Production

UF Releases New ‘Five Tips for Horticulture’ Video Series

Paul Fisher from the University of Florida IFAS Extension recently released a new YouTube video (https://youtu.be/4QfAh_BttIo ) with Paul Karlovich of Sun Gro Horticulture. In the video, Karlovich explains how you can successfully run onsite... more »

ICL Specialty Fertilizers Launches Osmocote App

ICL Specialty Fertilizers has introduced a new mobile app for its Osmocote line of controlled release fertilizers. The Osmocote Product and Rate Finder App puts the full Osmocote product line, suggested application rates, a dealer... more »

Sporticulture Signs New Licensing Deals

Sporticulture has entered into licensing agreements with Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, and REALTREE. All agreements grant Sporticulture rights to manufacture, produce and distribute branded horticultural products nationwide. “2020 confirmed that two of... more »

Profile Products Launches $9 Million Expansion

Profile Products announced the start of a game-changing $9 million manufacturing expansion project, an important investment that will provide a significant increase in capacity, improved logistics, and enhanced safety and quality systems for Profile's sustainable... more »

Purpling of Leaves

Many annual bedding plants and herbaceous perennials have red, purple or almost black foliage, including fountain grass, ornamental millet and some varieties of coleus, sweet potato vine, New Guinea impatiens, coral bells, kale and ornamental... more »

Valoya Hires New VP for North America

Valoya has hired Wes Eaton as the company's vice president of sales in North America. With extensive experience in horticulture and business development, Eaton will be tasked with driving... more »

Effect of Growing Media on Common Greenhouse Pests

Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, and fungus gnats, Bradysia spp., are major insect pests of greenhouse production systems. Both insect pests have life stages that reside in the growing medium: prepupae and pupae for western... more »

Growing from the Ground Up: Poinsettia and Mum Production in Wood Substrates

Confidence in the utilization of wood substrate components has increased since their introduction to growers in the U.S. in 2004. The confidence that some growers and other industry partners have in the evolving world of... more »