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November/December • Vol. XVIiI No. 6 Officers Chairman of the Board
Billy Long, TCLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Antonio
Chairman-Elect
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Immediate Past Chairman
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A Video Message from Amy Graham, TNLA President
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Region I Kevin Grossberndt . . . . . . . . . . . . San Antonio Region II Jay Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . League City Region III Herman Vess, TMCNP . . . . . . . . . Edgewood Region IV Jason Craven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas Region V Mike Whisenand . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Worth Region VI Steven Akers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaton Region VII Todd Kinney, TMCNP . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Region VIII Jared Pyka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin Supplier Director Tim Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas Landscape Director
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his year’s Nursery/Landscape EXPO was the place to see and be seen! Buyers from across the Lone Star State and Nation filled the aisles to find the latest innovations within the Green Industry and make new vendor contacts. EXPO’s Education Conference provided a multitude of CEUs with its top-notch speaker line-up and hundreds of first-hand connections were made at EXPO’s premier events!
EXPO’s participants utilized the Electronic EXPO Program/Mobile App presented by Local Plant Source to search for Exhibitors and Speakers while on the go, which will be available all year in Google Play and Apple’s App Store. EXPO’s social networks also gave participants the opportunity to connect with Industry peers while using the official hashtag #SaddleUpTNLA which was seen over 100,000 times by users! Be sure to save-the-date as the Nursery/Landscape EXPO goes Roaring Forward, August 10-12, 2017, to Dallas, Texas at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
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Expo Education This Year’s Nursery/Landscape EXPO Education Was Record Breaking!
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the TNLA PAC raised more than $30,000 dollars at the Nursery/Landscape EXPO!
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NLA Political Action Committee (PAC) supporters gathered together in the Lounge on the Tradeshow Floor to relax and talk politics! A special thank you to Bob Cartwright, for his dedication and willingness to ride a mechanical bull in support of the Texas Green Industry’s political interests!
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NLA hosted the Newcomer’s Shindig, sponsored by TNLA PAC, for those who were new to the Nursery/ Landscape EXPO! Before the event, newcomers were offered the opportunity to take a behindthe-scenes sneak peek of the Tradeshow Floor. Then, first time exhibitors gathered to network and talk about their Nursery/ Landscape EXPO experiences. The newcomers had the opportunity to chat with experienced attendees who shared their insights, advice and favorite things about the Nursery/Landscape EXPO and the Green Industry!
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Parks & Patio Areas H The Nursery/Landscape Expo Is Delighted To Celebrate 25 Years Of Parks & Patio Designs Constructed For Your Enjoyment.
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ongratulations to the TNLA Parks & Patio Task Force in raising the bar while creating beautiful landscapes at the Nursery/Landscape EXPO! Special thanks to the TNLA Parks & Patio Task Force – Anne Muscat (Chair), Blooming Ideas & More; Joseph Johnson, TMCNP, The Gardens at Texas A&M University; Charles Britton, Jr., TMCNP, Britton Consulting; Dr. MengMeng Gu, Texas A&M University; Ken Morrow, TMCNP, Home Depot; Sam Weger, TMCNP, Calloway’s Nursery; Derek Whisenand, Whiz-Q Stone, Laura Gruenau; Roundtree Landscaping, Inc.; Johnette Taylor, Roundtree Landscaping, Inc. A Special Thank You to the Texas A&M University Landscape Design students, and all contributing EXPO exhibitors and volunteers for their donations of time and materials.
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his event provided an opportunity for Certified Texas Professionals to get to know each other, learn from each other and make invaluable industry connections! Kyle Cahill, Chairman of the Certification Committee led a toast to the Certified Professionals who attended and the event was abuzz with laughter and conversations! It was wonderful seeing so many Certified Professionals together, and TNLA looks forward to many more newly Certified Professionals joining in the fun at the 2017 Nursery/Landscape EXPO! For more information on becoming a TNLA Certified Professional please visit tnlaonline.org!
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ave you ever noticed that some things in life go full circle? You start somewhere, wander here and there, and then years later you end up back where you started? Well, I can say that about our love affair with fruit research at SFA Gardens.
public and every plant is labeled. The collection of 70+ varieties (multiples of each) includes the recommended standards, but also includes exciting advanced selections from Dr. Steven Stringer’s program at the USDA station at Poplarville, Mississippi.
