Palmateer, Ph.D.

When it comes to effective management of prolific pathogens such as Botrytis, preventative fungicide applications are a must.

COLUMNS

Do you ever hear something and think, “I never knew that!”

The Nicest People Grow Plants

What is it that makes the people of horticulture so selfless?

Paul Talks Perennials

Fall Pest Management Strategies

Whether the production facilities have been empty for several months or have crops being overwintered in them, growers are still at risk of harboring certain pests that may become problematic early in the growing cycle the following spring.

Growers Talk Business

Positive Disruption

I hope that small efforts like our work with Project Serve can blossom into meaningful changes for our own business—but most especially, for the communities that need some positive disruption.

IN THIS ISSUE

SAF in the Lobby

Change of Focus in Washington

The Society of American Florists

With the Senate failing to pass its version of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the ACA remains the law of the land for the foreseeable future.

Advocates for Crop Specialization

Anne-Marie Hardie

After seeing the positive results of specialization, Nick Vanderheide and his wife Hilary have become strong advocates of becoming the “go-to” grower for a specific product.

GT IN BRIEF

AmericanHort Hires New Director of Government Affairs

Another Blue Flower Story

BWI Now Representing Philips LEDs

Horticultural Researchers Recognized for Conservation Work

In Memoriam: Francis Kwong

In Memoriam: Harry Hollander

Maryland Court Strikes Down County Pesticide Ban

Meet Monrovia’s New CMO

Metrolina Earns MPS-A Certificate

MPS Launches FollowYourFlowerOrPlant.com

New England GROWS Educational Sessions

OHP’s New Kopa Soap

SAF CEO Peter Moran to Retire

The Million Mum March

COLUMNISTS

Roger McGaughey

Abe VanWingerden

Paul Westervelt

NEW PRODUCTS

Ball Seed
Ball WebTrack

Sakata Seed America Inc.
Profusion Red Zinnia

Lock Drives Inc.
EZD 52

Nexus Greenhouse Systems
Zephyr Greenhouse

Scotts
Root Factory P4

Suntory Flowers Ltd.
Surfinia Trailing Red Petunia