November 9, 2011
Paul Short, the president of the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA), weighs in on the peat industry’s 2012 harvesting plans, the availa...
November 9, 2011
Syngenta Flowers hosted 60-plus growers at an October field day, where the company showed off how its Fafard mixes work with Syngenta Flowers genetics...
November 9, 2011
Syngenta's Fafard division earns an environmental thumbs up, which may allay concerns some ecologically-minded consumers have about peat.
November 9, 2011
Peat companies are like growers; they need to sell their products at a competitive price to recover cost of goods and to return a profit to the owners...
October 31, 2011
Is bark in short supply? What does “incubate a mix” mean? Charles Bethke weighs in on these questions and more that went unanswered during the Oct...
October 27, 2011
When blended in the correct percentages, those fiber lengths will provide a unique and balanced mix based on crop timing and container size.
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October 27, 2011
Growers who take advantage of Sub-R as a peat moss replacement for growing in smaller containers and propagation trays will find that growing in Sub-R...
October 27, 2011
Other crops and bedding plants that are more resistant could be grown in mixes that combine a premix of peat with wetting agent and fertilizer, to whi...
October 27, 2011
Most of the environment factors that influence the growth of plants and their productivity can be controlled (roots’ medium, fertilization, light, t...
October 24, 2011
The University of Florida’s Kimberly Moore shares how a coir product performed in trials compared to standard-blended sphagnum.
