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Monday, February 08, 2010

Vol. 73 No. 10

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06 |2010 Spring Trials Planner
07 |Acres Online
08 |Beytes on Twitter
09 |Digital Magazine
10 |Trade Show Calendar
11 |Research Database
12 |Young Grower Award
13 |Article Archive
14 |Subscriptions
15 |Video Resources
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February 2010 Issue

Features	>> See All Features
Poinsettias: “Points” of Interest \| Jennifer Zurko and Chris Beytes We travel from coast to coast for a taste—literally!— of what’s new and innovative in the world of poinsettias. Organic Vegetables: Trend Check - Are We Over Organics? \| Jennifer Zurko Were you one of the people who thought the naturally grown vegetable craze was going away? Think again.

Culture Notes	>> See All Culture Notes
Angelonia: At Attention \| Tommy Johnston We asked three growers for their favorite out-of-the-ordinary plants that put the thrilling back in container “thrillers.” No. 3 Ensete: Thriller Banana \| Lynda Krabbendam We asked three growers for their favorite out-of-the-ordinary plants that put the thrilling back in container “thrillers.” No. 2

Columns	>> See All Columns
Good Looks Sell! \| Dr. P. Allen Hammer It’s everyone’s job to make sure the plants we produce make it to the retail shelf with the “wow” that will create a consumer purchase. Inside Look: Behind the Scenes \| Jennifer Zurko With Jennifer Duffield White off to graduate school, we decided to use her “welcome-to-the-issue” spot to introduce the Ball Publishing staff, culminating with Jennifer Zurko, our new staff editor, whom we’ve hired to replace the old Jen (who will continue to do freelance writing for us).

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Inside TPIE 2010 |Chris Beytes
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Under an Acre
	Eric Stahlheber, wholesale grower who owns Southernwood Gardens in Jonesboro, Illinois, has had plenty of opportunities to problem-solve over the last 33 years.

Pest Management
	Barley plants and parasites pair up to provide biocontrols for aphids.

Growers Talk Business
	Though there are certainly areas where consumers had to choose between eating and maintaining an investment outside their home with our products, most of us are probably feeling that we fared better than anticipated.

Acres & Acres
	You’ve got two choices in this business: you can be an optimist or you can be a pessimist (forget “realists”; they’re actually pessimists who just won’t admit it).

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