Acres & Acres

Rules for 2021

Chris Beytes

As an industry, we learned a few things about ourselves in 2020.

Corr on Cannabis

Cannabis as a Commodity

Dr. Brian Corr

Is cannabis a commodity? If it isn’t one now, will it become one? There are lots of maybes.

Cover Story

Appreciation for Our Associations

Jennifer Zurko

While you may have had a great 2020 sales-wise, our industry associations took some hits, having to scramble to provide you with alternatives to the in-person events we’re used to having. But the silver linings from having to pivot at the last minute offered new digital opportunities for their members and lots of optimism for the summer as COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out.

Culture Notes

Complete Your Shasta Daisy Program

Cor de Jong

New seed introductions in leucanthemum meet early spring and summer sales.

Features

Hold, Please!

Christopher J. Currey

Strategies you can use to successfully hold plants.

Features

Opportunities Abound!

Dr. Marvin N. Miller

Data from the latest Census of Horticultural Specialties shows that overall sales were down compared to the last census, but there are indicators for why this is and where the opportunities lie.

Features

The COVID Emergency Relief Act

Mark E. Battersby

What was in the last coronavirus relief package and how it can impact your business.

Features

Virtual Finds

Jennifer Zurko, Chris Beytes & Ellen C. Wells

Although we weren’t able to attend any of the January shows in person this year, we were still able to cobble together some great new product introductions to show you. We’re looking forward to being in person at MANTS, TPIE and IPM Essen next year, but for now, here are some new offerings in live goods, automation, technology and more.

Growers Talk Business

Can You Afford to Pay the Minimum Wage?

Bill Swanekamp

Two things are essential to pay that much and stay in business.

GT in Brief

A Geographic Look at Floriculture Sales

Dr. Marvin Miller

The 2019 Census data were just released in mid-December and here are results for floriculture sales.

GT in Brief

Beacon Sales to Benefit Pulmonary Fibrosis

Chris Beytes

PanAmerican Seed announced the charity that will benefit from a portion of global seed sales of the company’s Beacon downy mildew-resistant impatiens will be pulmonary fibrosis.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

The CEL Group; Eason Horticultural Services; RISE; SePRO

GT in Brief

Orange Petunias No Longer Banned

Chris Beytes

Thanks to a decision by the USDA, flower breeders and distributors can once again sell petunias containing the once-banned maize gene.

GT in Brief

PanAmerican Seed Announces Price Increases

Jennifer Zurko

PanAmerican Seed is announcing sweeping changes to the pricing structure for most of its crops starting May 2021.

GT in Brief

Profile Products Expands Horticulture Business

Jennifer Zurko

Profile Products, the manufacturer of HydraFiber horticulture substrates, and other soil and vegetation management solutions announced the acquisition of Sunterra Horticulture, a major producer of professional-grade sphagnum peat moss.

GT in Brief

Registration Open for Cultivate’21

Jennifer Zurko

AmericanHort announced that general registration for Cultivate’21 begins March 9, with registration rates increasing after June 18.

GT in Brief

RIP Anthony “Tony” Venturino

Jennifer Zurko

Eason Horticultural Resources (EHR) is saddened to report the unexpected passing of former sales representative/customer service representative and long-time friend Anthony “Tony” Venturino.

GT in Brief

RIP Harold “Skip” Warp

Jennifer Zurko

Harold "Skip " G. Warp passed away peacefully in his home the morning of Friday, December 25, 2020.

GT in Brief

SNA Ceasing Operations After 121 Years

Chris Beytes

The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) announced in January that the Board made the decision to shut down the organization, citing the cancellation of the SNA Conference (the association’s main source of income), as well as declining membership.

GT in Brief

The Latest NE Greenhouse Floriculture Guide Available

JC Chong

An updated New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide is now available.

GT in Brief

The New Ball Culture Guide Is Here!

Chris Beytes

The long-awaited, highly anticipated, much-appreciated Ball Culture Guide, The Encyclopedia of Seed Germination Fourth Edition, by the incomparable Jim Nau, is now available.

Inside Look

The Wisdom of Joni Mitchell

Jennifer Zurko

Her words from the song have proven to be prophetic when anyone experiences the loss of something they’ve always taken for granted.

JZ on D.C.

Biden Executive Orders

Jennifer Zurko

President Biden signed over 30 executive orders during his first week in office, including orders related to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and undoing various Trump Administration immigration and environment policies.

Pest Management

Release the Beasts

John Sanderson, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans & Ronald Valentin

How to apply predatory mites to your crop.

Under an Acre

The Final Frontier

Anne-Marie Hardie

The mountainous terrain of Homer, Alaska, is far from the simplest location to establish a new growing business. However, for Emily Garrity, owner of Twitter Creek Gardens, the raw land was ripe with potential.

TRENDING NOW

Cha-Cha Series Calibrachoa

Ball FloraPlant

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Classic Cannas Rhizomes

Abbott-Ipco, Inc.

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Ebb and Flow Rolling Benches

Atlas Greenhouse

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SF-20 Steam Generator Trailer Unit

Sioux Corporation

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Sun Parasol Original Sunbeam

Suntory Flowers Ltd.

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Weekender 16-in. Hanging Basket

Eckert's Greenhouse