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  Decreasing greenhouse expenses

  Published on November 14, 2018
  Growers can decrease greenhouse production costs by reducing labor, streamlining their product lines and reducing energy consumption.

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  Inspect greenhouses to mitigate heat loss during sub-zero temperatures

  Published on February 1, 2019
  Inspect greenhouses to mitigate heat loss during winter months and sub-zero temperatures and protect plants from chilling injury or freezing damage.

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  Upcoming events for greenhouse growers during January – March 2019

  Published on January 4, 2019
  Sign up today for many greenhouse events occurring in the coming weeks throughout Michigan in preparation for the spring growing season.

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  Nutritional monitoring of floriculture crops workshop held Oct. 4

  Published on August 9, 2018
  Register to participate in an interactive nutritional monitoring workshop emphasizing “fert, dirt and squirt” and in-house monitoring for new to advanced greenhouse growers.

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  2018 Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo emphasizes practical application

  Published on November 2, 2018
  Education sessions focus on retail strategies, nutrition and substrates, pest management and spray application.

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  Greenhouse disease and insect management recommendations for 2019

  Published on February 6, 2019
  Insect and disease management recommendations for the 2019 growing season.

• Attention scouts: Crops that are insect “magnets” in the greenhouse

  Published on February 2, 2017
  We review the most common hosts for the top greenhouse insect pests.

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  Reducing labor through streamlining production

  Published on April 4, 2019
  Michigan greenhouse growers are using many methods to reduce labor costs and increase efficiency.

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  Overview of plant growth regulators for greenhouse production

  Published on February 13, 2019
  Plant growth regulators (PGRs) applied to greenhouse crops can suppress or promote growth, increase branching, or promote or delay flowering. Here is an overview of each PGR active ingredient and their attributes.

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  The dodder you never wanted

  Published on September 10, 2018
  Dodder, a parasitic vining plant, is an uncommon greenhouse weed that survives off plants and can rapidly grow infesting multiple plants to whole crops.

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  Symptoms and consequences of chilling or freezing injury on greenhouse crops

  Published on February 27, 2019
  Which greenhouse crops can tolerate exposure to freezing or near freezing temperatures and what can a grower expect from a crop that has been exposed to extreme temperatures?

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  Foxglove aphids: Gear up to deal with this cooler temperature greenhouse pest

  Published on November 21, 2016
  Recent research sheds new light on a more commonly occurring aphid in greenhouses, the foxglove aphid. Understanding host plants, identification and biology will help you deal with this pest.

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  Are you recognizing your heating costs?

  Published on November 17, 2011
  Crop heating costs increase as production time increases, the size of the container increases, and the earlier in the spring that plants are finished.

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  Grow warm or grow cool?

  Published on July 17, 2009
  Using the Virtual Grower computer software is one way to determine how to get the best results at certain greenhouse growing temperatures.

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  Dealing with the cold

  Published on January 17, 2015
  It’s naturally tempting to reduce the greenhouse temperature so that less energy is consumed per day, but there are consequences to such actions that growers should understand.

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  Using +DIF to lower fuel costs

  Published on February 17, 2007
  As energy costs continue to be a concern, consider growing crops at a warm day temperature and a cool night temperature to help reduce fuel costs.

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  Plant temperature under greenhouse curtains

  Published on October 17, 2012
  Retractable energy curtains save energy costs by serving as an insulative layer and reducing the amount of space heated. In addition, plants under the curtains can be at least a few degrees warmer than plants not under a curtain.

• Michigan floriculture industry energy efficiency tour

  Published on September 12, 2017
  Tour highlights ways to reduce energy consumption and expenses.

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  Increasing plant quality is a focus of 2016 Greenhouse Growers Expo

  Published on November 2, 2016
  Eight sessions at Greenhouse Growers Expo focus on maintaining and increasing plant quality including successful rooting of cuttings, disease and pest management, and plant disorder diagnostics.

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  Why use Virtual Grower?

  Published on October 17, 2009
  The Virtual Grower greenhouse simulation software translates your structure’s data and manipulates it to help calculate costs and make choices to be more energy efficient.