Acres & Acres

Ikigai

Chris Beytes

The Japanese term for finding the balance between doing what you love, doing what you’re good at, doing what the world needs and—ideally—doing what you can be paid for is what many of you find in your horticulture work.

Cover Story

Learning Curves With Hybrid Growing Mixes

Dr. Brian E. Jackson

A look at some of the things happening in the growing media industry today and how you can benefit.

Features

Better Mist Management

Daniel Crawford, Dr. Ying Zhang & Paul Fisher

Use infrared temperature sensors to fine-tune mist control.

Features

Building Your Business Ethos

Paige Franks

The first in a three-part series about the multi-generational workforce. This month, we address company culture.

Features

Feeding the Fiber

Patrick Veazie

Navigating nitrogen and pH in wood-based media.

Features

Future-proofing Your Business

Mark E. Battersby

Estate taxes, succession planning and the OBBBA.

Features

Growing Dahlias

Sean Tarr & Roberto Lopez

How many short days are required to produce a dazzling dahlia crop?

Features

Monrovia: Growers Who Really Know Retail

Chris Beytes

Occasionally, GrowerTalks like to reveal little-known details about the birth, growth or success of a well-known horticultural business. This month, Monrovia, celebrating 100 years in business and its connection to retail garden centers, California floodwaters and wartime rations.

Features

Setting the Stage for Success

Nathan Wallace-Springer

A preseason checklist for proper greenhouse management.

Features

Success By Design

Christopher J. Currey

Managing fertilization of cuttings across all stages.

Features

Watering More Efficiently With Data-Driven Decisions

Josh Henry

Greenhouse irrigation efficiency isn’t just about saving water and time—it’s about growing better crops, reducing disease risk and making smarter decisions backed by data.

Growers Talk Business

On “Fire” With Opportunity

Stan Vander Waal

Recently, my team and I traveled to the Ontario area to meet with peer growers and key customers. We came home on fire with ideas, concluding this trip was nothing but awesome.

Growers Talk Production

Breaking the Rules (Thoughtfully)

Stephanie Saccomano

Good growers know the rules. Great growers understand why the rules were made. Exceptional growers adapt, and when necessary, deliberately break those rules.

GT in Brief

AmericanHort Launches HortCred

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort has announced the launch of HortCred, a new micro-credentialing program designed to help horticulture professionals quickly develop and demonstrate job-specific skills.

GT in Brief

Congrats to ASCFG Founder Judy Laushman!

Chris Beytes

Judy Laushman, co-founder of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) and its executive director for 35 years, has been honored with the 2025 John H. Walker Award from the Society of American Florists.

GT in Brief

Filling a Need, Serving the Community

Jennifer Zurko

On the way back from Plantpeddler’s 15th annual Poinsettia Variety Day, we stopped by their new retail location across the street from the original greenhouses in Cresco, Iowa.

GT in Brief

Ken Fisher to Step Aside as AmericanHort Leader

Chris Beytes

After a decade of solid leadership, AmericanHort President & CEO Ken Fisher said he plans on stepping away from his role at the end of May 2026 in order to pursue new professional opportunities.

GT in Brief

Little Prince, Peace Tree Farm Partner in Licensing Agreement

Chris Beytes

Peace Tree Farm has signed a brand licensing agreement to grow Little Prince’s varieties of interesting ornamental plants.

GT in Brief

On the Move

Jennifer Zurko

Danizger; Dramm; Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association; Next G3n Greenhouse; Raker-Roberta's Young Plants; Star Roses & Plants

GT in Brief

Plant Health Updates From AmericanHort

Jennifer Zurko

Back in late October, AmericanHort’s Kamron Newberry represented the specialty crops industry at the 2025 National Plant Board Safeguarding Meeting in Annapolis, Maryland.

GT in Brief

Registration for CAST Now Open!

Jennifer Zurko

Registration for all of the stops during the California Spring Trials is now open.

GT in Brief

Seed Your Future’s New Leadership

Chris Beytes

Seed Your Future, the industry non-profit created specifically to inspire tomorrow’s plant professionals, announced a new board president, board director and a fresh cohort of committee volunteers.

Guest Column

Bridging Research & Practice

Dr. Alicain Carlson

The strength of our industry lies in its ability to adapt and innovate. The American Society for Horticultural Science creates this direct channel between researchers and industry professionals, facilitating faster adoption of new technologies and methods while ensuring that academic research remains aligned with industry needs.

Guest Column

The Magic of Ageratum

Lowell Halvorson

Monarch Magic is in an interesting place right now. A pattern emerges that explains who likes the plant and why.

Inside Look

You’re Never Too Old to Learn New Things

Jennifer Zurko

You should never stop wanting to learn new things no matter how old you are.

JZ on D.C.

JZ on D.C.

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort Submits H-2A Comments Highlighting Grower Impacts

Pest Management

Managing Chrysanthemum Aphid

Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd

Chrysanthemum aphid is an insect pest native of Asia that only feeds on chrysanthemums and in 2025, chrysanthemum aphids were prevalent on chrysanthemum crops in greenhouse production systems.

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