PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR GUIDE - Ball Publishing

1 MAGAZINE SINCE 1937 PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR GUIDEBy Brian E. Whipker, North Carolina State University editorial editor Chris Beytes managing editor Jennifer Zurko contributing editor ellen C. Wells contributing editor Jennifer d. White international editor ron Van der Ploeg columnists Bill McCurry Kerry Herndon John Friel Bob dolibois Judy Sharpton contributing writers Bill Swanekamp rob o Hara Gary Mangum Albert Grimm Pam Buddy-d Ambrosio Abe Van Wingerden Chris Fifo Gerry raker Charlie Hall roger McGaughey production manager Kathy Wootton creative director Chris truesdale photographer Mark Widhalm copy editor Sue olsen sales publisher | Paul Black sales manager account manager Kim Brown sales assistant Adriana Heikkila customer service Melissa Parrish classified advertising Friend RememberedG.

2 Victor ball , Editor from 1949 1997 Growertalks general offices are located at:Po BoX 1660, West Chicago, illinois 60186 : | fax: | toll-Free: | NOVEMBER 12 EDITORIALEDITORC hris ZurkoCONTRIBUTINGEDITORE llen C. WellsCONTRIBUTINGEDITORJ ennifer D. WhiteINTERNATIONALEDITORRon Van der PloegCOLUMNISTSP. Allen HammerKerry HerndonJohn FrielBob DoliboisJudy Sharpton Bill McCurryCONTRIBUTINGWRITERSBill SwanekampRob O HaraGary MangumAlbert GrimmPam Buddy-D AmbrosioAbe Van WingerdenChris FifoGerry RakerCharlie HallRoger McGaugheyPRODUCTIONMANAGERK athy WoottonCREATIVEDIRECTORC hris TruesdalePHOTOGRAPHERMark WidhalmCOPYEDITORSue |Paul Friend RememberedG. Victor ball , Editor from 1949 1997 GrowerTalksgeneral offices are located at:PO BOX 1660, West Chicago, Illinois 60186 : | fax: | Toll-Free: Supplement EnclosedGrowerTalks(ISSN 0276-9433) is published monthly by ball Publishing , PO Box 1660, West Chicago, Illinois 60186,United States.

3 Subscriptions are free to qualified readers in theUS. Subscription price for non-qualified readers is $35 per yearUS and Canada. All other foreign subscriptions must pay$99/year to receive/continue to receive GrowerTalksand GreenProfit. GrowerTalksis a registered trademark of ball HorticulturalCompany in the Periodicals postage paid at West Chicago,IL and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send addresschanges to GrowerTalksMagazine, PO Box 1660, West Chicago,Illinois 60186, United States. 2010 GrowerTalksMagazine. Allrights reserved. Posted under Canada publications mail agree-ment #40612608. Canada returns to be sent to BleuchipInternational, Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 Printed in the CULTURE NOTES44 |Growers Talk Production | by Roger McGaugheyIt Only Took 48 Hours There s a great group ofdedicated employees at Pioneer Gardens. Over thecoming weeks and months, I hope to help make itan even more fun and rewarding place to |Growing Perfectly Pleasing Bell Peppersby Heather KibbleGardens and gardeners have changed since the firstbell pepper won the All-America selections awardin 1935.

4 Yet, our love for bell peppers has notwaivered; AAS still receives entries and, indeed,declared a bell pepper winner in |Hort CalendarYour GUIDE to upcoming industry events. GP22 | plants & Pooches | by Ellen C. WellsAre Friskie and Fido your next customers? We investigate thepotential for a pet category at garden retail and how to make itsuccessful. GP26 |Nurturing the Future | by Jennifer PolanzThe next generation has lots of reasons to be out in the garden. Thetrick is providing parents with the tools they need to get the wholefamily outside and in the continued80 |The Floriculture Research Alliance: Making aDifference |by John Erwin, Jim Faust, Paul Fisher,Charlie Hall, Jonathan Frantz, Erik Runkle & John DoleFacing shrinking budgets and increasingresearch costs, a group of university professorsformed a cooperative to provide our industrywith the latest innovations and first article in a series explains what andwho the Floriculture Research Alliance is andwhy you should support |Making Collections Less Painfulby Bill SwanekampIn America, not paying your bills is verycommon.

5 This includes the greenhouseindustry. So the question you need to askyourself is: How am I going to collect mymoney? PEST MANAGEMENT86 |The New Battle of Boxwood Blightby Margery DaughtreyBoxwood, one of the most traditional of holidaygreens and most dependable of shrubs, nowfaces a new disease that is suddenly challengingplants in nurseries and landscapes in many partsof the |Growing Ideas | by Dr. P. Allen HammerIt s All About Dose Growing plants in thegreenhouse is all about the details. Growers mustnever use the terms it s close enough or goodenough unless you re 100% sure close enough will give the desired PLANT |Under An Acre | by Pam Buddy-D AmbrosioOpening Life s Next Chapter Dave Hamlen closedHamlen s Garden Center in Swanton, Vermont,October 2010. The property was sold; it s nolonger a greenhouse, but that wasn t the |Growers Talk Business | by Bill SwanekampCost Accounting: SeasonalitySeasonality is themost difficult of the three concepts to understandbecause it cannot be defined by a simple formulaor equation.