At SFA, I began a career working with blueberries way back in 1978. It was a brand new crop for Texas. Fresh out of Texas A & M University, a PhD on the wall, I was young, fearless and optimistic. I had studied under Dr. Hollis Bowen and J.B. Storey, the best in the business. I thought I knew a thing or two about fruit. The blueberry arena was wide open and the acid soils and climate of East Texas seemed perfect. I thought, heck, there’s nothing but blue skies ahead. Like everything in Horticulture, things got complicated. The first blueberry fields came into bearing in the 1980s. A marketing cooperative sprang into action. Realities like freezes, floods, oppressive droughts, heat waves, hordes of pigs or deer, sodium or bicarbonates in irrigation water and other acts of God taught me that nothing is easy in Agriculture. Still, the industry survives to this day. Nacogdoches was named the blueberry capitol of Texas and a June festival was born that exists to this day. It wasn’t long before blueberry plants were a nursery item in the mass markets as well as small retail outlets. Blueberries have become part of the backyard garden world in East Texas. With thirty years, we have experience and in 2015, we’ve came full circle. We brought our blueberry work back on campus. Our blueberry plots are located at the north end of the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, open to the
Now if that wasn’t enough, in the last year we created a drip irrigated vineyard of muscadine grapes, Vitis rotundifolia. Our goal is to display as wide a collection of varieties as possible. This new planting is located at the north end of the Pineywoods Native Plant Center at Jimmy Hinds Park. Jimmy Hinds was the first Agriculture teacher at Stephen F. Austin State University and actually farmed with students where this planting now calls home. Jimmy had a penchant for fruit trees and vines, vegetable gardens and he is considered as the father of modern poultry farming in East Texas. The effort to create the collection led our program to collaborate with Dr. Justin Scheiner, grape viticulturist at TAMU, College Station, Texas – and one of our SFA former students. It’s that full circle again. Working with Justin, other universities and a few specialty nurseries we’ve reached 54 varieties of muscadine grapes in the collection. Currently in the first year, they are cheerful in the bottomland soils of LaNana creek and because of space issues, only one plant per variety is planted, and again, every plant is labelled.
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We use a standard commercial spacing on drip irrigation. Because of space issues, we have one plant per variety.
Finally, Kiwifruit came to SFA Gardens in 2011 and good crops here in 2014 and 2015 of the golden kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) got everyone excited in our region
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about the potential, something we reported in the Nov-Dec 2015 TNLA Green column. It’s a first for Texas. While we have a light this year, there’s every reason for optimism. We’re expanding the project and have begun collaboration with Tim Hartmann, Extension specialist at TAMU, College Station. It’s that full circle again. Tim and I are on a mission to find the best varieties and learn how to grow them in Texas. In the land grant or private university systems in the South there are few extensive variety evaluation programs for blueberries, muscadines, figs or kiwis in Texas or Louisiana. Figs are part of the work at LSU Hammond under the direction of Dr. Allen Owings and we work closely with that program, sharing germplasm, ideas and results. Dr. Justin Scheiner, TAMU Viticulture, is building a collection of muscadine grapes and we work closely with him. Tim Hartmann has planted a first kiwifruit plantation at College Station, Texas in the bottomland of the Brazos River. Still, much more needs to be done. There’s great interest in the farming and gardening community about the potential of alternative fruits. With the interest in edible landscapes, small market gardens, and local grown produce, there’s every reason to deliver answers to enthusiastic homeowner gardeners as well as farmers looking for alternative crops. With blueberries, muscadine grapes, figs, and kiwifruit, our goal is simple. We’re here to develop a germplasm repository second to none – and work with colleagues in Texas and Louisiana to find the best strategies for good production. It’s all about planning and planting for a better Texas. m
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t was wet in Texas early this year. Then it dried up for a bit with anticipation that wet is coming again soon. Temperature has been relatively mild with some heat in the late part of summer. At the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab, we have had a number of samples that were diagnosed as damage caused by bacterial agents. Many of those were foliar diseases, with a few stem or soft rot issues. Conditions that are conducive to bacterial growth still exist – SO what do you need to know to be on the lookout? Bacteria are single celled organism that is microscopic. Our focus will be specifically on bacteria that caused diseases in plants. LEAF SPOTS, WILTS and ROTS are some common symptoms that are caused by bacterial plant pathogens. The damage can appear suddenly and can appear to spread very quickly. These observations are result of some unique properties of the bacteria. Under conditions hospitable to its
growth, bacteria can reproduce rapidly. Due to their size and nature, they can be easily transmitted by splashing from soil to plant, or from plant to plant from irrigation (particularly overhead irrigation). They can also be easily moved by humans – handling of plants. (continued on page 38)
Bacterial leaf spot caused by Xanthomonas sp. on zinnia.
