Garrett Owen
Using Data Loggers in the Greenhouse
The fifth article of this five-part series about the tools you need to measure environmental and cultural parameters in your greenhouse, you will learn why you should be using data loggers and how to best put them to use.
Monitoring Carbon Dioxide in the Greenhouse
In addition to temperatures conducive to growth, light (photosynthetically active radiation; PAR, which was covered in part 3 […]
How to Measure Greenhouse Light With Quantum Meters
In part three of this five-part series about the tools you need to keep track of your greenhouse environment, learn how to effectively use quantum sensors to monitor how much light your plants need for optimal growth.
How pH and EC Monitoring Can Help You Manage Nutrition in the Greenhouse
In part two of this five-part series about the tools you need to keep track of your greenhouse environment, learn about the various methods for tracking pH and EC.
Infrared Thermometers for Monitoring Plant and Substrate Temperatures
Growers use many tools to monitor the greenhouse environment. Learn about the best practices for using an infrared thermometer to measuring plant temperature.
Herbaceous Perennial Nutrition: What You Need to Know
Regardless of your production challenges, keeping containerized herbaceous perennials healthy is as simple as understanding the basics of their nutritional needs.
Bulking and Height Control of Purple Fountain Grass With Plant Growth Regulators
In the second article of a two-part series, researchers discuss methods for using plant growth regulators to bulk purple fountain grass and regulate its height.
Successful Propagation of Purple Fountain Grass From Single-Internode Culm Cuttings
In the first article of a two-part series, researchers discuss how propagation daily light integral and root-zone temperature influence root growth and development of single-internode purple fountain grass culm cuttings.
Perennial Propagators’ Successes And Challenges: Results Of A National Survey
A survey by researchers from Purdue University and Michigan State University report the hurdles growers face when propagating perennials, and the practices they use to root them successfully.
Customizing Crop Foliage Color With LEDs: Ornamental Crops
Do you find that your purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’) crop is often green to light purple? […]
Customizing Crop Foliage Color With LEDs: Red Leaf Lettuce
In the first of a four-part series highlighting the multiple uses of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), researchers share how end-of-production supplemental lighting with LEDs enhances red leaf lettuce color prior to harvesting and shipping.
Liming Requirements And pH Modification For Pine Wood Chips As An Alternative To Perlite
In the last of a four-article series highlighting the production and use of pine wood chips as aggregates in greenhouse substrates, the researchers found growers do not need to adjust their production practices when 20 percent pine wood chips are used as a perlite replacement.
Pine Wood Chips As An Alternative To Perlite In Greenhouse Substrates: Fertilization Requirements
This is the third article of the four article series highlighting the production and use of pine wood chips as aggregates in greenhouse substrates. We found growers do not need to adjust their production practices when 20% pine wood chips are utilized as a perlite replacement.
How Pine Wood Chips In Substrates Affect Plant Growth Regulators
This is the second article of the four article series highlighting the production and use of pine wood chips as aggregates in greenhouse substrates.
The Processing And Properties Of Pine Wood Chips
In the first of a four article series highlighting the use of pine wood chips as alternative aggregates to perlite in greenhouse substrates, researchers from North Carolina State University discuss the processing and physical properties of pine wood chips.