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Episodes: 100

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Grow your best crop ever! Cultural and technical information for greenhouse professionals.

Episode Date
Audio Files: What Plants Are Customers Searching For & Where Is Breeding Still Open?
Sep 11, 2026
Insect & Disease Issues in Cut Flowers ft. Dave Dowling
Sep 07, 2026
4 Questions for Coy, a Sales Representative
Sep 02, 2026
Maximizing Early Order Programs ft. Envu’s Steve Larson
Aug 26, 2026
Audio Files: Reconnect Your Website & Connect Online Shopping to Your Store
Aug 20, 2026
Audio Files: From Home Gardens To Market Insights
Aug 17, 2026
Defend Your Crops ft. JC & Dennis from SePRO
Aug 11, 2026
Audio Files: A Resilient Industry Requires More Than Basic Inputs
Aug 07, 2026
Don’t Trip Over Fall Production (Ball Seed Customer Days 2026)
Aug 03, 2026
The End of Rotation Anxiety ft. Koppert’s Jeremy Webber
Jul 28, 2026
Nick's Newsletter Tip (Week 30): Pythium vs. Fusarium in Garden Mums
Jul 23, 2026
There’s A Good Story To Tell! (ft. Plantpeddler’s Mike Gooder)
Jul 21, 2026
4 Questions for Kate, a Garden Center Owner
Jul 13, 2026
4 Questions for Jeremy, a Cannabis & Ornamental Crop Team Manager
Jul 07, 2026
All About the 2026 Plug & Cutting Conference ft. AmericanHort’s Rachel Rawls
Jul 01, 2026
Audio Files: The Gear Guide
Jun 24, 2026
Panel Discussion: Echinacea Best Practices (from 2026 Darwin Perennials Day)
Jun 22, 2026
Nick's Newsletter Tip (Week 25): Proactive Poinsettia Planning
Jun 18, 2026
The Summer of Soiree Kawaii ft. Suntory’s Lorentina Fielding
Jun 15, 2026
4 Questions for Jose, a Sales & Business Manager
Jun 08, 2026
Finishing SuperCal Crops for Fall ft. Sakata’s Michael Wiebe
Jun 01, 2026
Rotating from Resistance to Results ft. Envu’s Dr. Janna Beckerman
May 28, 2026
Nick's Newsletter Tip (Week 21): Garden Mum Prep & Production Basics
May 20, 2026
4 Questions for Jamie, a Technical Lead
May 20, 2026
4 Questions for Samuel, a Grower, Retailer & Social Media Manager
May 12, 2026
4 Questions for Susie, a Greenhouse VP
May 07, 2026
4 Questions for Leslie, a Green Industry Consultant, Author, Educator (and more …)
May 04, 2026
4 Questions for Kelly, a North American Head of Technical Services
Apr 28, 2026
2026 California Spring Trials Debrief ft. Chris Beytes & Jen Zurko
Apr 20, 2026
4 Questions for Mason, a VP Of Business Development
Apr 14, 2026
4 Questions for Lorentina, a North American Sales & Product Representative
Apr 07, 2026
4 Questions for Tanya, a Territory Manager (AND BLOOM DIVA!)
Apr 01, 2026
Greenhouse Climate Systems in 2026 & Beyond ft. BioTherm’s Jim Rearden
Mar 23, 2026
4 Questions for Diane, an Executive Director
Mar 17, 2026
PanAmerican Seed Grower Insights On Select 2027 Varieties
Mar 11, 2026
4 Questions for Broch, a Strategic Account Manager
Mar 10, 2026
4 Questions for Shannon, a Plant Pathologist
Mar 03, 2026
Audio Files: Lessons NOT YET Learned
Feb 10, 2026
Audio Files: Watering More Efficiently with Data-Driven Decisions
Jan 27, 2026
Audio Files: Bridging Research & Practice
Jan 20, 2026
Audio Files: Celebrate—With Plants!
