Wow! Look at these great poinsettias produced by the Greenhouse Team for HORT 101! Notice the image with short, medium, and large white poinsettias treated with various rates of a plant growth regulator called fluprimidol. A little goes a long way to keep them short and manageable.
When people ask me, “Where have you been? You haven’t been in your office much lately,” I like to tell them I have been “hanging around!” Although I like to embellish stories from time to time, this story is accurate. I have been working in the rafters of Zone 11 replacing shade cloth (Ludvig Svensson…Read more about Where has Nathan Deppe Been?[Read More]
This summer we had several upgrades/renovations at the HLA Plant Growth Facility. After nearly thirty years, the polyhouse underwent a full exterior upgrade! The result: improved aesthetics and light transmission. Work on the east wall revealed years of rust behind the evaporative pad system. Rusted steel was replaced before glazing was added. This ensured structural integrity…Read more about Renovations at the HLA Plant Growth Facility[Read More]