Successful floriculture production begins with a successful transplanting season and is the foundation for producing high-quality plants. Proper handling, nutrition, and environmental management at the early stages ensure rapid establishment and uniform growth. By following best practices for transplant care, growers can set their crops up for success, leading to robust plants that thrive through the entire production cycle.

There are a variety of ways that insects and diseases can enter your facility. One way is through receiving plugs and liners, once plants arrive checking for signs of damage, pests, and disease is an important step to not introducing problems into your greenhouse. Inspecting plants for abnormal growth or signs of feeding should be conducted upon arrival and periodically after in case unhatched eggs were on the plants at arrival. Additionally, if there are current pest pressures from other crops segregating new shipments is important to stop the spread of pests from one portion of the facility to another.

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