Happy Tuesday! Thanks for reading.
Fish and Plants Work Together in CNY
I can’t tell if it’s just all of a sudden I’m paying attention or whether indoor farming is suddenly becoming very, very big.
At Aqua Vita Farms in Sherrill, fish provide nutrients for plants and plants help purify water for fish. Via syracuse.com. There’s also this story (Greenhouse Management) about a bowling alley in Brooklyn being transformed into a hydroponic farm.
Hops in CNY
Regional hops growers were featured in the New York Times this morning. Sweet!
Vertical Forest in Milan
This neat story comes courtesy Chris @Beytes ‘s Acres Online Newsletter. It’s a building that will have planting platforms on multiple levels. Worth a read. http://smrt.io/vorcdI
Upstate New York’s Garlic Crop Threatened
From @CornellCALS comes this piece about a nematode that has been attacking local garlic and what is being done to combat it. http://ow.ly/7i3PT
Canadian Company to Establish Mushroom Farm in Batavia.
The Batavian reports that Genesee Valley Mushrooms has been cleared to build a 70,000 square foot facility on 10 acres in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park. Plans are in place to use manure from Batavia Downs as substrate.
History Mystery: The Bulb Stops Here
Rochester’s Business Association of the South Wedge Area presents a horticultural mystery, November 15, 7 pm, at the Ellwanger Mansion. http://bit.ly/rAzRYN
Hello Kitty Brand Plants? Really?
Apparently so. Though the story is quite non-specific about what kind of plants we’re talking here. From Garden Center Magazine.
Ellen Folts Featured in Grower Talks
Wildflower expert Ellen Folts of Amanda’s Garden in Springwater, NY is featured in the latest issue: http://bit.ly/vC09oX. Congratulations, Ellen!
The Art of Plant Growing
“You simply need to feel the plant leaves to measure plant stress.” I loved this article, also in Grower Talks. How many times have you walked into a friend’s house, seen some poor about-to-wilt specimen from across the room and said, “that needs water,” only to have your friend look at you like you have five heads? Whether it’s inborn talent, years of experience or a combination of both, it is really cool how much intuitive skill some horticulturists have. (I don’t have a lot, but I’m always working at it.)
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