Good Practices for Managing Bacterial Diseases Start with – clean and healthy stock plant material Sanitation – destroy infected plants Irrigation – reduce splashing Monitor – treat when conducive conditions exist OR treat early to reduce spread Bacterial leaf spot caused by Pseudomonas syringae on poinsettia. Nov•Dec 2016
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environmental condition changes rapidly to conducive condition for bacterial growth. For example, weather changes from cool days/ night to warm and wet. And if the warm and wet conditions persist, bacteria can multiply and spread very quickly.
How to avoid, prevent and/or manage bacterial plant issue? Avoidance begins with the plants. Some plants are more susceptible to bacterial infections that other. If possible, utilize plants that are resistant or tolerant AND purchase plants or seeds from reputable source to ensure cleanliness of plant material that are brought into your operations.
Bacterial leaf spot caused by Pseudomonas sp. on rananculus. (continued from page 37)
Bacteria like warmth and moisture. Conducive growth condition ranges 20 – 35 ˚F (70 – 95 ˚C),
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and disinfecting tools, pots and growing areas. Soil from lots that had infected plants should NOT be reused. Plant debris should be removed as they can harbor the bacteria. Cultural practices that reduce moisture on foliar surfaces will help to reduce incidences of bacterial diseases. Irrigation practices that reduce splashing, such as drip or trickle, can reduce spread. An exception is the ebb and flow system where bacteria can spread through the water – practice to remove plant debris and treating the water should be incorporated into this irrigation system to reduce bacterial disease risk. If using overhead irrigation, watering is encourage to occur early in the day to allow for free moisture on foliage to quickly evaporate. Proper plant spacing should be used to encourage air movement to reduce
Bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis on golden shrimp plant (Pachystachys lutea) free moisture on leaves and relative humidity within canopy. Force air through fans can also help maintain lower relative humidity conditions and create condition that are not conducive to bacterial growth.
Once a bacterial infection starts on the plants, it is very difficult to control. If you had previously been affected by a bacterial disease (continued on page 40)
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on your crop, it might be wise to treat preventatively when conducive conditions for the disease exist or is forecasted. Monitoring the crop for possible bacterial infection should be an important practice. Treatment in the early stages of infection will help to prevent spread and reduce larger losses.
This fall/winter – be in tuned to the environmental conditions. If we continue to be mild with the occasional uptick in temperatures and accompanied by high humidity, bacterial diseases can become a problem. Keep an eye to the weather and on your plants. Be ready to act so that you don’t get into problems with bacteria. m
Spots caused by Pseudomonas sp. on salvia.
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here has been a lot of development, not in the tech world, but also in the Green Industry. Three things worth your attention: UAV, robot and robot. I had a visiting scholar Dr. Fengjun Chen, from Beijing Forestry University, working with me for about a year. Her background is industrial engineering and her expertise is image processing. For instance, one of her current projects is image processing for to-be-developed robots harvesting jujube fruits among leaves and branches. So a computer engineer and a horticulturist were trying to find something to work together. What can we do?
Mengmeng Gu , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist at TAMU. She received her BS in landscape horticulture and MS in ornamental horticulture from Beijing Forestry University
Let’s trace back to last year, when I invited Dr. James Robbins from the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service to present his research titled “UAV’s in Nurseries: Count on It” at the Department of Horticultural
Sciences at Texas A&M University. Yes, “UAV’s” as in unmanned aerial vehicles. Some call it “drones”. Later on I invited him to repeat the presentation in the form of a webinar (view this and many other recorded webinar at https://greenviion.wordpress.com/ webinars/). Right now the most common way of nursery inventory management is probably having workers walking through the nursery with a tally counter and a notepad (a paper or electronic one). His research explored how to use UAV taking aerial pictures of nursery blocks and then process the images as a way of counting plants (a.k.a. automated inventory management). Computer program was written to train computers to recognize each individual plant (in ground or in a pot) based on its common characteristics----most individual plants are circles with different colors and/or shades in a bird view, as in pictures taken by the camera on a UAV. If all plants are smaller than the container they are in, plants could be counted from the very regular pot shapes, mostly circles. I was told that a nursery might have two workers that their only job was to count the number of plants in the nursery. Can you imagine that? Their ONLY job was counting plants, all the time. And they may not have enough time to count the plants as often as needed to have the most up-to-date inventory, which is very important to a nursery. A nursery can’t sell what it doesn’t have, or not sell plants that are ‘hidden’ from inventory manager due to human counting error. Neil from the Magnolia Gardens Nursery was not only one of people in the audience for the webinar, but also (continued on page 42)
