Increases to non-lighting incentives this fall plus Instant Discounts program for lighting launching in December.
Updates to the Save on Energy Retrofit program‘s prescriptive incentives increase most non-lighting measures. The new incentives will come into effect on October 30, 2023.
Continue reading “Changes to Retrofit Program”ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON ONGREENHOUSEVEGETABLES.CA on by Fadi Al-Daoud
Learn how light abatement curtains can be used and their effect on the greenhouse environment.
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This guest post was written by Jessie deHaan, Research Technician at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland).
Economical and high quality plant production has always been a balancing act between fertilizer, light, irrigation and other input costs.
Unfortunately, supply chain issues caused by the pandemic slow-down, and exacerbated by the subsequent war in Ukraine, have negatively affected the global supply of fertilizer and plant nutrients. These supply issues are leading to rising fertilizer prices for growers.
As input costs rise, how can growers respond and save money, while still producing first-rate products?
Continue reading “Is Lowering Fertilizer Right For You?”
Hopefully you’ve read our previous post on pest management in propagation. Now it’s time to cover poinsettia IPM during early production.
This post will cover the first signs of root rots, as well as whitefly and Lewis mite monitoring and management. As healthy plants are better able to defend themselves from pests and diseases, we’ll also give a quick nutrient refresher.
Continue reading “Poinsettia Pest Management Pointers: Early Production 2023”
Now that Victoria Day weekend has come and gone, many floriculture greenhouses find themselves with a rare period of empty compartments or benches before fall crops go in. Similarly, many vegetable greenhouses extending their growing period are facing their first crop clean out. Now is the perfect time to consider a thorough cleaning of your greenhouse to prevent pest issues going forward into the new crop. But this can seem like a daunting task.
OMAFRA and the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre have produced a how-to video on greenhouse clean-out and disinfection that can help you know where to start.
Continue reading “Cleaning Out Your Greenhouse Today can Save You Pest and Disease Headaches Tomorrow.”
Please join us for another GrowON lunch and learn event in person (at Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers in Leamington, ON) or online on Friday May 12 from 12:00-1:00. Lunch will be provided compliments of OGVG. You will hear about dynamic LED lighting and it’s effect on the circadian rhythm of crops from University of Guelph researchers.
Keep reading to register for this upcoming webinar, as well as links to webinar recordings on Hop Latent Viroid in cannabis and greenhouse automation.
Continue reading “Upcoming GrowON Webinar on Dynamic LED Lighting plus Other GrowON Webinars you Might have Missed”
The winter months can always be a challenge for floriculture producers. But have you found this winter to be unpredictably dark? Has this affected your crop?
Read on to see if this year is unusual, or part of a trend, and how this may influence your production decisions (and energy costs) in years to come.
Continue reading “A Dark Start to 2023”Join us for the first IN PERSON and LIVE STREAMED GrowON event! Read on for how to join us in Leamington on March 20th OR join us live on the web in real time.
Please register for the next GrowON webinar to learn more about greenhouse dehumidification with Dr. Jeanine West, environmental specialist with Flowers Canada (Ontario).
Continue reading “REMINDER: GrowON Webinar TOMORROW: “Greenhouse dehumidification – a tool for dealing with the carbon crisis””Please register for the next GrowON webinar to learn more about greenhouse dehumidification with Dr. Jeanine West, environmental specialist with Flowers Canada (Ontario).
Continue reading “GrowON Webinar: Greenhouse Dehumidification – a tool for dealing with the carbon crisis”