Acres & Acres

Why You Should Pay More—Now

Chris Beytes

If you could find a way to pay your entry level workers $15 an hour today, you’d be a local hero.

Columns

Beetlemania

Chris Fifo

In Iowa, the Japanese beetle is new(er) and running amok and unchecked by Mother Nature this year.

Columns

How to Fight Off Foliar Diseases of Cyclamen

Rick Yates

As the weather begins the slow slide into the darker and more humid conditions of fall and winter, cyclamen crops require extra attention.

Columns

Many Firsts

Jennifer Zurko

There were some new “firsts” with this year’s Young Grower Award.

Cover Story

A New Road Taken

Jennifer Zurko

When we first met Jill Mullaney, this year’s GrowerTalks/Dümmen Orange Young Grower Award winner, her professional life was at a fork in the road. Now that she’s down a new path, we learn how she got there.

Features

A Kickstart for Your Crop

Ed Bloodnick & Troy Buechel

The best growing media for young plant production.

Features

A Really Big Show

Chris Beytes, Jennifer Zurko, Jennifer Polanz, Ellen C. Wells & Allison Westbrook

More space and a new layout offered plenty of opportunities to see what was new and gauge the industry’s current mood.

Features

Behind the Business: The Unwanted Foam Known as Oasis

Chris Beytes

Occasionally, GrowerTalks likes to reveal little-known details about the birth, growth or success of a well-known horticultural business. This month: Smithers-Oasis and two turning points in the business’s history that put foam on the floriculture industry map.

Features

Not Just for Bugs

Ashley Summerfield, Anissa Poleatewich, Rose Buitenhuis and Michael Brownbridge

Biocontrols work for root diseases and as self-defense for plants.

Features

Perfecting Propagation

Dr.James E. Faust

Getting the best environment for your unrooted cuttings.

Features

Phosphorus Deficiency on Upper Leaves

Josh Henry & Brian Whipker

What happens when a plant is experiencing P deficiency symptoms on the upper leaves first?

Features

Producing High-Quality Plugs

Allison Hurt & Roberto Lopez

How light quality, light quantity and carbon dioxide influence young plant production in greenhouses and indoor controlled environments.

Features

Understanding pH Personality

Ryan Dickson & Paul Fisher

How to control pH using fertilizers with ornamentals.

Growers Talk Business

“I Can’t Find People”

Abe VanWingerden

Waiting for the government to change or to take action isn’t the answer; we have to own the issue and find solutions.

GT in Brief

A Different View

Jennifer Zurko

We thought it would be nice to give the growers who read this side first a glimpse at an industry event they don’t usually frequent.

GT in Brief

Costa Farms Sells Majority Interest to “Permanent Capital” Firm

Chris Beytes

Homestead, Florida-based Costa Farms has sold a majority share of the business to a company called Markel Ventures.

GT in Brief

Dr. P. Allen Hammer Scholarship Recipient Announced

Jennifer Zurko

The first-ever recipient of the Dr. P. Allen Hammer Scholarship was announced as Michael Del Valle, Jr., an undergraduate student studying horticulture at the University of Georgia.

GT in Brief

Dümmen Adds Orchids to Portfolio

Chris Beytes

The Thursday before Cultivate’17 started, Dümmen Orange announced yet another acquisition, this time of Taiwanese orchid breeder Sogo.

GT in Brief

HRI Needs You!

Danny Takao

The greenhouse segment needs to pitch in, so we can create a larger corpus and earn more grant money for research that will address issues that affect all of our businesses.

GT in Brief

In Memorium: Claudette Savaria

Jennifer Zurko

Claudette Savaria, a member of Communities in Bloom, passed away on July 9 after a battle with cancer.

GT in Brief

New Features for WebTrack To Go Mobile App

Jennifer Zurko

Ball Seed announced new grower-friendly features and user improvements for its mobile business management and online ordering app WebTrack To Go.

GT in Brief

Offshore-Grown Cutting Certification Pilot Set to Launch in October

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort and the Society of American Florists are collaborating with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to initiate an offshore certification program for unrooted plant cuttings.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

Agrolinks; Ball Seed; Dummen Orange; McHutchison, Vaughn's; Emerald Coast Growers; Griffin; JR Peters; Philips Lighting

GT in Brief

PARsource Expands Customer Support with New Financing Programs

Jennifer Zurko

PARsource, a manufacturer and distributer of horticultural lighting fixtures, has announced that it will now offer custom financing programs to its customers.

GT in Brief

RIP Stan Bachman

Chris Beytes

Stanley Bachman, patriarch of the famous Bachman family of Bachman’s Inc. Minneapolis, passed away July 15. He was 93.

New Products

Adriana Heikkila

Ball FloraPlant; Premier Tech Horticulture; Star Roses and Plants; Dramm Corporation; Suntory Flowers Ltd.; Scotts;

Pest Management

Fighting Fungus Gnats

Steve Frank

By necessity, you keep things wet—sometimes very wet—most of the time during propagation. Moisture leads to pests and diseases. In wet conditions, you’re guaranteed to have fungus gnats.

SAF in the Lobby

Movement on Tax Reform

The Society of American Florists

In late July, the Trump administration and congressional leaders released a joint statement on tax reform saying, “the time has arrived” for action to cut tax rates “as much as possible” for corporations and individuals.

Under an Acre

Venturing Off the Beaten Path

Anne-Marie Hardie

Curious and passionate, horticulturist and explorer Pamela Koide-Hyatt’s career is guided by her passion for the tillandsia genus.

TRENDING NOW

Bellini Grape Lagerstroemia

STAR ROSES AND PLANTS

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Bloomify Lantana from Ball FloraPlant

Ball Floraplant

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Grandessa Argyranthemum

SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD.

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PRO-MIX BK25 & BK55

PREMIER TECH GROWERS AND CONSUMERS

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Root Factory G7

SCOTTS CANADA LTD

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TracFog Single Nozzle Extension

DRAMM CORPORATION