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an avid UAV owner. He has built several UAV’s (Fig. 1) and crashed a few. Last spring, I visited with him at the nursery with Dr. Kevin Ong, Director of Texas Plant Clinic, to discuss possibilities of using UAV’s in the nursery business. His UAV demo at the recent 2016 FarWest Show in Portland attracted a lot of traffic. Dr. Chen and I were talking about continuing research of using UAV for automated nursery inventory management when my previous UAV trip to Magnolia Gardens came up in my mind. After a visit at Magnolia Gardens Nursery, Dr. Chen came back with about 16 GB pictures and videos to process. Let’s see what we can do about those images. In addition to inventory management, another possible use of UAV will be ‘automated scouting’. You problem know how important scouting is. In nursery management, early detection of problems (e.g. insect and disease damage, water stress, and nutrient deficient) is an important way of reduce damage. Similar to inventory management, scouting normally involves a worker (or workers) walking through the entire nursery and inspect every plant. Significant amount of labor is needed to do a good job of scouting. Generally plants within a section of the nursery should be uniform. Abnormality could be easily recognized from an aerial photo taken at low or high latitude depending on the resolution of the photo, although the cause may still require close inspection to determine. That could cut down days of manual scouting to probably an hour flying UAV over a nursery (Fig. 2), an hour
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image processing and several hours of close point inspection. Think about all the labor (and money) you can save by doing so! While flying the UAV, two robots were also at action at Magnolia Gardens, spacing out closely placed Knock Out roses (Fig. 3). Two yellow lines defined the boundary of the plot and two robots were just picking up containers from the closely-spaced block and spaced it out based on setting. Two workers were only watching the action and occasionally moving the yellow line to the next block when one block is finished (Fig. 4). I was told that one worker could easily handle the job, being the ‘supervisor’ of the robot. The end result is an almost perfectly lined-up spaced-out block of plants. Think about back-breaking, fatigue and not-so-uniform block of plants when workers do this. These robots are not cheap. They were working in the nursery on a ‘rent to own’ program. The nursery is renting them for three
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months. After that, they could either discontinue the program or purchase the robot and the rent goes toward the purchasing cost. It seems like the two robots are working very well there. Color Spot in San Antonio is another nursery in Texas where I have seen these robots working. The first time I saw these robots was at then-OFA and now-Cultivate trade show in Columbus, OH in 2013. I remember reading an industry newsletter, in which two Mennonite boys said ‘that’s what kids are for’ when asked what they thought of the robot. Most nurseries can’t hire ‘kids’ for jobs like this, and these robots could definitely fill the needs. The second robot worth mentioning is the automower (Fig. 5) from Husqvarna. I saw it at the 2016 FarWest Show in Portland and it is been out on the market for more than one year. It is very much like the iRobot zoomba. The lawn is mowed, automatically. It has a charging station, where the automower comes back to, automatically, to recharge. Lawn is mowed, effortlessly! It could even be controlled by a smartphone. Everything is getting smarter! Technology! Aren’t they great?! By the way, the release of the permanent FAA rules for commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on August 29, 2016 opened the door for many useful applications in Horticulture. Learn more at incoming webinar on October 12, 2016. Register here https:// greenviion.wordpress.com/ webinars/. m
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In Memoriam Marcell Mattiebell Cole, 83, owner and president of Harry’s Greenhouse Inc. and longtime TNLA Member, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Her early childhood was spent working in the fields and learning all the traits of a becoming a successful homemaker. On May 26, 1950, Marcell married her childhood sweetheart, Harry Cole who was also active in TNLA for a number of years. In July of 1956, with only a small glass enclosure, Harry’s Greenhouse was established. Another son, Myron, and several greenhouses were added as the family business grew into a major distributor of wholesale bedding and vegetable plants to such cities as Austin, Oklahoma City, Abilene, West Texas and the entire Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Marcell’s love for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought great joy and satisfaction to her life. She also enjoyed traveling extensively throughout the world with her husband, Harry. She decorated her yard for every holiday for many years and people came great distances to see her elaborate Christmas display. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. John Dickey, of Dickey Landscape Contractors, passed away in December of 2015. He spent his youth in the Fort Worth area before marrying his lifelong sweetheart, Mary Ann. John served with the Marines in Korea before working in his parents’ nursery business. In the 1970’s he started Dickey Landscape, where he spent many happy years working. John Dickey was beloved by his clients and was in constant demand for landscaping work around the state throughout his career. Some of the largest jobs he worked on were, Brook Army Hospital in San Antonio, AA Center Parking Lots in Dallas, VA Hospital in El Paso. When he wasn’t working John was devoted to his family, and spent as much time as possible at home. The family enjoyed vacationing together, and took many memorable trips including deep sea fishing. John Dickey was a TNLA Member in Region IV for over 15 years, and was a familiar face at the Nursery/Landscape EXPO Tradeshow for many years. John is deeply missed by his many friends and family Members.
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