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TNLA is coming up next week! We can't wait to see you all in San Antonio, Texas! Check out all Ball Seed has to offer at booth #1017. Texas Nursery & Landscape Association

The pinch is critical for setting your poinsettia crop up for correct branching and profile. In this short video, experts from Selecta One - North America cover when and how to pinch, as well as reminding growers the plants don’t need to be rooted fully to the pot edge before pinching. They show examples of plants with a range of leaf counts in an effort to help you hit the finished spec you and your retail customers are targeting. https://lnkd.in/gT73pYrV #greenhouse #horticulture #ballseed #poinsettias #techtip #techondemand #greenhousetechteam

Here are some excellent tips to help you and your team manage moisture when producing poinsettias. In this video featuring experts from Ball Seed and Selecta One - North America, the Tech On Demand series on poinsettia production continues with the critical topic of moisture management. The presenters cover the dos and don’ts you and your team need to keep in mind in order to produce your best crop. https://lnkd.in/gWUhHVhJ Focus on building your foundation by staying "in the middle of the road" with irrigation and not swinging too far and getting too wet or to dry. Develop a moisture “language” with your team and quantify moisture levels. On the flip side, avoid growing too dry in an effort to avoid root disease and using overhead watering methods late in the day. Drip irrigation is the ideal methods for poinsettias and our presenters cover this strategy in detail. Check out the Ball Seed #youtube playlist with more than 35 videos taking you from start to finish with poinsettias this season: https://lnkd.in/gxzKsPHe #greenhouse #horticulture #irrigation #poinsettias #ballseed #techondemand #greenhousetechteam #balltechtips

Beacon Impatiens are a bold, fast-filling option for landscapes with long-lasting color!🌸 Breeder and landscape tests have proven Beacon Impatiens' high resistance to IDM, from sowing all the way through the gardening season.

It’s that time of year—keep your eyes peeled for chunks missing from your ornamental cabbage and kale crops, it could be from white butterfly-like moths that fly around during the day (cabbageworm moths; Pieris rapae). Cabbage loopers (Trichoplusia ni) could also be the culprits. Properly identifying your pest is a critical component of IPM and, though management of these pests is basically the same, it’s important to know how to identify them both before populations get out of hand and major damage occurs to your crops. Cabbageworm moth adults (sometimes called “cabbage whites”) are white or pale yellow in color, are active during the day, and fold their wings up along their backs. Larvae are green in color, slightly fuzzy, about 1.25 inches long, and are generally very slow-moving. Their eggs are yellowish in color and can be found on both the underside and top of leaves. Cabbage looper adults are much less showy compared to cabbageworm moths and are generally mottled brown and gray in color. Adults are nocturnal (so seeing them during the day is unlikely) and fold their wings across their backs. Larvae are light green with several, subtle white lines running along their sides, and can move rather quickly, for their size (about 1.5 inches long at mature size). Eggs are white in color and are typically found on the undersides of leaves, tucked in alongside the midrib or prominent leaf veins. The longer you wait to manage these pests, the more damage they will do. In a couple of days, if left unchecked, a few mature looper or cabbageworm larvae can render a once-beautiful cabbage and kale crop completely unsalable. It is critical to control them immediately, once they have been identified in your production area. Adults are the earliest warning sign that an outbreak may occur, but they do not actually feed on plants, so controlling them is not the most productive management strategy. The most effective way to control these moth larvae is by applying a Spinosad-based insecticide or a product containing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), but other active ingredients like pyrethrin and neem are also effective. Repeat applications will likely be necessary over the life of your crop, so a rotation between Spinosad, Bt, and another agent is suggested to achieve robust control. #greenhouse #horticulture #cabbage #kale #cabbagelooper #moth #pestcontrol #pestmanagement #greenhousetechteam #balltechtip #techondemand #ballseed #fall #crops

Scroll down the page and find a treasure trove of Garden Mum tech tips from the Ball Tech On Demand team! https://lnkd.in/eEN42Fe #greenhouse #nursery #gardenmums #chrysanthemums #mums #ballseed #techondemand #greenhousetechteam

Have you had a chance to look at our two NEW catalogs? We have our 2025-2026 Seed & Plugs and 2025 New Variety Catalog! You can flip through them digitally: https://lnkd.in/gwqBbQvF https://lnkd.in/gcVN5g5Y

Ball Tech On Demand expert Dr. Josh Henry has been putting together TECH TRAINING DOCUMENTS this year to help share critical information and then dig deeper into exactly why it’s important and some of the science behind the tips. https://lnkd.in/gQGtReHH There are currently six documents posted at the link above, with more coming each month. The approach Josh takes in each two-page resource is really helpful, with page one containing the steps taken to implement and the second page going deeper into the “why.” We’ve posted them as PDFs so you can easily share them individually or print them out for team members who’d benefit. So far, topics include: + Breaking the Green Bridge + On-site Pathogen Testing + Transplanting Best Practices + Chemical Rotations + Plant Health Diagnostics (Part One): Identifying Symptoms + Plant Health Diagnostics (Part Two): Nutrient Disorders #greenhouse #horticulture #training #nutrition #pestcontrol #diseasecontrol #sanitation #ballseed #techondemand #greenhousetechteam #balltechteam #balltechtips

We couldn’t do it without you! Shoutout to all our extraordinary customers and partners who traveled near and far to spend Customer Days with us!☺️ Let us know if this was your first time visiting, we would love to hear about your time in The Gardens!🌱👇

What else is there to say besides THANK YOU! You all have blown us away with your enthusiasm and passion for plants at Customer Days!👏🏼 We hope everyone had a fantastic time learning and exploring in The Gardens. Here is to another growing season with all of our fantastic customers and partners.🌱