Jan 15, 2026
Audio Files: Setting the Stage for Success
Jan 13, 2026
Audio Files: Rent, Return, Repeat
Jan 09, 2026
Audio Files: Success by Design—Secret Strategies for Vegetative Propagation
Jan 06, 2026
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Selecta One
Dec 31, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Pacific Plug & Liner
Dec 30, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: ThinkPlants
Dec 30, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Express Seed Company
Dec 29, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Green Fuse
Dec 29, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Darwin Perennials
Dec 24, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: American Takii
Dec 24, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Hem Genetics
Dec 23, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Syngenta Flowers
Dec 23, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Schoneveld
Dec 22, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Benary
Dec 22, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Ball FloraPlant
Dec 20, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: HilverdaFlorist
Dec 20, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Sakata
Dec 19, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: PlantHaven
Dec 19, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: PanAmerican Seed
Dec 18, 2025
2026 California Spring Trials Preview: Westhoff
Dec 18, 2025
Bio-IPM for All Seasons (including a 2025 recap & tropicals deep-dive) ft. Koppert’s Joe Brenton
Dec 17, 2025
Solving Top Tech Challenges for Garden Centers with BloomSuite
Dec 09, 2025
Artificial Intelligence in the Green Industry (Part 2) with Kerrie & Sam from Epicor
Dec 02, 2025
2025 Season Recap ft. Corteva’s Broch Martindale
Nov 26, 2025
A Million Dollar Idea ft. Tom Van Wingerden
Nov 20, 2025
Do Better! Ft. Susannah Ball & Seth Reed
Oct 22, 2025
Avoid Garden Mum Production Pitfalls!
Oct 19, 2025
Success with Ornamental Peppers—Propagation to Finish
Oct 06, 2025
5 Tips to Level Up Your Calibrachoa Game
Oct 02, 2025
Artificial Intelligence in the Green Industry (Part 1) ft. Clint Albin
Sep 30, 2025
Growing Your Best Begonias ft. Syngenta’s Brian Krug & Jamie Gibson
Sep 28, 2025
Perfecting Pentas Production ft. Syngenta’s Dr. Jamie Gibson
Sep 25, 2025
Biosolutions for Ornamental Propagation ft. Koppert’s Kristen Fowler
Sep 23, 2025
Grow Your Sustainable Future with Proven Winners
Sep 18, 2025
Grower Math: Greenhouse Cost Accounting ft. Stephen Steiner
Sep 16, 2025
The Power of Seed ft. Josh Kirschenbaum
Sep 04, 2025
The ABCs of Foliar Disease in Greenhouse & Nursery Crops ft. Janna from Envu
Sep 01, 2025
Pre-emergence Herbicide Tips & Tricks for Perennial Production
Aug 24, 2025
Horticulture 2.0 (Part Two): Rethinking Our Industry with Jaime Kedrowski
Aug 06, 2025
Horticulture 2.0 (Part One): Rethinking Our Industry with Seth Reed
Aug 04, 2025
Plant Growth Regulators ft. SePRO’s JC Chong
Jul 31, 2025
Audio Files: Paying For That Efficiency Upgrade
Jul 09, 2025
Audio Files: Getting The Most Out Of Trials
Jul 07, 2025
Audio Files: Expand Your Candidate Pool
Jul 02, 2025
Stop Stressing About Perennial Production! (A Panel Discussion)
Jun 23, 2025
Preemergence Weed Control for Greenhouses & Nurseries with Janna and Steve from Envu
Jun 16, 2025
Safely Managing Whitefly (and more) on Poinsettias with Broch Martindale
Jun 10, 2025
A Biological Approach to Fall IPM ft. Koppert’s Phil Gerry
Jun 05, 2025
Dynamic Combos for All Seasons with Syngenta’s Lauren Kilpatrick
May 15, 2025
Audio Files: Poinsettia Production—When Negatives Can Be a Positive
May 07, 2025
Audio Files: How Much Does a Greenhouse REALLY Cost?
Apr 29, 2025
Forcing Your Perennials to Wake Up ft. Chris Fifo
Apr 24, 2025
All About Princettia with Suntory Flowers’ Lorentina McKoy
Apr 22, 2025
Broad Mites (and Lewis Mites) with Dr. Raymond Cloyd
Apr 14, 2025
2025 California Spring Trials Debrief ft. Chris Beytes & Jen Zurko
Apr 10, 2025
Integrated Pest Management & Resistance Management ft. Corteva’s Broch Martindale
Mar 17, 2025
Finishing Top-Quality Vegetative Petunia Crops
Mar 12, 2025
Finishing WAVE Petunias with Dr. Will Healy
Mar 11, 2025
Finishing “Common” Seed Petunias with Dr. Will Healy
Mar 10, 2025