Staying Ahead of Cool-Season Diseases in Ornamental Greenhouses

As the weather shifts, greenhouses experience lower light levels, colder temperatures and higher humidity, creating the perfect environment for many pathogens to establish and spread. To protect high-value ornamental crops from cool-season diseases, it’s critical to implement an agronomic program featuring a strategic rotation of fungicides.

Mastering Pansy Production from Roots to Petals

Pansies are popular because of their vibrant colors, seasonal hardiness and easy care during the growing season. However, insects, foliar disease and environmental pressures also make them one of the most challenging plants to produce.

Solutions for Pythium diseases

Don’t wait until July or August to begin planning for Pythium. While that is the key time to prevent Pythium blight on cool-season grasses, other Pythium diseases can attack throughout the growing season.

Know the Signs of Pythium this Fall and Winter

During the fall and winter, cooler temperatures and overcast weather create prime conditions for pathogens such as Pythium spp. to establish, which can cause root and stem rots to invade wounds and tender plant tissue. This jeopardizes healthy roots, posing a threat to unrooted cuttings and young seedlings in propagation, as well as to established plants.