August 2024

A need for natives

Pollinatives owner Donald Gerber shares why he started his retail nursery for native plants

Culture Report: Roselilies

Hybrid lilies offer a stunning twist on the traditional lily flower

Editor’s letter: Are you controlling?

Greenhouse growers control the growing environment daily through irrigation, lighting, humidity and other manipulations that keep operations and plants in top shape.  Scientists and researchers di... more

Forty under 40 perspectives: Inventory management in the nursery

For most of us who work in the green industry, it was our love of plants that led us here, not a passion for inventory management. I’m guessing the phrase “inventory control” doesn’t exactly l... more

Gearing up for Great Lakes EXPO 2024

Premier event for specialty crop ag innovation, networking

Green goods: Editors’ picks from Cultivate’24

Cultivate’24 was full of the latest in plants, products and more for the horticulture industry. We spent four days trying to visit all the booths at the trade show, but there were so many attendees ... more

Now is the time for LED lighting

Utility savings, rebates and more compelling reasons not to wait to incorporate or update

Plug & Cutting: Focused on young plants

Growers of all experience levels can learn how to optimize their greenhouse operations at the AmericanHort Plug & Cutting Conference, an event focused on young plant producers. Held Sept. 23-24 in... more

Savvy sanitation protocols for the greenhouse

Don’t take an all-or-nothing approach to greenhouse cleanliness

SGAFT: Small greenhouse surface area distribution

The primary focus of the Small Greenhouse and Farm Technology (SGAFT) project is to view technology adoption through the needs and means of small growers. My commercial growing years were spent operat... more

Technically Speaking: Extended photosynthetically active radiation (ePAR) can increase plant growth

In controlled environments, light is often the limiting factor for photosynthesis and thus crop growth. When quantifying light, usually the first thing we consider is its intensity. In particular, we ... more