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GROWERTALKS - August 2023 Issue (Vol. 87 No. 4)
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Acres & Acres
Employees: Blessing or Curse?
Chris Beytes
Perhaps looking at your people as a blessing rather than a curse is a first step toward creating a culture that attracts better people.
Cover Story
Nursery Breeding Breakthroughs
Matthew Chappell
What’s on the horizon in the world of woodies?
Culture Notes
A Better-Version Salvia
Seth Reed
Award-winning S. nemorosa Blue by You is a perennial evolution.
Features
5 Herbicide Myths Holding Your Program Back
Broch Martindale
Don’t let these myths limit the effectiveness of your integrated weed management program.
Features
A Focus on Root-Zone Temperature
Iro Kang & Roberto Lopez
Successfully rooting tropical foliage plants and succulents.
Features
CAST Highlights: Perennials
Chris Beytes, Bill Calkins, Paul Pilon & Jennifer Zurko
Part 2 of our extended coverage of the California Spring Trials is all about perennial plants and the specific Hardiness Zones attached to them.
Features
Cultivating Profits
Wendy Komancheck
Unlocking the market potential of independent garden centers for tree and shrub sales.
Features
Optimize Nutrient Uptake
Susan Parent
Are your plants reaching those nutrients?
Features
Peak Sun to DLI
Paul Fisher
A new way to estimate daily light integral.
Growers Talk Business
The Problem With Problem-solvers
Art Parkerson
A few problem-solvers on your team can have a huge impact. It’s your job to find them.
Growers Talk Production
AI in an Emotionally Driven Market
Austin Bryant
AI can read marketing trends of the past and forecast future sales to a degree, but it won’t get any closer to ?guring out why people buy ?owers and plants.
GT in Brief
A Conversation With Dan Hinkley, Plant Explorer
Matthew Chappell
If you consider yourself a plant geek, you’ve probably heard the name Dan Hinkley.
GT in Brief
AmericanHort Welcomes New Board Members and Officers
Jennifer Zurko
AmericanHort announced the addition of three new industry professionals to the AmericanHort board of directors, along with the incoming slate of board officers.
GT in Brief
An Alley Upgrade
Chris Beytes
Wave Petunias are lending big color—as in 16-ft. wide by 13-ft. high—to the town of Batavia, Illinois, where this mural was unveiled June 27.
GT in Brief
Biobest Launches Online IPM Academy
Chris Beytes
Want to learn more about integrated pest management (IPM), specifically as it pertains to utilizing beneficial insects and pollinators?
GT in Brief
Canadian Orchid Grower Gets MPS-ABC Certificate
Chris Beytes
And not just any MPS-ABC certificate, but the first one issued to a Canadian orchid grower!
GT in Brief
In Memoriam: Ivan Izzo
Chris Beytes
Condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Ivan Izzo, Vice President of CEA & Hydroponics for BFG Supply, who passed away unexpectedly during a flight to the Netherlands.
GT in Brief
In Memoriam: Richard Hollander
Chris Beytes
Richard passed away on June 19 after a battle with cancer.
GT in Brief
Jiffy Group’s New Lab
Jennifer Polanz
The Jiffy Group recently announced its new Innovation Center at its flagship production facility in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands.
GT in Brief
On the Move
Jennifer Zurko
Bailey; Ball FloraPlant; Lacebark, Inc.; Pen & Petal, Inc.
GT in Brief
Premier Tech Celebrates 100 Years
Jennifer Zurko
This year, Premier Tech is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
GT in Brief
Stuppy Celebrates 150 Years
Chris Beytes
Stuppy was founded as Stuppy Floral Inc. in 1873 by Laurence Justinian (L.J.) Stuppy in St. Joseph, Missouri.
GT in Brief
Welcome, Jeb Fields to the Ball Publishing Staff!
Jennifer Zurko
We’re proud to welcome Dr. Jeb Fields as the new editor-at-large of our Nursery & Landscape Insider newsletter.
Guest Column
An Homage to the End of an Era
Zoltan Kovacs
Pierre Bennerup, the former, long-time owner of Sunny Border Nurseries in Berlin, Connecticut—which closed its doors permanently in 2017—is a true pioneer of perennials.
Guest Column
The Glorious Stages of Salvia
Lowell Halvorson
Salvia sales are growing nationally, but it’s not the usual names leading the way.
Inside Look
In It For the Long Haul
Jennifer Zurko
As I was staring at the blank Word doc on my screen, trying to come up with some brilliant prose for this column, I was thinking about the common thread in this issue.
JZ on D.C.
Farm Workforce Bill Reintroduced
Jennifer Zurko
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA) has been reintroduced in the House.
Paul's Pointers
Are First-Year Flowering Perennials Worth the Hype?
Paul Pilon
Do they truly perform as advertised?
Pest Management
Biofungicides: What to Consider
A.R. Chase
An excerpt from the first edition of our Biosolutions Guide discusses the myths, misconceptions and challenges of biofungicides and biopesticides.
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