Production

Dates to Circle — and Take Action

Now that Cultivate’19 is in the books, it’s time to start looking at the rest of AmericanHort’s fall education season. The Plug & Cutting Conference is scheduled to take place Sept. 4-6, in Concord, North... more »

UF Offering Online Advanced Nutrient Management Course

If you are looking for cost effective training for yourself and your production staff, the University of Florida is once again offering another online training course on Advanced Nutrient Management. This is the third course... more »

HydraFiber Expands with New Products

The HydraFiber family of advanced substrate products has added two new products, HydraFiber Hybrid and HydraFiber EZ Blend, to provide a broader range of solutions for growers and soil blenders of any size. HydraFiber Hybrid and... more »

An Overview of Long-Day Lighting

Long-day lighting refers to the delivery of long photoperiods, or day lengths, to regulate the flowering of plants. More specifically, when the days are naturally short, the delivery of electric lighting can delay or prevent... more »

Indoor Grow Rooms Can Improve the Success of Young Plant Propagation

Although light is a critical factor in the propagation of plants produced from seed and vegetative cuttings, it is only one of the components of propagation. “Initially the light conditions are important, including light quality... more »

Horticulture’s History with Disruptive Technology: LED Lighting Takes Its Turn

Our greenhouse industry has an impressive history of embracing disruptive change and each of us has a personal perspective regarding time and change. One reference point for all of us is measured in terms of... more »

Is Green Light Useful to Plants?

Fact or fiction: Green light is not useful for photosynthesis. While I don’t hear or read this statement as often as I used to, it is a myth that continues to be perpetuated by people... more »

DLI ‘Requirements’

The DLI refers to the daily light integral, which simplistically is the total amount of photosynthetic light delivered to plants each day. More technically, it is the integrated photon flux density between 400 and 700... more »