Columnist Chris Beytes

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Chris Beytes

Chris Beytes Editor

Editor of GrowerTalks, Green Profit magazine and the Acres Online e-newsletter, Chris has been in horticulture for over 30 years. He owned his own greenhouse - Indian River Ornamentals - in Merritt Island, Florida, after he graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in horticulture. He also had a minor in Journalism, so after he and his wife Laurie sold the greenhouse business, he started writing full-time, first for local publications in Florida and then moving to the Chicago area when he began writing for GrowerTalks. He's been with Ball Publishing for 25 years now and only thinks about retirement once in a while.

Recent Articles

Modernizing the Classics

Story & Photos by Chris Beytes, Bill Calkins & Jennifer Zurko

Plant breeders and suppliers continue their strong focus on perennials, so the second part of our coverage of the California Spring Trials features many exciting new introductions in this category.

Washtub or Teaspoon?

Uncertainty isn’t a signal to wait—it’s a cue to act. While others clutch their teaspoons, grab your washtub.

Happy 40th, Vis Seed!

Vis Seed Company is celebrating 40 years as a family business.

New Private Group for Container Nurseries

Next Level Nursery Group is a brand-new paid-membership “leadership community” designed to help container nurseries “reach the next level,” as the name implies.

LiveTrends Earns Top Target Vendor Award

Target has named LiveTrends the 2024 Food & Beverage Business Partner of the Year.

Jose Smith Jr. Named President of Costa Farms

Jose “Joche” Smith Jr., son of Jose and Maria Smith, co-owners and co-builders of Costa Farms of Miami, has just been named president of the business as part of the leadership transition process.

22-acre Greenhouse Collapses in the Netherlands

If you search online for “Dutch greenhouse collapse,” you can find frightening security camera footage of the moment this giant glass tomato range collapsed, pushed by strong winds and weakened by workers who’d removed some structural beams to make room for a new curtain system.

Sweet Eats & Treats

Chris Beytes, Bill Calkins & Jennifer Zurko

Round 2 of our CAST coverage includes all of the new edible intros.

Gardener’s Supply files Ch 11

Burlington, Vermont-based Gardener’s Supply Company, an ESOP (employee-owned) company with a strong bent toward supporting gardening-related community programs and organizations, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware.

Glazed and Diffused

High light is just right. But diffuse that light—scatter it around the greenhouses—and you will reach every leaf on your crop. To broaden your knowledge of the topic, here’s a primer on diffused light, and a few options for achieving it.

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