Month: March 2014

Myriad Flowers in Carpinteria took Congresswomn Lois Capps on a tour of their facilities on Friday. Capps, along with Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA-50), founded the Congressional Cut Flower Caucus last month as part of an effort to promote the domestic cut flower industry. She discussed the Caucus formation as well as efforts to make business easier for local growers. …

In April the Fern is the Houseplant of the month. The Fern family is a large group of plants and has a range of varieties with different names. The most well-known is the Nephrolepis or Boston Fern. This Fern is easy to care for, purifies the air and creates a high level of humidity, therefore a welcome plant for in the home. …

Researchers at Michigan State University, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and Cornell University recently conducted a survey of greenhouse growers and retailers that sought to determine the impacts of impatiens downy mildew (IDM) on this industry. The on-line survey was open to U.S. growers/retailers during the entire month of October 2013. The survey aimed to gather information on the impact of the disease, grower and retailer responses to the disease, as well as information on trends in consumer purchasing. …