Columnist Chris Beytes

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Chris Beytes

Chris Beytes Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief of GrowerTalks, Green Profit magazine and the Acres Online e-newsletter, Chris has been in horticulture for more than 40 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 journalism and a minor in horticulture. 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 since 1993 and only thinks about retirement once in a while.

Recent Articles

A Plant for Every Season (and Reason)

Chris Beytes, Bill Calkins & Jennifer Zurko

The California Spring Trials may be mostly focused on annuals and perennials, but there’s always a smattering of new indoor foliage plants, tropicals and gift plants introduced to offer during multiple seasons.

A New Dutch Greenhouse Business

Wilbert de Rijke, a second-generation grower, just built his own greenhouse in ’s-Gravenzande, which is in the famous Westland region of the Netherlands. Kwekerij Wilbert de Rijke is the name of the business.

Save the Date: California Spring Trials 2027 set for April 6-9

National Garden Bureau, which organizes the registration for the annual California Spring Trials, announced the date for the 2027 event as April 6-9.

RIP Konrad Wagner

Konrad Wagner, the breeder behind the first true clear orange pansy, the F2 hybrid Padparadja, a dual award winner, died July 31 in Hannoversch Muenden, Germany, after a full life as a horticulturist, breeder and family man. He was 90.

Bates Daughters Close the Family Business

One of the oldest and most venerable families in the caladium world has decided to retire and close the business.

Integration, Intelligence & Accessibility

What can you expect from your environmental controls—whether basic or advanced—today and in coming years? We asked experts from three controls manufacturers to weigh in on the top features most all control companies are hoping to bring to customers (including AI), along with outlining their specific new offerings. Here’s what we learned.

How You’ll Be Using AI

Here are a dozen possible ways.

Chris Beytes, Jennifer Polanz & Jennifer Zurko

That’s the first thing that comes to mind when we think about Cultivate’26.

BioWorks Introduces New Stemmer Plant Health Product

Stemmer, a new highly soluble, silicon-based plant-health product from BioWorks, is said to help reinforce plant cell walls, optimize nutrient and water use efficiency, and enhance crop performance under challenging growing conditions.

Ball Takes Over Tradewinds Hibiscus (and More) From Aris

Ball Horticultural Company and Aris Horticulture have announced that Ball has acquired Aris’ Tradewinds Hibiscus program, from URCs to liners to pre-finished and finished plants.

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