Production

Blooming by Lamplight

Many greenhouse crops flower in response to day length and will only flower, or flower faster, when the proper photoperiod is provided. Phot... more »

The Buzz of Secondary Metabolites

The diversity of crops grown in greenhouses and indoor vertical farms continues to expand. One broad segment that is increasing dramatically is the pr... more »

Strategies to Shorten Crop Production Time

In the production of floriculture crops, a common goal is to produce high-quality and uniform crops in a short period of time. There are a number of f... more »

Increasing the Daily Light Integral

The daily light integral (DLI) refers to the cumulative amount of light received per day. More technically, the DLI is the number of moles (mol) of ph... more »

Roots, Shoots & Environmentals — Part 2

Last month, we looked at optimizing the root structure to maximize the effectiveness of your greenhouse. Because the “shoots” section is so divers... more »

How a boiler from 1984 handles the load of 2021

{Sponsored} Not many growers can say they’ve been running the same boilers for their entire greenhouse career, but Mike Gooder can make that claim. ... more »