When consumers visit garden centers in spring they will most likely buy flowering plants that are ready for their home gardens. To satisfy consumers' wishes, producers start growing crops far in ...

HPS, or high-pressure sodium, bulbs are one of the most popular HID (high-intensity discharge) lamps in use today. Heavier in the orange-to-red wavelengths, HPS bulbs provide excellent spectrum for ...

Manufacturers originally designed double-ended high-pressure sodium light bulbs so they would be compatible with double-ended metal halide fixtures. Traditional single-ended high-pressure sodium bulbs ...

Annual bedding plant seedlings or plugs are considered high quality when they are compact, fully rooted transplants with a large stem caliper and high root dry mass. Greenhouses in northern latitudes ...

LEDs are capable of replacing HPS for supplemental lighting for cut gerbera production during darker periods. In Canada, as in other higher latitudes, there is not enough natural light for production ...

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EAST LANSING, MI—When consumers visit garden centers in spring they will most likely buy flowering ornamental plants that are ready for their home gardens. Studies have shown that consumers favor ...

In Canada, as in other higher latitudes, there is not enough natural light for production of many greenhouse commodities during the darker months of the year. In these regions, it is necessary for ...