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December 31, 2002
The first place to automate should be one that is highly repetitive, employs multiple laborers, requires substantial time and/or introduces variability. For many growers, this translates into a replugging line.
Many growers question whether or not...
December 31, 2002
If you are retailer of Proven Winners® products, you are
invited to participate in their third national television campaign airing in
Spring 2003 on The Weather Channel®. Amazingly, The Weather Channel reaches
a high concentration of outdoor...
December 31, 2002
Downy mildews have gained a strong foothold in the horticultural industry throughout the United States and Canada over the past few years. During the fall-winter of 2002, we experienced a severe outbreak of pansy downy mildew across the United...
December 31, 2002
Year after year, the Annual GPN/Summit Plastics State of the
Industry Report provides the most comprehensive data available about the past
year in floriculture. The big question is, what has changed so much in one
year? New trends, higher sales,...
December 31, 2002
Well...it's here -- the end of another year. Next month will
bring resolutions and new starts and more trade shows than we could ever
attend. But for now, all is peaceful and quiet. The Christmas crops are out the
door, for better or worse,...
December 31, 2002
A low-maintenance, glass greenhouse with high-quality
results: Sound too good to be true? Find out here if the Dutch Venlo from Rough
Brothers is right for you.
Design
The Venlo offers maximum light transmission with low square
foot costs. Its...
December 31, 2002
From the effects of drought to the many new, different varieties
being introduced, the 2002 bedding plant trials were ground-breaking, as they
are every year. In GPN's second annual bedding plant trial report, Colorado
State University, North...
December 31, 2002
This is the time of the year when every poinsettia grower is
breathing a sigh of relief, now that all, or most all, of the crop has been
shipped and hopefully sold to consumers who value their beautiful plants.
Poinsettias, as everyone knows, have...
November 07, 2002
An accurate diagnosis of disease is important for several reasons.
Bacterial diseases are not controlled with fungicides, and some bacterial
diseases are easily mistaken for fungal diseases. Some fungicides have a narrow
spectrum of activity. In...
November 05, 2002
Coreopsis 'Limerock Ruby' is destined to become one of the most sought-after perennials for growers and gardeners across the country. Limerock Ruby yields abundant, 1 1/2-inch, ruby red, daisy-like flowers with yellow eyes, above neat, narrow...
November 05, 2002
Over the past several years, there have been few changes in
the growth regulators available to the greenhouse industry. While there have
been many new insecticides and fungicides introduced, we have been working with
the same height control products...
November 05, 2002
I've been kidding around at some of the recent conferences
by polling the audience to determine its makeup. First, I ask how many in the
audience work in greenhouses, then how many work in nurseries or both since
many nurseries have associated...
November 05, 2002
There is always a strange sense of déjà vu in
working with new crops, remembering an earlier time where you worked with a
plant and then seeing it resurface on the market again. That's the way it is
with rex begonias. When I was first studying...
November 05, 2002
It seems like only a short while ago since I was trying to
write this article for 2001. Now it is 2002, and I wonder what has changed in
the past 12 months. Although we have seen registrations for new fungicides
during the past couple of years,...
November 05, 2002
There's a plug-growing operation in the Western United
States where less than five percent of new employees actually have any plug
experience upon hiring; where turnover of employees with horticulture degrees
can be 15-25 percent per year; and yet,...
October 17, 2002
Does "tissue culture" sound like some kind of
scary governmental experiment that reeks of conspiracy and distrust? For those who
don't quite understand what it's all about and wonder how it differs from seed,
the benefits are many. First,...
October 10, 2002
With more and more new vegetative annuals being produced,
growers are finding themselves doing more pinching and cutting back to
stimulate better branching and to control growth. Many of the new vegetative
annuals are quite vigorous and designed for...
October 10, 2002
Fungus gnats are common pests in greenhouses. Their larvae feed
on the roots of many different crops, which can cause direct damage to the
crop. The root damage caused by the larvae also makes it easier for fungal
pathogens to enter into and infect...
October 10, 2002
Many growers are really excited about putting plants
together in container gardens. The "gardeners-in-us" get excited to
see how beautiful the plants look mixed together. The
"business-people-in-us" know this is an area to capitalize on because
of...
October 10, 2002
Raspberries have an exceptionally short shelf life, are
easily damaged when handled and do not transport well. Because of their
perishable nature, the opportunities to market high-quality, fresh raspberries
produced under favorable field conditions...
