Neil S. Mattson

Fertilizing bedding plants can be difficult due to the differing needs of the large variety of plants that we […]

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.

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.

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.

Cornell University researchers look at the impact cultural factors such as substrate amendments and substrate water-holding capacity have on fungus gnat populations.

Do your greenhouse plants live a life of luxury? Soaking up the sun, bathed in nourishing nutrients, in […]

Bedding and potted plants are traditionally fertilized daily or several times a week with water soluble fertilizer (WSF) […]

While controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) are not a recent addition to a grower’s toolbox, they are not nearly as […]

After seeing how bedding plants are affected by controlled-release fertilizers, three separate studies were conducted to show how […]

Minimally heated greenhouse structures have long been used by the floriculture industry to finish crops. Although finishing hanging […]

Bedding production begins in mid- to late-winter and early spring in the northern half of the U.S., when […]

The amount of water that can be held by the substrate in a given container with a specific […]

As discussed in our previous article last month, high soluble salts can accumulate in the root zone when […]

Greenhouse bedding plants have been traditionally grown with high quality low-salt irrigation water because plants can be damaged […]

Plants exposed to high concentration (> 0.05 ppm) ethylene exhibit a range of familiar symptoms, such as leaf […]