When most of us begin our flower journey we start with the easy, tender annuals such as cosmos and zinnias. They grow profusely and produce many branches. When I started I didn’t know better than to cut at the natural juncture of branches. It never occurred to me to cut deeper into the plant to get ...

One of the most intriguing demonstrations at this year’s AmericanHort Cultivate Expo was from Dr. KrishnaNemali, Ph.D., assistant professor of controlled environment agriculture at Purdue University. He showed how floriculture and nursery growers, using nothing more than the cameras on their smartph...

In my last column , I wrote about a process that turns waste hop biomass into nanofibers. Good news! Another group of scientists have learned how to turn hazelnut shells into a potential renewable energy source. Isn’t science neat? Researchers at the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Machinery Sc...

With re-opening your business and acclimating to your specific pandemic-related regulations, an important factor to take into account is keeping your customers informed by signaling your intentions. Are you changing hours of operation and/or days of operation, or offering new products? These are the...

As Jason Townsend notes on his farm’s website, humans have been actively involved in agriculture for over 10,000 years. During that span, some things have changed and some things have stayed the same. One thing that needs to remain a constant is excellent soil health, and in that regard, he and his ...

Ben and Stacey Waterman own and operate Waterman Orchards in Johnson, VT. The U-pick and wholesale fruit operation includes four acres of highbush blueberries, a four-acre apple orchard and an acre of strawberries. Though not certified organic, the farm is managed organically. In the last of the Spr...

Domestic labor, foreign labor and the horticultural industry Anxiety is the feeling of fear or apprehension about what’s to come. Its symptoms often arise when it seems like things are out of your control – during a global pandemic, for example, or in the long recovery from it. According to the Purd...

The state of the horticultural industry explained during Cultivate‘21 “After fighting together to remain essential, we proved we are,” stated Ken Fisher, president and CEO of AmericanHort at this year’s State of the Industry presentation. A full auditorium of those in horticulture showed their agree...

August means back to school time for much of America. And back to school – especially post-pandemic – means teachers and students will also be heading back out on field trips too. Fortunately, those who have experience are willing to share their wisdom, like Debbie Sebolt of Nickajack Farms in North...