Corr on Cannabis

Bitter With the Better

Dr. Brian Corr

What matters is evaluating the balance, considering both positives and negatives.

Cover Story

Kindness Counts

Jennifer Zurko

Stephanie Berkhout, this year’s GrowerTalks/Nexus Young Grower Award winner, approaches everything life throws at her with the kind of positivity and perseverance we can all learn from.

Features

Cultivate From Home

Chris Beytes, Jennifer Zurko, Ellen C. Wells, Jennifer Polanz, Bill Calkins

Here’s what we saw and learned while we were clicking around the booths at Cultivate’20 Virtual.

Features

Losses: Waste Not

Mark E. Battersby

How your business could profit from this year’s losses.

Features

Starting Smart

Troy Buechel

Tips for young plant propagation.

Features

Vegetable Fertility Basics for Flower Growers

Dr. Alicain S. Carlson, Dr. Yanjun “Cecilia” Guo & Jeannine R. Bogard

With vegetables, the key to consumer success and repeat sales is building a strong plant structure that will support the fruit load later in the season.

Growers Talk Business

Industry Momentum or Just a Great Spring?

Abe VanWingerden

Rather than bury ourselves in endless daily COVID-19 studies or weekly vaccine progress, it’s actually time for us to bury ourselves in our own sales, regional economy, consumer and anecdotal data to make great calls on what to do next year.

Growers Talk Production

Water You Gonna Do About It?

Stephanie Saccomano

Yes, there’s vulnerability behind “I don’t know,” but there’s also incredible strength and opportunity in admitting that.

GT in Brief

A Little Bit Different

Jennifer Zurko

The scene from our drone Snoopy looks a little bit different this year. And that’s because A LOT of things are different due to the coronavirus pandemic.

GT in Brief

AIB Symposium to Be Virtual

Jennifer Zurko

COVID-19 required America In Bloom (AIB) to change their in-person event in St. Louis to their first-ever virtual event, which will be held September 30-October 2.

GT in Brief

Armitage Releases Perennial Book Update

Matthew Chappell

The fourth edition of “Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on Their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes” hit the shelves in both hardback and paperback editions.

GT in Brief

Bayer Introduces New Spanish Pest Identification Guide

Matthew Chappel

As part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the Environmental Science business of Bayer, part of the company’s Crop Science division, has created a new Spanish Pest Identification Guide to effectively communicate important technical information about pests to Spanish-speaking laborers in greenhouse and nursery operations.

GT in Brief

California Cut Flower Commission Suspended; Certified American Grown to Take Over

Chris Beytes

In a referendum back in April, California’s cut flower segment voted to suspend operation of the state’s Cut Flower Commission (CCFC) as of December 31.

GT in Brief

FNGLA Convention Postponed to June 2021

Jennifer Zurko

Due to the pandemic, the FNGLA Annual Convention will be postponed until June 11-12, 2021.

GT in Brief

GrowerTalks Launches Greenhouse Podcasts

Chris Beytes

Got time on your hands and want to slap in some earbuds? Then check out TECH ON DEMAND, brought to you by GrowerTalks.

GT in Brief

Help Support AmericanHort

Chris Beytes

The big challenge for American-Hort is that Cultivate generates a significant part of their programming and operating expenses every year, and having to cancel the live event this past July put a big dent in their budget.

GT in Brief

In Memoriam: Harry Kloppenburg

Jennifer Zurko

Dümmen Orange announced that board member and one of its original founders, Harry Kloppenburg, unexpectedly passed away on July 15.

GT in Brief

MANTS Moving to Online

Jennifer Zurko

Due to COVID-19 concerns, ongoing restrictions on large indoor gatherings, and unforeseen unavailability at the Baltimore Convention Center, MANTS announced in early August that the 2021 show, initially scheduled for January 6-8, is unable to take place as an in-person event.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

Bailey

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Star Roses and Plants’ 2020 Open House Goes Virtual

Jennifer Zurko

The Star Roses and Plants’ annual Open House is going virtual this year.

GT in Brief

The SNA Conference Goes Virtual

Jennifer Zurko

The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) announced that The SNA Conference will be delivered through a virtual platform in 2021.

Inside Look

Special Sayings

Jennifer Zurko

Some people hear a saying or phrase and adopt it as their own personal mantra.

JZ on D.C.

USDA Announces More Eligible Commodities for CFAP

Jennifer Zurko

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced in August that additional commodities—which now includes horticulture and nursery products—are covered by the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).

Pest Management

Las suculentas también tienen problemas

Dr. Aaron Palmateer

Al igual que con cualquier planta, las suculentas no son inmunes a los trastornos y aprendemos más a medida que cultivamos más suculentas.

Pest Management

Succulents Have Problems, Too

Dr. Aaron Palmateer

Just like with any plant, succulents aren’t immune to disorders and we learn more as we grow more succulents.

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