Neil S. Mattson
Neil Mattson is an assistant professor and floriculture Extension specialist in the Department of Horticulture at Cornell University. You can eMail him at [email protected]
10 Tips To Improve Retail Shelf Life Of Bedding Plants
Good-looking plants at retail lead to stronger sales and less postharvest shrink. Try these 10 ideas for maintaining quality and keeping plants looking beautiful.
Basics & Beyond: Comparing Substrate Fertilizer Amendments For Spring Bedding Plants
Cornell University researcher determines if substrate-incorporated slow-release fertilizers can be used to replace or reduce the need for liquid fertilizer for four spring crops.
Using Controlled Release Fertilizers To Produce Garden Mums
Researchers determined whether or not garden mums can be grown with controlled-release fertilizer, and if it reduces fertilizer leaching, as compared with water-soluble fertilizers.
How Cultural Factors Impact Fungus Gnat Populations
Cornell University researchers look at the impact cultural factors such as substrate amendments and substrate water-holding capacity have on fungus gnat populations.
Stress Is Good For Plants
Do your greenhouse plants live a life of luxury? Soaking up the sun, bathed in nourishing nutrients, in […]
When Fertilizing, Don’t Neglect The Root Zone
Bedding and potted plants are traditionally fertilized daily or several times a week with water soluble fertilizer (WSF) […]
Bedding Plants and CRFs
While controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) are not a recent addition to a grower’s toolbox, they are not nearly as […]
Potted Plants On CRFs
After seeing how bedding plants are affected by controlled-release fertilizers, three separate studies were conducted to show how […]
Finish Hanging Baskets In High Tunnels
Minimally heated greenhouse structures have long been used by the floriculture industry to finish crops. Although finishing hanging […]
High Tunnels: Grow Better Bedding Plants In Cold Weather
Bedding production begins in mid- to late-winter and early spring in the northern half of the U.S., when […]
Hand Watering, Booms, Sprinklers Or Drip?
The amount of water that can be held by the substrate in a given container with a specific […]
Soluble Salts: Don’t Get Burned
As discussed in our previous article last month, high soluble salts can accumulate in the root zone when […]
Salts In Greenhouse Crops: Don’t Get Burned
Greenhouse bedding plants have been traditionally grown with high quality low-salt irrigation water because plants can be damaged […]
Ethylene In The Greenhouse
Plants exposed to high concentration (> 0.05 ppm) ethylene exhibit a range of familiar symptoms, such as leaf […]
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