Acres & Acres

Tradition as Weapon

Chris Beytes

Combining old with new gives you the best chance of long-term success.

Cover Story

Biomass: An Update

Jennifer Zurko

When fuel prices were at their highest in 2008, some growers invested in biomass boiler systems to help them save on costs. Now that prices have come down to a more reasonable level, is using biomass still a viable energy option?

Culture Notes

Mega-Fresh Flowers for Spring

Kris Carlsson, Luís Muñoz & Ryan Kenny

Follow these Midwest and West Coast guidelines for MegaCopa Bacopa production.

Culture Notes

Perennials: The Retail Color Bridge

Greg Soles

Look to perennials as the perfect bridge from half-off geraniums to kids’ back-to-school.

Features

A New Look at Substrates

Paul C. Bartley III, Dr. Brian E. Jackson & Dr. Bill Fonteno

Part 1 of our two-part series explores what our media is really made of, inside and out.

Features

A War of Numbers

Silvia Valles Ramirez & James Altland

Any single bittercress plant is easy to kill, but the millions that occur and reproduce in any given nursery are difficult to manage.

Features

Fine-Tune Time

Kurt Becker

Optimizing your watering system so that it’s always at top performance.

Features

Good Chemistry

Allison Westbrook

Demystifying what makes fertilizer “organic” and how to bring natural and traditional nutrition together.

Features

Silicon & Your Fertilizer Program

Dr. Johann Buck

How to get your plants this nutrient’s powerful protection.

Growers Talk Business

Building a Brand

Gary Mangum

Always listening, always learning and a willingness to think with an open mind should be a healthy part of our brand.

Growers Talk Production

Retirement Directions

Albert Grimm

Enduring legacy cannot be created by force or by clinging to control, but by creating lasting ripples of wisdom in the fabric of the world.

Growing With Griffin

Building Strong Plants with Organic & Natural Nutrition Options

Karen Stever

Growers have been struck with a need for more choices in plant nutrition and pest control to produce chemical-free crops economically and without losses. Several manufacturers have expanded their selections of products to fill this need.

GT in Brief

California Gets Orkestra Intrinsic Fungicide

Chris Beytes

Orkestra Intrinsic fungicide from BASF, which was launched to the rest of the horticulture industry in July of 2016, is now being made available to California growers.

GT in Brief

From Holes to Whole Again

Chris Beytes

Larry Barr, owner of Island Tropical Foliage, stands proud in his Homestead, Florida, shadehouse despite the holes in the fabric.

GT in Brief

Horticulturist Named OK Farm Bureau President

Chris Beytes

Oklahoma County horticulturalist Rodd Moesel was elected president of Oklahoma Farm Bureau by voting delegates at the organization’s annual meeting November 11 in Norman, Oklahoma.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Tom Hermes

Jennifer Zurko

Thomas J. Hermes of Clear Lake, Minnesota, died January 5 at his home with his family by his side. He was 75.

GT in Brief

MSU Seeking Assistant Professor/Garden Director

Chris Beytes

Michigan State’s Department of Horticulture is looking to fill a faculty position: an assistant professor who will do lots of teaching (65%), plus be Director of the MSU Horticulture Gardens, and also advise undergraduate majors, supervise their internships and help build relationships with horticultural industries, among other things.

GT in Brief

New Features for WebTrack To Go

Jennifer Zurko

WebTrack, a business management system from Ball Seed, announced new features with its latest update for the WebTrack To Go mobile app.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

Bayer; BioSafe; BioWorks; Koba; Paul Boers Manufacturing; Star Roses and Plants; Walters Gardens

GT in Brief

Register Today for the National Floriculture Forum

Jennifer Zurko

The National Floriculture Forum (NFF) is set for March 2-4 in Central Florida.

GT in Brief

Westerlay Orchids Helps Feed Fire Evacuees

Chris Beytes

Westerlay Orchids, Carpinteria, California, donated $11,000 to FOOD Share, the Ventura County food bank, to help feed folks displaced by the recent Thomas Fire.

Guest Column

Benchmarking the Industry

Debbie Hamrick

NICH seeks to develop consistent messaging and overarching goals to better access federal, state, local and other resources for the purpose of growing the industry’s impact. You can help by completing a three-minute survey.

Inside Look

Solving Problems Like MacGyver

Jennifer Zurko

During our travels to greenhouses and garden centers, one thing we see a lot is how growers and retailers get creative with finding solutions to problems.

Paul's Pointers

Beating the Winter Blues

Paul Pilon

Although symptoms of winter blues for plants differ from yours, you should be aware that they’re also adversely affected by the winter doldrums.

Pest Management

Azadirachtin & Neem Oil

Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd

Neem is derived from the neem tree, Azadirachta indica, but it isn’t a single substance.

SAF in the Lobby

New Year’s Deadline Brings End to Duty-Free Status of Flowers from Ecuador

Society of American Florists

Flowers entering the United States from Ecuador are now subject to import tariffs after a U.S. trade program granting duty-free status to Ecuadorian flowers expired at midnight December 31.

Under an Acre

Orchid Lady Nurtures a Growing Community

Anne-Marie Hardie

Linda Thorne’s passion for orchids motivated the move from Maryland to the unique community of Seagrove, North Carolina.

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