The poinsettia season may unfold in the final months of the year, yet it’s often a year-round planning process for growers of any size. At Plantpeddler in Cresco, Iowa, the work begins long before the holiday rush. In fact, the team invests months in varietal trials, capacity mapping, and perfecting greenhouse routines to ship a Continue Reading »
There are some key changes upcoming with OHP’s Pedestal® Insecticide, an effective insect growth regulator against Thrips and other pests. Effective immediately, any new Pedestal produced and purchased will have a new EPA registration number, new product code, and be packaged in OHP packaging. State registrations for the current Pedestal will be maintained for the Continue Reading »
This past fall and winter produced great conditions for the development of botrytis on greenhouse crops. Based on information from OHP and others, and an application last spring, Jim Stepp, production manager at Van Wingerden International, decided to apply Astun™ Ornamental Fungicide to more crops. “We have been using Astun as both a preventative and Continue Reading »