GrowerTalks

September 2018 Issue

Vol. 82 No. 5

See the Digital Edition

This Month ...

Can a Specific Media Help Shorten Your Crop Time?

by Jennifer Zurko

23^rd Annual GrowerTalks Wage & Benefit Survey

Take our survey and win the newest 128GB iPad
that’s compatible with Bluetooth keyboards and the Apple Pencil!

Nominate a Young Grower Today!

Congrats to the 2018 GrowerTalks/Dümmen Orange Young Grower Award Winner, Evan Barrington from May Nursery Inc., Havana, Florida!

Do you know of an excellent, hard-working professional under the age of 35? You should nominate them for the 2019 GrowerTalks/Dümmen Orange Young Grower Award! For the last 15 years, we’ve recognized young horticulturists for standing out from the crowd in this tough business, who—for whatever noble reasons—have chosen to have a career in this industry.

After three finalists are chosen, each is asked to write guest editorials for the June issue of GrowerTalks, gets a free trip to Cultivate’19 and, while they’re in Columbus, attend a special dinner with Anna Ball and other industry luminaries. The winner is announced at the Unplugged event during Cultivate’19, will be the subject of our September issue cover story and serve as one of our judges for next year’s award.

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

VIDEOS

Watch More

Ball Customer Day 2018

Ball Customer Day 2018

Spring Trials 2018: Bobblehead Bloopers

Spring Trials 2018: Benary

Spring Trials 2018: Cohen, Jaldety, Hishtil and ... Nir?

Spring Trials 2018: Danziger

Spring Trials 2018: PP&L, Bailey and Southern Living/Sunset Magazine

Spring Trials 2018: Crysal's Alesco

Spring Trials 2018: Proven Winners Coral Creations

Spring Trials 2018: Syngenta Flowers

Spring Trials 2018: Proven Winners Perennials

Spring Trials 2018: Proven Winners Shrubs

Spring Trials 2018: Proven Winner Annuals

Spring Trials 2018: Takii

Spring Trials 2018: Beekenkamp

Spring Trials 2018: Plug Connection

Spring Trials 2018: Sakata Annuals

Spring Trials 2018: Sakata Veggies

Spring Trials 2018: Thompson & Morgan

Spring Trials 2018: Westhoff

Spring Trials 2018: Kientzler

Spring Trials 2018: Dummen Orange

Spring Trials 2018: J.Berry Nursery

Spring Trials 2018: 2Plant

Spring Trials 2018: Terra Nova

Spring Trials 2018: Dummen Orange's New Basewell Rooted Cuttings

Spring Trials 2018: Schoneveld Breeding

Spring Trials 2018: Floranova

Spring Trials 2018: Green Fuse Botanicals

Spring Trials 2018: PlantHaven

Spring Trials 2018: Suntory

Spring Trials 2018: Evanthia

Spring Trials 2018: PanAmerican Seed/Kieft Seed

Spring Trials 2018: Selecta One

Spring Trials 2018: Ball FloraPlant

Spring Trials 2018: Darwin Perennials

Spring Trials 2018: Ball Ingenuity

Spring Trials 2018: Morel

TPIE Hot (and Cool) New Products 2018

Sun-Fire Nursery at TPIE 2018

NEWSLETTERS

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

COVER STORY

How Hard Work Pays Off

Evan Barrington, this year’s GrowerTalks/Dümmen Orange Young Grower Award Winner, lets his work ethic be an example of how to succeed and take advantage of opportunities.

FEATURES

Avoiding a Second Round

Nelson Gonzalez

Steps you can take to reduce weed pressure after an outbreak.

Kimberly A. Williams, Donald J. Merhaut & Salvatore S. Mangiafico

The last article in our series focuses on the Nutrient Management Pyramid during young plant production.

Can a Specific Media Help Shorten Your Crop Time?

The short answer to this question is: it depends.

Do Western Flower Thrips Have a “Craving” for Vanilla?

Nathan J. Herrick & Raymond A. Cloyd

Plant-derived essential oils or extracts can serve as insect attractants to enhance adult captures when used together with whole plants or when extracts are incorporated onto trapping devices and there are anecdotal claims that vanilla extract may be an attractant to western flower thrips.

Inputs on Demand

Joachim Nachmansohn

Production or productivity, it’s always the same approach.

Five steps to rooting and knowing when a rooted liner is ready for transplant.

Chris Beytes, Jennifer Zurko, Ellen C. Wells, Jennifer Polanz & Allison Westbrook

Over several hot July days, all of the movers and shakers in the horticulture world gathered in Columbus, Ohio, to attend the show of shows: Cultivate’18. More than 650 exhibitors were showing their wares, including 135 from outside the U.S.—which made this one of the most international Cultivate shows ever! We were glad we brought our walking shoes, as there was a lot to see.

CULTURE NOTES

Growing With Griffin

When Less is More

How to use Bonzi micro-drenches on poinsettia.

Growers Talk Production

Wrestling with the Labor Challenge

Heather Hydoski

How do growers create a distinct culture and mission while constrained by our tightening labor pool, seasonality and other pressures?

PEST MANAGEMENT

Protection from Propagation to Finish

In addition to disease control, some products offer plant health benefits for your crops, which is important for strong rooting and plant growth.

COLUMNS

Quiet down, boys and girls. Sit down, crisscross applesauce, and let me tell you a story …

A quick look at how things in our industry have changed.

Corr on Cannabis

Continuing Education in Cannabis

Traditional educational paths to learn about production of almost any other crop aren’t available for cannabis.

Growers Talk Business

This is Going to be “THE YEAR” …?

Abe VanWingerden

How do you forecast for “next year” if you had a bad year (or if you had a great year, for that matter)?

IN THIS ISSUE

SAF in the Lobby

Economist Warns of Effects of Tariffs on Industry: “It’s Not Going to Be Pretty”

Society of American Florists

As heads of state—and heads of multinational companies—begin to respond to U.S.-imposed tariffs on products from China, the European Union and other countries, one economist with deep roots in the floral industry said the new duties likely will lead to higher costs in the floral industry.

Reconnecting with Nature

Anne-Marie Hardie

Just outside of Winter, Wisconsin, is a garden center destination with stunning perennial display gardens that are designed and nurtured by a team of individuals that are passionate about nature and its beauty.

GT IN BRIEF

“Field Day at Ball’s”

AmericanHort Announces 2018 HortScholars

AmericanHort Welcomes New Board Members

BrightView Goes Public

Color Spot Finds a Buyer (two, actually)

Danziger, Syngenta Join to Market Perennials

Flat-rate, or Even Free Shipping, for ColorLink “Edge” Customers

Lots of Water Research from Clean WateR3

Syngenta Buys Floranova

COLUMNISTS

Roger McGaughey

Abe VanWingerden

NEW PRODUCTS

Premier Tech Horticulture
Pro-Mix MP Biofungicide + Mycorrhizae

Bushel and Berry
Blueberry Buckle

PanAmerican Seed
HandPicked Vegetables

Rough Brothers Inc.
HopsHouse

Suntory Flowers Ltd.
Soiree Ka-wa-i-i Catharanthus series

iUNU Inc.
LUNA