Acres & Acres

A Perfect 15

Chris Beytes

The best thing about my Spring 2024 Weekend Sales Survey is that it once again reinforces that weather is the No. 1 factor that can affect sales.

Cover Story

Solar Appeal

Eric J. Stallknecht, Richard R. Lunt & Erik S. Runkle

The first of a two-part series on the potential of using photovoltaics in greenhouses.

Culture Notes

Growing Against the Rain: Lavandula Tech Tips

Stephanie Saccomano

While growing lavender in the Pacific Northwest may initially seem like a horticultural folly, the reality is far more rewarding.

Culture Notes

Living in a Funtopia World

Lauren Blume

With their tie-dyed look, the MiniFamous Uno Funtopia Calibrachoa are “fun” new novelties

Features

Re-check Your Checklist

Zach Bruce

A safety consultant’s guide to managing greenhouse risks.

Features

Tech On Demand Team Profile: Josh Henry

Bill Calkins

Highlighting the members of Ball Seed’s Tech Team and the stories of how they came into horticulture.

Features

The Value of a Balanced Life

Jennifer Zurko

This year’s finalists for the 2024 GrowerTalks/Ball Horticultural Company Young Grower Award tell us how they maintain a work/life balance that allows them to have personal, as well as professional, fulfillment.

Features

Tour Time at the 2024 Plug & Cutting Conference

Bill Calkins

Join your peers for behind-the-scenes tours and tons of idea sharing during industry production tours available at this year’s conference.

Features

Up Your Irrigation Game

Noah Becker

Save labor by speeding up your hand watering.

Growers Talk Business

Early Spring Jump-Starts the Season

Amy Morris

Early spring brings an array of benefits for those in the crazy business of growing and selling plants.

Growers Talk Production

There is Art in Growing Plants

Albert Grimm

I’m convinced that deep inside every good grower lives an artist with passion for the beauty that we can create.

GT in Brief

A Comparison of the Latest Ag Statistics

Dr. Marvin Miller

The 2022 Census of Agriculture statistics, released by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, is a once-every-five-years survey of all U.S. agriculture, which provides a quick look at our floriculture industry.

GT in Brief

CAST Will Continue to Educate and Inspire

Jennifer Zurko

In April, plant breeders and suppliers who participate in the annual California Spring Trials announced the CAST dates for the next TWO years.

GT in Brief

Going Toe to Toe With Mother Nature

Jennifer Zurko

It was just getting hot and humid in the New Orleans area when I was visiting growers in late April.

GT in Brief

On the Move

Jennifer Zurko

McHutchison & Vaughn's Horticulture; Profile Products; The Society of American Florists; Sollum Technologies

GT in Brief

Smith Gardens Acquires Skagit’s Operations

Jennifer Zurko

In April, Smith Gardens of Bellingham, Washington, announced that it had acquired Skagit Horticulture’s Riverbend facility operating out of Mount Vernon, Washington.

Guest Column

The Heart of Hardy Pennisetum

Lowell Halvorson

Hardy pennisetum came into the vocabulary of landscapers with the new modern movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s, when designers swapped out blocks of static garden color for architectural forms that generated movement.

Inside Look

Not Just for the Rich, Fancy People

Jennifer Zurko

In my mind, putting solar panels on your roof was a rich-fancy-person thing.

JZ on D.C.

Updates on the New H-2A Rule

Jennifer Zurko

This Resolution would utilize the Congressional Review Act to reverse the Department of Labor’s April 29 rule governing the certification of temporary, nonimmigrant workers on H-2A visas.

Paul's Pointers

This is Very Important

Paul Pilon

Failure to keep sprayer equipment in good shape will result in improper coverage of the chemicals being applied, inadequate pest control, the potential to cause injury to crops and may even reduce crop quality.

Pest Management

Green Lacewings: Biological Control Agents of Greenhouse Insect Pests

Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd

The biology and behavior, commercial availability, and use of green lacewings as biological control agents in greenhouses.

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