6 The basic premise behind seasonalityis that most greenhouse businesses don tgenerate revenue equally throughout the |Acres & Acres | by Chris BeytesFriendly Warning This business is tough enoughon a good day. The last thing you need is to haveto defend yourself in court while your good nameis being dragged through the 1 10/22/12 8:24 AM Page 6At Fine Americas, we have one overriding goal: To advance the science of PLANT GROWTH regulators and enable growers like you to maximize the marketability and profitability of your ornamental that in mind, Fine has developed some of the most trusted PGRs on the market today, including Citadel, Concise, Configure, Dazide and Piccolo. Recently, we introduced new Collate, which offers all the proven benefits of ethephon in a concentrated formulation containing 2 lbs. of active ingredient per gallon. But perhaps none of our products illustrates our commitment to today s quality-minded ornamental growers more than Piccolo 10 10 XC: The most advanced paclobutrazol PGR on the market one look at Piccolo 10 XC tells you it s something special.

7 In fact, only Piccolo 10 XC offers you these exclusive benefits:n A crystal-clear, water-soluble solution that never settles out in the bottle or spray tankn No need to shake the bottle before mixing n More consistent performance with laser-like height control from one PLANT to the nextn The first and only 4% paclobutrazol formulation, with 1 qt. of Piccolo 10 XC doing the work of gal. of Piccolo or Bonzin Fewer containers for easier storage and handling and a lower carbon footprintAn informed grower is our best Americas sponsorship of the 2013 GrowerTalks PGR GUIDE for Annuals is the latest example of our ongoing commitment to grower education. We hope you find this informative publication a valuable addition to your reference library and we look forward to working with you in the future. Sincerely,Advancing the Science of PLANT GROWTH RegulatorsExcellence in PGR TechnologyAlways read and follow label directions.

8 Citadel , Concise , Configure and Piccolo are registered trademarks of Fine Agrochemicals, Ltd. Dazide is a registered trademark of Fine Holdings, Ltd. Bonzi is a registered trademark of a Syngenta Group Company. 2013 Fine Americas, Johnson, PresidentFine Americas, | 2013 PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR GUIDE 1 AppsPGR Mix MasterBrian Krug of the University of New Hampshire partnered with Fine Americas to develop a mobile app for calculating PGR mixing rates. PGR Mix Master is available for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. It calculates PGR mixing rates for sprays and drenches for most of the common chemicals available for ornamentals. A more detailed article about the apps was written by Dr. Krug as an e-GRO Alert. The article also has an embedded video with instructions about how to use the app. This article is number and is available at (A computer-based alternative rate calculator called PGRCalc is also available for calculating mixing rates at )OHP PGR Rate CalculatorOHP was first to develop an app for iPhone, iTouch and iPad users.

9 The PGR Calculator from OHP provides mixing rates for Augeo, B-Nine, Cycocel and Paczol. You must have iTunes installed to be able to download the app. Details about the app and a direct link to download it can be found at University has some excellent PGR publications PLANT GROWTH regulators Pocket Reference and Applying PLANT GROWTH Retardants for Height Control listed on this website: State University has an extensive collection of PGR articles listed at their website: Tech also lists a few publications at Americas has an extensive listing of PGR research reports and supportive documentation at GTMulti-touch iBook for the iPadSelecting and Using PLANT GROWTH regulators on Floricultural CropsThis 76-page iBook was created by Mark Sumner of Virginia Tech. Content authors were Joyce Latimer of Virginia Tech and Brian Whipker of North Carolina State University. The iBook covers the foundation of PGRs, has videos, photo galleries and rate tables.

10 The book is a free download and works on an iPad version 2 or greater. Available at Brian E. Whipker, North Carolina State UniversityNew PGR Information ResourcesA number of online and electronic information sources are now available for growers. Below is an overview of the latest information about PGRs utilized for ornamental collection of 20 podcasts (videos) that cover a wide array of PGR-related subjects is available free on the Greenhouse Grower website. Most videos are around five minutes in length. View them at :94/pgrs/.A mobile app for calculating PGR mixing rates, called PGR Mix Master, is available for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. Scan the Qr codes to get the PGr Mix Master mobile the AndroidFor the BlackberryFor the iPhone 2 growertalks | 2013 PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR GuideThe number of options available for controlling PLANT GROWTH has greatly expanded over the past few years (Table 1).