Acres & Acres

Good Questions! (So-So Answers)

Chris Beytes

While ruminating on some good questions, I decided I might as well share my ruminations with you, my loyal readers.

Cover Story

Why Did I Wait So Long?

Chris Beytes

Eleven efficiency tools that six growers are mighty glad they invested in—they only wish they’d done it sooner!

Culture Notes

Lotty Dotty Hypoestes: A Great Choice for Shady Spots

Bart Hayes

The bright splash of color is perfect for shade-loving combinations, but also thrives in the darker corners of the landscape, giving a new option for home gardeners everywhere.

Features

AI for Growers

Katie Elzer-Peters

How to use it to increase efficiency in marketing and operations.

Features

Digital Crop Templates

Bill Calkins

Creating crop plans to use from year to year is not new, but technology is certainly making it easier to organize and share them across your production team—and update them on the fly.

Growers Talk Business

A Wake-up Call for Baby Boomers

Amy Morris

The differences in work ethics between Baby Boomers and their children are not a matter of right or wrong, but rather a reflection of the evolving landscape of work and society.

Growers Talk Production

What? How? Why?

Albert Grimm

I was never satisfied with simple how-to-grow instructions. I always wanted to know WHY something worked instead of merely observing the process.

GT in Brief

AFE Awards 22 Students With Scholarships

Jennifer Zurko

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has awarded 22 students from 13 universities with scholarships, totaling $58,100.

GT in Brief

Dramm Breaks Ground on Research Greenhouse

Chris Beytes

The company that makes HAF fans, pesticide applicators, and watering wands and hoses are in thousands of greenhouses around the world, so it’s no wonder they’d like to have one of their own in which to do R&D.

GT in Brief

Expanding for the Future

Jennifer Zurko

At press time, Ball Horticultural Company had just broken ground on a new addition to its Seed Distribution Center in West Chicago, Illinois.

GT in Brief

Fessler Nursery to Distribute leafjoy Foliage to the West

Chris Beytes

Fessler Nursery of Woodburn, Oregon, has partnered with The Plant Company of Stuarts Draft, Virginia, to grow and distribute their leafjoy houseplants in the Western U.S.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Andy Mast

Chris Beytes

Andy Mast, one of the many members of Michigan’s Mast family, passed away on July 8 at the age of 76.

GT in Brief

Monrovia to Close Connecticut Operation

Chris Beytes

Well-known ornamental plant producer Monrovia has announced that it will be closing its Granby, Connecticut, location effective 2025.

GT in Brief

On the Move

Jennifer Zurko

Eason Horticultural Services; Fine Americas, Inc.; Griffin Greenhouse Supplies; Ridder

GT in Brief

Suntory’s Newest Blue Flowers

Chris Beytes

Featuring five shades of violet and blue, BluOcean is the result of a collaboration between Suntory Flowers, Suntory Global Innovation Center and the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) in Japan.

GT in Brief

Sydney B. Meadows Scholarships Awarded to 12

Jeb Fields

One of the best opportunities for students studying nursery production in the South is The Sydney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund.

GT in Brief

Video Tours of the European FlowerTrials

Chris Beytes

There are now some short video reports available from the 2023 FlowerTrials.

Guest Column

Unpacking American Gold Rush

Lowell Halvorson

If you don’t have Septoria in your sales footprint, Goldsturm still works, but if your rudbeckia sales have tanked, switching to American Gold Rush gives you a working solution with an explanation of why.

JZ on D.C.

H-2B Update

Jennifer Zurko

In lieu of a permanent solution to the H-2B cap, the H-2B Workforce Coalition has been supporting the inclusion of an exemption to the 66,000-program cap for returning H-2B workers who have participated in the program in one of the past three fiscal years.

Paul's Pointers

Improving Morale & Productivity

Paul Pilon

Being an effective manager and leader increases the trust and respect from your teams, which leads to increased happiness and productivity.

Pest Management

Diseases Caused by Thielaviopsis basicola

A.R. Chase

Thielaviopsis basicola is a root pathogen reported from at least a dozen plant families, including those of many ornamental plants.

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Columbine Greenhouse

Prospiant

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First-Year Flowering Tool

Darwin Perennials

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Low-Profile Tray

The HC Companies Inc.

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PhotonFlux

FireFly-One Inc.

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Senetti Lavender Dawn

Suntory Flowers Ltd.

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Steam-Flo Steam Generator

Sioux Corporation