Acres & Acres

I Think We’ve Answered the Question

Chris Beytes

In spite of the questionable economy, when the weather is good, customers are buying our products.

Cover Story

The State of the Horticultural Automation Sector

Dr. Alexandra Grygorczyk

Challenges, opportunities and the way forward.

Features

A Focus on DLI

Iro Kang & Roberto Lopez

Successfully rooting tropical foliage plants and succulents.

Features

At Home in Homestead

Jennifer Zurko

Eric Andersen’s deep familial roots in his local community provide the perfect environment to run a successful foliage business.

Features

Avoiding Tax Audits

Mark E. Battersby

The right way to reduce your chances of getting a call from the IRS.

Features

Ideas & Inspiration From Other Places

Jennifer Zurko

This year’s finalists for the 2023 GrowerTalks/Ball Horticultural Company Young Grower Award discuss where they find ideas and inspiration outside of the horticulture industry.

Features

Make It Tropical With Mandevilla

Massy Sanaei

One class that effortlessly transports any backyard garden to the tropics is mandevilla.

Features

Other Options

Andrew Pidgeon

Because of its many benefits for plants and the environment, cocopeat is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to traditional peat moss.

Features

Remote Controlled

Bill Calkins

Technology improvements in remote environmental sensors and data loggers are taking monitoring a range of factors to a new level. Here are reasons to consider adding them to your toolbox and a look at some of the products available.

Growers Talk Business

The Labor Dilemma

Amy Morris

I believe our industry has its fair share of employment challenges, but there are ways we can combat some of those issues.

Growers Talk Production

The Post-Season Greenhouse Blues

Albert Grimm

Whether we admit it or not, we find excitement, pleasure and gratification in the continuous mental and physical overload that engulfs us during the seasonal rush.

GT in Brief

BioWorks Introduces Product Compatibility Tool

JC Chong

BioWorks has a new tool to help folks determine if other pest management products are compatible with BioWorks’ products.

GT in Brief

California Enacts Tough Rules for New Glasshouses

Chris Beytes

The Golden State, effective January 1, has introduced new requirements for greenhouses aimed at increasing their energy efficiency and thus reducing their energy use.

GT in Brief

HydraFiber Receives UL Solutions Certification

Chris Beytes

Profile Products has received the Recycled Content Environmental Claim Validation (ECV) from UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, for its HydraFiber advanced substrate.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Sinclair Adam

Jennifer Zurko

Penn State University Flower Trial Director Sinclair Adam, Jr. passed away suddenly just before midnight on Sunday, April 9.

GT in Brief

Just in Time for Tulips

Jennifer Zurko

In early May, days before the annual Tulip Time festival was being held in Holland, Michigan, I climbed the stairs of the large windmill at Windmill Island Gardens to look out over four of their tulip fields on a blustery, spitty, 45-degree day.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

Bailey; Eason Horticultural Resources; ForemostCo; HilverdaFlorist; Plantpeddler; Profile Products; Westbrook Greenhouse Systems

GT in Brief

Outback Plants, Ball Horticultural Join Forces

Chris Beytes

Outback Plants of Melbourne, Australia, has joined forces with Ball Horticultural Company.

GT in Brief

Regis Berger Honored by Peat Industry

Chris Beytes

Congratulations to Mr. Regis Berger, who was recently awarded the Medal of Honor from the New Brunswick Peat Producers Association.

Guest Column

Bolster Your Marketing & Boost Profitability With AAS & NGB

Alicain Carlson, Ph.D.

Think of these non-profit organizations as trialing, marketing and PR firms working on behalf of the horticulture industry—our industry’s only non-profit brand ambassadors and influencers!

Guest Column

The Nuances of Lavandulas

Lowell Halvorson

For lavender, money isn’t made at the national level, it’s made regionally.

Inside Look

A Balancing Act

Jennifer Zurko

A way to maintain a good balance is to look toward the future, while also using the lessons you learned in the past.

JZ on D.C.

Legislative Effort Seeks to Reverse H-2A Wage Rule

Jennifer Zurko

As previously reported, on February 28, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) amended its regulations concerning the determination of required wages for H-2A workers and any U.S. workers performing duties in common.

Paul's Pointers

Can You Adapt?

Paul Pilon

Plans will always change—are you willing to adapt and change with them?

Pest Management

The Effects of Insecticides on Two Beneficial Insects

Nathan J. Herrick & Raymond A. Cloyd

The direct and indirect effects of insecticides and miticides should be considered to avoid disrupting the ability of biological control agents to manage insect or mite pest populations.

Pest Management

Thrips parvispinus: An Emerging Invasive & Regulatory Pest in the United States

Muhammad Z. Ahmed, Cindy McKenzie & Lance S. Osborne

A team of researchers have been actively working on the emergency situation in Florida and other places nationally and internationally.

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