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Empowering plants: Balancing biochemistry
FIGURE 1. Various processes in the plant produce and consume assimilates, creating a balance. Growing By Plant Empowerment (GPE) is a global follow-up to a new Dutch growing method called Het Nieuwe Telen (HNT, also known as Next Generation Growing). It starts with...
B.C. flower grower elected president of COHA
B.C. flower grower Dave Captein has been elected president of the Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance (COHA). Announced last Thursday, Captein’s term will run for two years. He previously served as a Director on the COHA-ACHO Board since 2014 and as Vice-Chair...
Showstopping varieties on display
Over 300 people attended the Sawaya Garden Trials’ open house in Simcoe, Ont. this past July, with more visitors in the days that followed. This is the 19th year of the Sawaya Garden Trials, and every year I learn something new. Members of a series (families) can...
Diverse Thought-Leader Panel Kicks Off New York Produce Show’s Big Day
Each year, we gather together a unique group of industry leaders to participate in the Perishable Pundit’s Thought-Leader Breakfast at The New York Produce Show and Conference. You can review some of the previous year’s participants at these links: The panel is...
Opt for fundamentals, not flash, when shopping for plants
(Dean Fosdick / AP) Gardeners skimming the newly arrived 2020 seed catalogs should probably spend less time on the tempting photographs and more time focusing on what retailers call “shopping filters.” That means selecting plants based on their performance...Latest News
