Acres & Acres

Three Opinions on Spring 2021

Chris Beytes

You could do worse than give these retailers’ plans some consideration when making your own.

Corr on Cannabis

Cannabis & the Voting Booth

Dr. Brian Corr

What will the results of this election tell us about cannabis in the United States?

Cover Story

All Aboard the Efficiency Train

Jennifer Zurko

These growers made improvements in their operations in order to be more efficient and profitable, while also focusing on worker productivity and safety.

Culture Notes

Tophat Interspecific Begonia

Dr. Alicain Carlson & Dr. Jamie Gibson

Tophat Begonia is an exciting addition to the XL begonia class from Syngenta Flowers.

Features

Changes for the Better

Bill Calkins

Greenhouses across North America weigh in on COVID-related protocols they plan to continue in the future.

Features

How to Scale as You Grow

Janine Coppola

Anticipating a future greenhouse expansion requires careful planning and flexibility.

Features

PGRs for Liner Production

Christopher J. Currey

A review of PGRs that can be incorporated in liner production to reduce labor and improve crop quality.

Features

The Brave New World of Low-Mass Boilers

Jim Rearden

All year-round growers know that heating is the second-highest cost of operation, after labor expenses. As we approach winter, it’s time to take a hard look at how you heat, but there are so many choices of heating systems and so many questions to wrestle with.

Growers Talk Business

The Plug Doctor

Bill Swanekamp

It’s always sad to see one of our industry leaders succumb to the curse of death, but Dr. Dave Koranski will be remembered for a long time for his outstanding accomplishments for our industry.

Growers Talk Production

Uncertain Times

Roger McGaughey

It’s probably an understatement to say that spring this year threw us all into a predicament that none of us expected.

GT in Brief

AHS May Merge With APGA, Sell Its Headquarters

Chris Beytes

The American Horticultural Society (AHS), citing “financial challenges on a number of fronts, greatly magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic,” is looking for options to help the organization to “live on for the next 100 years and beyond.

GT in Brief

Fast and Flexible Transplanting

Chris Beytes

When you have to fill (and refill) more than 100 acres of greenhouses with bedding plants, how can you be both fast and flexible?

GT in Brief

MANTS Launches Business Hub

Jennifer Zurko

The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) announced details on its new MANTS.com Business Hub, developed to connect exhibitors and buyers during these changing and challenging times.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

Ball FloraPlant; Ball Horticultural Co.; Ball Seed; BioTherm; Certis USA; Dümmen Orange; Signify

GT in Brief

Ping Ren Earns Breeder’s Cup Award

Chris Beytes

All-America Selections honored Dr. Jianping (Ping) Ren, Senior Plant Breeder at PanAmerican Seed, with their coveted AAS Breeder’s Cup Award.

GT in Brief

Scott Valentine Named CEO of Express Seed

Chris Beytes

Scott Valentine, former President of North America for Syngenta Flowers, was just named the new CEO of Express Seed Company.

GT in Brief

Sunshine Buys Esmeralda Group

Chris Beytes

On June 26, two cut flower giants, Sunshine Bouquet Company and the Esmeralda Group, entered into an agreement in which Sunshine Bouquet will acquire all of the operations of the Esmeralda Group in Ecuador, Colombia and the United States.

GT in Brief

Survey Says … New Customers Will Keep on Gardening!

Chris Beytes

This good news is from horticultural broker and distributor Griffin, which recently conducted a survey in which they asked questions of 1,000 respondents who say they had just begun gardening in the last six months.

GT in Brief

The Western Show Canceled

Ellen Wells

The 2021 Western, the show of the Western Nursery and Landscape Association, has been canceled.

Inside Look

Life (and Living Room) Re-arranging

Jennifer Zurko

I realized that I could have used a Lean Flow expert to help me re-arrange the furniture we still had in the front room to make room for the new sectional.

JZ on D.C.

A Virtual Check-in With Rep. Spanberger

Jennifer Zurko

In mid-September, I was invited to sit in on a virtual meeting with members of AmericanHort and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA). Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, AmericanHort has been holding virtual check-in meetings and fundraisers with Washington D.C. legislators.

Pest Management

Consejos para la protección de las plantas y ahorro de costos

Dr. Aaron Palmateer

Comenzar limpio y mantenerse limpio de plagas y enfermedades es lo mejor que cualquier productor puede hacer para tener éxito en el manejo redituable de plagas y enfermedades.

Pest Management

Plant Protection Pointers & Cost Savings

Dr. Aaron Palmateer

Starting clean and staying clean is the best approach any grower can take to be successful with cost-effective pest and disease management.

Under an Acre

A Strategic Approach to Designing a Business

Anne-Marie Hardie

Located in Grants Pass, Oregon, Infinite Tree is a hemp nursery and consultant service providing information, research and seedlings to growers.

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