New Water Quality Interpreter Tool

The University of Connecticut and University of Florida just launched the WaterQual tool as part of the CleanWateR3 research program. This tool interprets the quality of a water source to irrigate plants in greenhouses and nurseries, and is available in English and Spanish. Link to the WaterQual Tool Clean WateR3 is a federally funded Specialty […]

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5 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid When Starting Your Greenhouse Operation

While I’m a self-proclaimed, learn-from-my-own-mistakes, kind of gal, I wouldn’t want to test my luck with a commercial greenhouse operation. I’m betting you wouldn’t either. Everyone wants to know what not to do. In part three of our four-part series featuring Fox Greenhouses from Dallas Center, Iowa, Matt Fox humbly shares what you really want […]

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Tapping Into Your Local Market: Ways to Build Relationships and Your Greenhouse Operation

For years I’ve been telling anyone who would listen: “We need to get back to doing business on a hand-shake.” Embrace the honest-to-goodness partnerships our grandfathers’ grandfather built his farm on while cultivating respect and neighborly loyalty. Throw the contracts out the window, trust your gut, and start being real with people. Stop shaking your […]

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8 Grow Tips From a Cold Climate, Hydroponic, Greenhouse Tomato Grower

While every greenhouse operation has its struggles, northern regions are burdened with environmental elements that could make or break a business, in one season. Read how Matt Fox, owner and founder of Fox Greenhouses located on a Century Farm in Dallas Center, Iowa, combats the weather and turns a nice profit in a shorter growing season […]

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