GrowerTalks

March 2020 Issue

Vol. 83 No. 11

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Labor of Love

by Allison Westbrook

COVID-19 RESOURCES

COVID-19

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’20. 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, a rooftop bar and your first drink is free!

WHEN: Monday, July 13 at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Callahan’s Columbus
520 Park Street, Columbus, Ohio

Finalists for the 2020 GrowerTalks/Nexus Young Grower Award:
Stephanie Berkhout: Qualitree Propagators Inc.
Emily McKay: Walters Gardens Inc.
Arlan Van Dam: Masson Farms

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

VIDEOS

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Cool Products from TPIE 2020

Cool Products from TPIE 2020

Ball Seed Customer Day 2019

Green workforce

Big Top plant-moving robot

Darwin Perennials Day 2019

Perennials: In or Out?

Jen Zurko Makes a Staghorn Fern Plank

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

2019 Spring Trials: PanAmerican Seed

2019 Spring Trials: Burpee

Spring Trials 2019: Ball Ingenuity

2019 Spring Trials: Darwin Perennials

Spring Trials 2019: Westhoff

Spring Trials 2019: Green Fuse

The new IDM-resistant impatiens

NEWSLETTERS

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

COVER STORY

Best of the Best From the Winter Shows

Chris Beytes & Jennifer Zurko

January was a busy month for our editorial staff, as a bunch of us were traveling here and abroad to attend the larger trade shows. Here, we’ll cover highlights from IPM Essen and MANTS.

FEATURES

A Quality System for Growing Quality Plants

ErfGoed plant cultivation floors show signs of success in North America.

Approaching Plant Health Systematically

An update on current phytosanitary certifications and why you should care about them.

Chasing pH in Wood Substrates

Jake C. Hudgins & Dr. Brian E. Jackson

This is the fourth article in a five-part series highlighting data from research trials aimed at understanding pre-plant substrate pH modification in substrates containing wood fiber.

A look back at pesticides introduced in 2019.

Allison Westbrook

Powers’ Country Gardens, a half-acre retail operation located in the heart of Long Island, is projected to reach $1 million in sales by 2021—which is especially impressive, as the owners had never been in the plant business before. We sat down with Corinne Dodge to find out how she’s injecting life into her garden center and making the business a success.

Start Clean. Stay Clean.

It’s very important to have a solid sanitation protocol in place at your greenhouse—for human safety, plant safety and for the safety of your business.

Despite technology, consumers still rely on tags for gardening information.

CULTURE NOTES

Growing With Griffin

A Greenhouse Game Changer

Introducing the Bluelab 3-in-1 Pulse Meter.

Growers Talk Production

Looking Forward to the First Spring

Roger McGaughey

A new greenhouse with new infrastructure will always involve a learning curve.

PEST MANAGEMENT

Bacillus-based Biopesticides

The fact that these are living organisms makes their full benefits dependent on more factors than use of a conventional fungicide or bactericide.

COLUMNS

The Trade Show Tango

I’ve been thinking of how to compare the whirlwind process of attending a trade show to something and that’s when I thought of it as a sort of dance.

Five Human Needs (and How We Can Meet Them)

It may not be as easy to put these trends to work as selling plants in Classic Blue pots, but the end results may be much deeper, more profound and longer lasting.

Corr on Cannabis

Of Mice and Men … and Competing with the Black Market

Best-laid plans have resulted in economic disincentive for legal production of marijuana in many locations. And locations that have made legal marijuana uncompetitive against the black market have the opportunity to get it right when regulations are revised.

Growers Talk Business

Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck

How Kube-Pak adapted it’s new transplanter to work for their production needs.

Incredible Secrets About Interning in the U.S.

A student from Zambia tells us about her internship at Kendall Farms in California.

Opioids Are a Problem in the Green Industry

Opioid abuse isn’t just a nursery and landscape problem; it infects every corner of society.

IN THIS ISSUE

Final WOTUS Rule Out

On January 23, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers released a new rule defining the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and clarifying federal authority under the Clean Water Act.

Embracing Their Unique Brand

Anne-Marie Hardie

Carolina Home and Garden in Newport, North Carolina, has defined itself as an entertainment destination, using their retail space to showcase beautiful plants and products. Developing this strong identity involved an extensive journey, which Brian Watson began four decades ago.

GT IN BRIEF

A.M.A. Celebrates Over One Billion Ellepots Sold

AFE Announces Garcia Family Scholarship Fund

Apply Now for AFE Educational Grants

Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship Recipient Named

Farwest Show Calls for Entries for 2020 New Varieties Showcase

Front Range Biosciences and Griffin Partner to Distribute Hemp

Going 100% WaterWick

New Internship Search Tool Connects Students to Practical Job Experience

Registration Open for Cultivate’20

Syngenta Flowers to Sell HI Breeding Hydrangeas in NA

COLUMNISTS

Heather Hydoski

Roger McGaughey

Abe VanWingerden

NEW PRODUCTS

Growers Supply Inc.
GrowSpan’s Traditional Venlo Greenhouse

Ball Seed
Thrive Landscape Solutions

Star Roses and Plants
Petite Knock Out Rose

Hort Americas LLC
Arize Element L1000

Chemical Containers Inc.
CCI 5-ROW

Sioux Corporation
Steam-Flo Steam Generator