Acres & Acres

Back in Time

Chris Beytes

Here’s what the editors have given you to chew on in the January issues from 10 to 80 years ago.

Cover Story

Navigating Through Substrate Shortages

Dr. Brian E. Jackson

As the horticulture industry navigates the post-pandemic world, it’s worth reflecting on some of the lessons, trials and innovations that growers and substrate manufacturers implemented in order to succeed during immense growing media supply challenges.

Culture Notes

Pansy Transplant Establishment

Dr. Jamie Gibson

One major source of pansy crop failure is the improper treatment of plugs upon transplant into the finishing tray.

Features

Conventional or Custom?

Mason Day

Choosing which fertilizer regime works for your operation.

Features

Learning Curves & Data Curves

Bill Calkins

Managing vapor pressure deficit to optimize young plant production isn’t new to horticulture—in fact, it’s a measurement. But understanding how and when to adjust it for specific crops at specific stages can be quite confusing.

Features

Resources to Share

Katie Elzer-Peters

Three ways growers can help IGCs thrive.

Features

West Coast Reasons

Jennifer Zurko

Our handy California Spring Trials guide on who’s gonna be there, where and when.

Growers Talk Business

How Much Are You Losing to Waste?

Stan Vander Waal

Waste is much higher than most of us believe, making it the single greatest opportunity to increase profitability.

Growers Talk Production

Experience Is an Asset

Stephanie Saccomano

Honestly, if you’re driven and a genuine human being, there’s likely going to be a spot for you here.

GT in Brief

AdeptAg Acquires Bellpark

Chris Beytes

Bellpark Horticulture represents numerous leading greenhouse automation manufacturers, such as Visser Horti Systems, Logitec Plus, Mayer, DryGair, Unifortes and KG Systems.

GT in Brief

Applications Now Open for AFE Graduate Scholarships

Jennifer Zurko

Applications for the Altman Family Scholarship and the Paul Ecke, Jr. Scholarship from the American Floral Endow-ment (AFE) are now being accepted.

GT in Brief

Avelyo Fungicide Registered in California

JC Chong

Greenhouse and nursery growers in California can add Avelyo fungicide to their disease management program.

GT in Brief

Direct Dianthus

Jennifer Zurko

This year, there’s something a bit different about these dianthus. The varieties are the same, but how they came to Mast has changed.

GT in Brief

On The Move

Jennifer Zurko

American Floral Endowment; Ball Seed; Eason Horticultural Resources; Everde Growers; Jiffy; McHutchison/Vaughn's Horticulture; Monrovia; Mycorrhizal Applications; Oasis Grower Solutions; PanAmerican Seed; Sakata Seed America

GT in Brief

Profile Makes Another Media Acquisition

Chris Beytes

Not content to supply just HydraFiber and coco coir (per their previous acquisition announcement a couple of weeks ago), Profile Products is now in the bonded media space with the acquisition of Quick Plug from Dümmen Orange.

GT in Brief

Save the Date: Costa Farms Trial Garden Event

Jennifer Zurko

Costa Farms is opening its trial garden to brokers, growers, garden centers and other industry members for an opportunity to preview 2023 genetics.

GT in Brief

Six New AAS Winners

Jennifer Zurko

All-America Selections (AAS) has an additional six new AAS Winners available for the 2023 garden season.

Guest Column

Tell It Like It Is

Glenna Hecht

When you understand the situation, history and facts, you gain context and can make a sure-footed decision.

Guest Column

The Splitting of Impatiens

Lowell Halvorson

When analyzing impatiens sales these days, we can see that the category has split into two distinct segments, each with its own sweet spot and market focus.

Inside Look

Redefining the New Normal

Jennifer Zurko

Some of what started out as a “new normal” has become “business as usual.”

JZ on D.C.

How Are 2023 H-2A Wage Rates Looking?

Jennifer Zurko

USDA has published the 2022 Farm Labor Survey, from which the H-2A adverse effect wage rates (AEWRs) will be set upon publication in December in the Federal Register. Wages are headed up about 7% (national average).

Pest Management

What Are Proinsecticides?

Raymond A. Cloyd

Greenhouse producers should be aware of these types of pesticides to better understand their activity on insect and mite pests.

Under an Acre

The Transformative Power of Houseplants

Anne-Marie Hardie

In West Bloomfield, Michigan, the Pliska family has transformed homes and businesses into stunning indoor living spaces for the past five decades.

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