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1 week ago | 
greenhousegrower.com | Mike Zawacki
Kube-Pak’s transition from older HPS fixtures to LEDs addressed the issue of uneven light distribution, which had previously resulted in inconsistent growth within plant batches. | Kube-Pack In today’s dynamic business landscape, standing still is akin to falling far behind. For horticulture businesses to truly flourish, a willingness to adapt, embrace transparency, and constantly seek fresh perspectives is paramount.
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2 weeks ago | 
greenhousegrower.com | Mike Zawacki
Since 1987, The Plug Connection has specialized in producing high-quality young plants, including plugs, liners, and grafted transplants. Here, Magdeleno Viramontes of The Plug Connection checks lavender lines.. | The Plug Connection In today’s dynamic business landscape, standing still is akin to falling far behind. For horticulture businesses to truly flourish, a willingness to adapt, embrace transparency, and constantly seek fresh perspectives is paramount.
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3 weeks ago | 
greenhousegrower.com | Mike Zawacki
Quality Greenhouse Head Annual Grower Chris Wallen says the company significantly expanded its early spring crop production as a result of working closely with its sales and office teams. | Quality Greenhouses In today’s dynamic business landscape, standing still is akin to falling far behind. For horticulture businesses to truly flourish, a willingness to adapt, embrace transparency, and constantly seek fresh perspectives is paramount.
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3 weeks ago | 
growingproduce.com | Mike Zawacki
Cornell University researchers focused on biopesticides and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) in berry production, specifically strawberries, during one of the school’s recent Fruit Webinars.
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1 month ago | 
greenhousegrower.com | Mike Zawacki
Darrell Norris and Son Greenhouses’ “supermarket system” offers a streamlined approach that accelerates order completion, reduces labor requirements, and eliminates the inefficiencies associated with navigating extensive growing areas for individual item selection. | Tracy Hupp – Darrell Norris and Son Greenhouses In today’s dynamic business landscape, standing still is akin to falling far behind.
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1 month ago | 
growingproduce.com | Mike Zawacki
Even with proper application, single-site fungicides may not provide growers with reliable control of gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) due to existing and growing resistance, according to University of Maryland Associate Professor Mengiun Hu and Cornell Cooperative Extension Fruit Specialist Anya Stansell.
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1 month ago | 
landscapemanagement.net | Mike Zawacki
A growing wave of grassroots legislative action is reshaping the landscape industry as municipalities nationwide implement increasingly stringent regulations on gas-powered equipment. While often framed as noise ordinances, these restrictions are sometimes driven by a desire to eliminate gas-powered tools, with noise complaints serving as the Trojan horse. Now, landscape professionals face the complex challenge of navigating local restrictions while providing clients with quality service.
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2 months ago | 
irrigationandlighting.org | Mike Zawacki
While they may sound like over-the-top claims, most irrigation professionals possess firsthand accounts of clients’ substantial cost savings and dramatic water reductions following irrigation audits. Brad Wier’s story involves a red Maserati. “We had a lady who dreamed of owning a red Maserati,” says Wier, a planner and field investigator in the San Antonio Water System’s Conservation Department and a veteran irrigation contractor.
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2 months ago | 
landscapemanagement.net | Mike Zawacki
How to build strong vendor relationships Mike Zawacki Published Mar 25, 2025 | Updated Mar 21, 2025 Photo: BlackSalmon/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/ Getty Images)Viewing vendor relationships as solely about price is a fundamental miscalculation. In fact, strong ties with suppliers and distributors are the mortar holding together any thriving lawn care or landscape enterprise.
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2 months ago | 
landscapemanagement.net | Mike Zawacki
Despite significant investment in turf reduction measures, the Scottsdale, Ariz., townhome community of Heritage Village IV continued to experience exorbitant water bills and rivers of misdirected water. In March 2024, the community’s homeowners’ association (HOA) called in Phoenix-based irrigation contractor Ralph M. Holt, CLIA, CLWM, to investigate.
