Best Practices for Basil ProductionBasil has become a favorite herb for growers and consumers alike. For growers, its short production schedule aligns nicely with many flowering bedding plants, making it an excellent addition to greenhouse product offerings.
Basil has become a favorite herb for growers and consumers alike. For growe...
Tips for Maintaining Healthy Plants Through ShippingIt’s critical to consider strategies to protect your crops from diseases and insects as they are being transported to retail to ensure crop quality and salability. Be sure to make final fungicide and insecticide applications to protect crops as they head to consumers’ landscapes. This stage in production is also a good time to consider a plant growth regulator (PGR) to help plants stay uniform and compact on retail shelves.
It’s critical to consider strategies to protect your crops from diseases an...
Agronomic Planning to Prevent Impatiens Downy MildewImpatiens, one of the most popular bedding plants, are susceptible to a variety of diseases during greenhouse production, including the devastating impatiens downy mildew (IDM)
Impatiens, one of the most popular bedding plants, are susceptible to a var...
Beat Cool-season Diseases with a Proven Agronomic PlanCertain diseases thrive in cooler growing environments, so growers must remain vigilant even as temperatures start to drop. Along with regular scouting, having a preventive agronomic program in place with a rotation of products labeled for specific disease control is the best way to ensure diseases don’t threaten healthy crops.
Certain diseases thrive in cooler growing environments, so growers must rem...