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How To Maximize Produce Profits at Farmer’s Markets and Retail
  • December 11, 2024

How To Maximize Produce Profits at Farmer’s Markets and Retail

The Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t seemed to curb our appetites or enthusiasm for fresh vegetables. In fact, trend...

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Role of Perlite in Hydroponic Culture
  • December 11, 2024

Role of Perlite in Hydroponic Culture

Horticultural perlite has a long and enviable record of performance as a propagating and growing medium throughout...

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Seed Selection
  • December 11, 2024

Seed Selection

As the seed catalogs arrive, the thoughts of starting plants for outdoor or greenhouse growing get an invigorating...

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Organic Fertilizers in a Soilless Growing System
  • December 11, 2024

Organic Fertilizers in a Soilless Growing System

Organic growing can be accomplished via either soil-based or lower-volume soiless systems. Soiless organic growing...

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Growing Tomatoes in Soilless Culture
  • November 26, 2024

Growing Tomatoes in Soilless Culture

For many growers, tomatoes are the ideal crop to produce due to their tremendous demand and high market value...

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Early Crop Production in Unheated "Poly Tunnels"
  • November 26, 2024

Early Crop Production in Unheated "Poly Tunnels"

While some growers are going into greenhouse vegetable production in a big way, with computerized, controlled...

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5 Horticulture Terms You Should Know
  • July 25, 2019

5 Horticulture Terms You Should Know

You might be familiar with terms such as bolting or cutting as it relates to horticulture, but what about apical...

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Post-Harvest Storage Tips
  • September 16, 2018

Post-Harvest Storage Tips

After hours of seeding, moving hundreds of transplants, mixing fresh batches of nutrients and managing a plant...

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Adjusting for seasonal changes
  • March 29, 2018

Adjusting for seasonal changes

When the seasons change, so do growers’ environmental concerns. Even in the greenhouse, where some growers can...

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