A food safety plan is a necessity for anyone who grows food for sale. This is true whether you grow in a field, a greenhouse, an indoor farm, hydroponically or aquaponically. Contamination sources are ... Read More
Hydroponic Growers: Improve Your Production by Starting with Clean Water
Water makes things clean, right? Whether you have clean water to start with, though, is uncertain. It may contain particulate matter, pathogens, excessive minerals or chemicals. This is particularly ... Read More
LED Lights: Research and Grower Testing
LED’s have been shown to be effective for all types of controlled environment agriculture, whether you run a greenhouse or indoor farm, grow annuals or hydroponic lettuce. The use of LED’s as ... Read More
Choosing a Greenhouse Heating System
In 2008, Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon, NH made the switch from heating their greenhouse with fuel oil to wood chips. They received a return on their investment in less than 3 years. Heating with ... Read More
What the Plant Industry Is Doing About Its Plastic Problem
First, An Ode to Plastic Ah, plastic! It really is a miracle substance that is so much a part of our everyday life and so integral to the agriculture and horticulture industries, it’s hard to imagine ... Read More
Cultivate ’15: Trends, Tips and Takeaways
Cultivate ’15, American Hort’s horticulture trade show, drew to a close this week. Hundreds of exhibitors, from tray and container manufacturers to fertilizer companies to growing media producers such ... Read More