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Departments - Outlook |
| Making green buildings even greener |
8/16/2010 |
| As commercial construction continues to rebound, green building trends should gain momentum. |
| By: David Kuack |
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Times Read: 524 |
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Departments - Culture |
| Amsonia hubrichtii |
8/16/2010 |
| Culture: A how-to production guide |
| By: GMPro |
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Times Read: 268 |
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Departments - Variety Notebook |
| Variety Notebook |
8/16/2010 |
| The plants you need to know to grow |
| By: GMPro |
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Times Read: 234 |
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Features - Marketplace |
| Becoming more energy efficient |
8/16/2010 |
| Henry Mello of Mello’s Farm & Flower Center in Portsmouth, R.I., is fascinated by the wind turbine his city installed across from his farm. |
| By: Jennifer McLean |
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Times Read: 342 |
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Features - 2010 Breakthrough |
| Retail ready |
8/16/2010 |
| Kaw Valley Greenhouses drops wholesale customers in favor of its own retail stores. |
| By: Kelli Rodda |
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Times Read: 419 |
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Features - New Varieties |
| New perennial varieties |
8/16/2010 |
| Perennials continue to gain in popularity among growers, consumers and landscapers. Check out these new plants from breeders from around the world. |
| By: Jennifer McLean |
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Times Read: 417 |
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Features - Poinsettias |
| Using integrated crop management on poinsettias |
8/16/2010 |
| Poinsettias are well suited for integrated crop management programs because the plants fill greenhouse space from late summer through fall. |
| By: Harvey Lang and Paul Winski |
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Times Read: 253 |
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Features - Management |
| Use benchmarking to improve management team metrics |
8/16/2010 |
| Companies can use management benchmarks to improve communication between departments and goal implementation to bring key data to owners. |
| By: Paul Thomas and Charlie Hall |
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Times Read: 258 |
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Columns - Technology |
| Lower heating costs with underbench heat |
8/16/2010 |
| Maintaining optimum root temperature results in increased growth and reduced production time for many plants. It also affects the microclimate of the plants by eliminating temperature stratification and lowering humidity in the plant zone. |
| By: John W. Bartok Jr. |
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Times Read: 299 |
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Columns - Plant Health |
| Keep irrigation water clean |
8/16/2010 |
| Some water mold organisms are well adapted to move via water by swimming spores (zoospores). |
| By: Mary Hausbeck |
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Times Read: 327 |
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Departments - Outlook |
| Simplifying sales |
7/26/2010 |
| I expect most people attending the California Spring Trials experience to some degree that “kid in a candy store” feeling. |
| By: David Kuack |
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Times Read: 356 |
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Departments - Culture |
| Alstroemeria |
7/26/2010 |
| A how-to production guide |
| By: GMPro |
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Times Read: 300 |
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Departments - Products |
| Products |
7/26/2010 |
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Times Read: 264 |
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Features - Marketplace |
| Choosing new varieties |
7/26/2010 |
| Years of experience have led Jon Pinkus of Nortex Wholesale Nursery in Dallas to determine local trials are the best way to find new varieties that work in the extreme Texas climate. |
| By: Jennifer McLean |
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Times Read: 266 |
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Features - 2010 Breakthrough |
| Growers collaborate to address challenges |
7/26/2010 |
| Maumee Valley Growers work together to address industry-wide challenges. |
| By: Neil Reid |
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Times Read: 501 |