Building the Chassis   Greenhouse Product News January 2006   By Jim Faust
Producing a well-branched plant means knowing where and how soft or hard to pinch.
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Streamlining New Guinea Impatiens   Greenhouse Product News October 2005   By Jim Faust, Kelly Lewis and Renee Keydoszius
In a perfect world, New Guinea impatiens would all flower at the same time, but that doesn’t happen. This Clemson University research will help you determine when your New Guinea impatiens will flower.
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Reflections on Greenhouse Cost Accounting   Greenhouse Product News October 2004   By Jim Faust
I have gleaned a few key components to successful cost accounting. These ideas are not purported to be “truths,” just some ideas that make sense to me.
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DLI Measurements: A Valuable Addition to Your Toolbox   Greenhouse Product News January 2004   Jim Faust
DLI is a term that refers to the total quantity of light delivered to a surface. Over the past five years, with the support of Floriculture Industry Research and Scholarship Trust (FIRST), we conducted a series of experiments to develop guidelines for using the daily light integral (DLI) to gauge the light environment in greenhouses.

Late-Season Bonzi Drenches: Northern & Southern Perspectives   Greenhouse Product News September 2002   Jim Faust and Royal D. Heins
By the late 90s, late-season Bonzi drenches became a standard practice for many Southern growers, while many Northern growers were still appropriately cautious. Currently, late-season Bonzi drenches have been sufficiently tested that both Northern and Southern growers can safely use this technique, provided that the proper guidelines are followed.

B-Nine + Cycocel: The advantages for poinsettias and pansies   Greenhouse Product News July 2002   Kelly P. Lewis, Jim Faust and James D. Sparkman IV
Growers have different methods of determining the best B-Nine/CCC combination to use. Our approach was to apply a range of B-Nine (0-4,500 ppm) and Cycocel rates (0-1,500) to identify the interactive effects of these two products when applied as a tank mix. We applied 14 combinations of B-Nine/CCC (see Table 1, page 60) to poinsettias and pansies with the goal of identifying the optimal tank mix combination.
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Cool Temps and Bright Light Treat Pansies Right   Greenhouse Product News December 2001   James E. Faust & Kelly P. Lewis
Understanding how temperature and light impact pansy growth and development is useful to design growing environments, identify production problems and schedule crops properly.
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How much Light do Bedding Plants Really Need?   Greenhouse Product News July 2001   Veronda B. Holcombe, Kelly Lewis and James E. Faust
Producing the best quality plants at the best possible price requires a basic understanding of light requirements – and how to compensate for less than perfect light quality.
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Are Hanging Baskets Keeping Your Bench Crops In the Dark?   Greenhouse Product News February 2001   James E. Faust and Pamela C. Korczynski
Growing hanging baskets above a bench crop might be an efficient use of space, but without considering the ways this will impact light distribution, you could end up with unsalable plants.
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