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GROWERTALKS - July 2021 Issue (Vol. 85 No. 3)
Acres & Acres
Spoiled by Success?
Chris Beytes
Just when you thought 2020 was the year that would go down as the best in history for your business, 2021 came along.
Corr on Cannabis
Inching Ever Closer to Cannabis Legalization
Dr. Brian Corr
Federal legalization of all types of cannabis in the United States is not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.
Cover Story
Inputs: Over & Out
Jennifer Zurko
Delays, shortages—and in some cases, a complete lack—of hardgoods added an interesting component to an already frenzied spring. The question is when your vendors will be able to catch up.
Culture Notes
Creating Cost-Effective Combinations
Mike Fernandez
Years of research have shown us a better, more efficient way.
Features
Feel the Burn
Bill Calkins
Here’s a list of annuals and perennials sure to perform in the hottest climates. Consider adding them to your assortment or rounding out your mix with some new genetics in 2022.
Features
Florel by the Numbers
Rick Yates
Improving performance and consistency.
Features
Plant Disease Resistance, Revisited
Dr. Nora Catlin
A review of the terminology so we can all be on the same page.
Features
Planting the Seeds
Glenna Hecht
How unconscious bias can impact your hiring practices and the daily interactions between your employees.
Features
Putting Your Media to the Test
Ed Bloodnick & Troy Buechel
Setting up a comparative product evaluation.
Growers Talk Business
The Price is Right!
Bill Swanekamp
Our industry has historically underpriced its merchandise and there are a number of reasons for this.
Growers Talk Production
My Biological Growing Journey
Roger McGaughey
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the horticultural career that has been my life for the past 50 years. Who knows what the future will bring?
GT in Brief
Certified American Grown Hires CEO/Ambassador
Chris Beytes
Certified American Grown, a nonprofit trade association representing cut flower and foliage farmers across the United States, has named Camron King as the organization’s first CEO & Ambassador.
GT in Brief
Dümmen Enters the Hemp Business
Chris Beytes
Dümmen Orange, through its Quick Plug division, has entered into a sales agreement with Royale Botanicals, the hemp division of Dutch Heritage Gardens.
GT in Brief
IGOTY Awards Are Back!
Chris Beytes
The International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards, organized by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), are back for 2022 and open for your entries after a one-year, pandemic-induced hiatus.
GT in Brief
In Memoriam: Robert “Rob” Day
Chris Beytes
Jim Day of leafy green producer Suncrest USA sent the belated news of the passing of his brother Rob Day.
GT in Brief
In Memoriam: Ted Biernacki
Chris Beytes
Ted Biernacki, the founder and namesake of Ted’s Greenhouse in Tinley Park, Illinois, passed away January 16 at the age of 91.
GT in Brief
International Floriculture Expo to Take Place September 16-18
Jennifer Zurko
The International Floriculture Expo announced new dates for the 2021 event, which will now take place Thursday, September 16 to Saturday, September 18 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
GT in Brief
New Name for Nexus, RBI Owner
Chris Beytes
Gibraltar is rebranding under the new name “Prospiant.”
GT in Brief
New Research Projects Funded by AFE for 2021-2022
Jennifer Zurko
In 2021-2022, AFE will support seven new research projects and six continuing projects totaling over $660,000 in funding from both the Endowment and the Thrips & Botrytis Research Fund.
GT in Brief
On The Move
Jennifer Zurko
AmericanHort; American Takii, Inc.; Bailey; Bayer; BioSafe Systems; Darwin Perennials; Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc.; Saunders Brothers, Inc.; Signify; Syngenta Flowers
GT in Brief
Register Now for FNGLA’s Landscape Show
Jennifer Zurko
The Florida Nursery, Grower & Landscape Association’s (FNGLA) Landscape Show is back in person for 2021 during a new month with new show days.
GT in Brief
SAF’s Annual Convention Set for Orlando in Person
Jennifer Zurko
The Society of American Florists' (SAF) 136th Annual Convention will be September 21-23 in Orlando.
GT in Brief
Science on Display
Jennifer Zurko
The state-of-the-art addition to Ball Horticultural Company’s headquarters is now officially up and running.
Inside Look
No Shortage of Info (or Goodbyes)
Jennifer Zurko
The typical problems that our industry deals with aren’t typical for a wide range of industries.
JZ on D.C.
Ag & Immigration in the Buckeye State
Jennifer Zurko
AmericanHort’s legislative team isn’t just busy planning for Cultivate’21 and its Impact Washington event in September; the association is also working behind the scenes to continue to reach out to policy makers.
Pest Management
Making the Transition
Stanton Gill
Switching to biocontrols in a perennials greenhouse.
Pest Management
Sanitation: Insect Pest Management in Greenhouses
Raymond A. Cloyd & Nathan J. Herrick
Sanitation is an important component of plant protection programs designed to mitigate problems with insect pest populations and prevent plant damage.
Under an Acre
Growing New Roots
Anne-Marie Hardie
Dirt Stix Nursery opened its doors in March 2021, taking root in Gering, Nebraska, and providing the community with a beautiful, open space to appreciate and purchase high-quality plants.
TRENDING NOW
CalOx FT
BioSafe Systems LLC
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FertiCart Injector Cart
Dramm Corporation
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LM-CB Nursery Mix
Lambert Peat Moss
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SelectaSTREAM
Selecta One
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Spectra New Guinea Impatiens
Syngenta Flowers LLC
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Starfield Hydrangea
Curoplant Co.