Low Substrate pH-Induced Micronutrient Toxicity of Geranium and Other Crops
Greenhouse growers have spent weeks producing crops for spring sales...
Warm, Wet Conditions + Full Plant Canopy: Perfect conditions for Sclerotinia
Late spring is the time when plants have grown into a fullcanopy covering the pot...
Expecting the unexpected: Aphids and mites in geraniums
Years ago zonal geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum) was among the few crops I rarely saw in the Entomology Diagnostic Lab, aside from occasional fungus gnat damage to roots or stems...
2020 National Floriculture Forum Focuses on Industry
The annual meeting of the National Floriculture Forum (NFF) washeld this past weekend as a joint meeting with the Board of Trustees of theAmerican Floral Endowment (AFE) in Charlotte, NC, with a major focus on howthose of us in Floriculture can better understand and meet the research and educationneeds of the industry as well as how we can better prepare our students to fillthose needs in the future...
Look for Early Symptoms and Signs of Plant Diseases
Current weather patterns of cloudy, overcast days can lead to an increase in disease problems such as Botrytis blight, Pythium root rot, powdery mildew, and downy mildew...
Leaf Tipburn of Greenhouse Strawberries
Acommon nutrient disorder in greenhouse strawberry production during the winteris leaf tipburn due to a calcium deficiency...Bedding and Pot Plants Crop Walkers' Guide
Fire Up the Injector -- It's Calibration Time!
Interpreting Water Quality Tests
2020 Spring and Summer Color Palette
Blue. Bleu. Blau. Azul. In any language, we associate the primary color blue with the sky and ocean, and to a lesser extent –bedding plants...The Challenges of Managing Pests and Diseases in Retail Settings
Promoting Pollinator Plants at Retail
Now that the rain has finally subsided somewhat across the Midwest – garden centers are experiencing a flood of customers excitedly itching to get out and garden! Whether you are a wholesale grower, a retail provider, or both – now is a great time to get out and see what is going on in the garden centers around you...
New Options for Aphid Management
We’re employing beneficial insects and mites more than ever, but somehow the suggestion to sell aphid-infested plants as ‘ladybug-ready’ hasn’t been widely embraced...