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Ball Technical Services specialist Josh Henry joins host Bill Calkins to take Vegetative Coleus to the finish line as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. From transplanting and pinching to selecting media and producing for a range of finished container sizes, there are certainly best practices to follow when growing coleus. Josh covers all of this and more, including #nutrition, #light, #temperature and #PGRs to help you create a winning #production plan. Then he touches on pest and #disease management with an emphasis on reducing risks associated with coleus downy mildew. https://lnkd.in/g-gPcKKc #greenhouse #horticulture #growing #coleus #ballseed #techondemand #greenhousetechteam #balltechnicalservices

Ball Technical Services specialist Josh Henry joins host Bill Calkins to share best management practices for propagating Vegetative Coleus from unrooted cuttings as part of the Tech On Demand series covering crop culture for key annuals and perennials. From receiving, prioritizing and handling through all stages up until transplant, Josh is going to help you reduce risk and produce top-quality liners. https://lnkd.in/gsS5MJai #greenhouse #horticulture #coleus #propagation #ballseed #techondemand #greenhousetechteam #balltechnicalservices

A fun fact about our culvert planters is that our designer, Landon, bases each giant mix around a specific color pallet that complements a couple of key new varieties in each culvert!

Our very own Cut Flower Business Manager, Joan Mazat, and Sakata Seed America’s Product Technical Manager, Bob Croft, discuss the exciting features of the F1 Anemone Gemstone series and share tips and tricks for selecting and producing top-quality crops in this podcast brought to you by Tech On Demand! https://lnkd.in/gEFZm8dq

Ball Seed Technical Services expert Nathan Jahnke explains some benefits of fog chambers for rehydrating unrooted cuttings in this #short video: https://lnkd.in/gBYX4iQ6 #greenhouse #hydration #URC #cuttings #propagation #growing #fog #ballseed #techondemand #balltechnicalservices #youtube

A unique take on a red poinsettia for your 2025 program!

This year, the Danziger bed in The Gardens at Ball featured pops of cool-toned flowers! Cubano Presidente Cuphea, Capella Rim Raspberry Petunia, and SallyFun Salvia were just a few stars in this ornamental bed!

NEW VIDEO! In STAY HYDRATED: THE KEY TO UNIFORM ROOTING OF URCs, Ball Seed Technical Services specialist and culture research manager, Dr. Nathan Jahnke, joins Ball Tech On Demand host Bill Calkins to share research-based best practices for rehydrating unrooted cuttings before sticking. Cuttings can (and will) lose water at multiple points in the supply chain—arriving at your greenhouse dehydrated by as much as 20%. As soon as harvest occurs, dehydration begins and although offshore farms have greatly improved harvest and handling processes in recent years, your young plants go through a lot before they land on your benches, ready to grow. Wilted cuttings can negatively impact production from the earliest stages, resulting in shrink and losses. Nathan walks growers through potential dehydration points in the supply chain and the challenges that result from dehydrated cuttings before explaining why water loss occurs and some of the ways farms are working to improve cutting hydration and handling. Then he moves quickly into ways you can rehydrate cuttings before sticking, from good (misting) to better (dipping) to best (fogging) practices. From arrival to inspection and staging, protocols are offered to help your production teams manage cuttings effectively. https://lnkd.in/gDtHwGFA #greenhouse #horticulture #propagation #hydration #irrigation #youngplants #ballseed #technicalservices #greenhousetechteam #techondemand

This summer's container from The Gardens features some trusty favorites and some standout NEW varieties, all coming together to create this dynamic combo! Replicate this mix for your program with NEW Interspecific Geranium Solera Red, NEW Coleus ChargedUp Marble Mania, NEW Angelonia AngelFlare Black, ColorGrass Juncus Blue Arrows, African Marigold Marvel II Gold, Begonia Whopper White With Green Leaf, and Dicondra Silver Falls.