Entries for Ball Technical Service Experts (18)
Nov 21, 2025
Water Quality Deep Dive – Understanding Alkalinity
Technical Services
Do you know how to interpret your water quality tests? This week, let’s start with a deeper understanding of alkalinity. PROBLEM: When you send water samples off for testing and results ...
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Nov 14, 2025
Fungus Gnat G'nonsense
Technical Services
Nick Flax is following up last week’s Grower Tip on Rhizoctonia with another poinsettia tip — this time the challenge is fungus gnats. PROBLEM: When a beautiful poinsettia crop is ready ...
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Nov 07, 2025
Disease Pressure On The Rhiz
Technical Services
There are some interesting poinsettia symptoms showing up lately. Here’s why they required a closer look from out pathologists to avoid misdiagnosis of the causal pathogen. PROBLEM: Over the last couple ...
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Oct 31, 2025
Hide And Seek With Bugs
Technical Services
As you and your team prepare for a top-notch pest-scouting season in 2026, here are some tips from Ball Seed Technical Services expert Nick Flax. PROBLEM: A key to revamping your ...
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Oct 24, 2025
Tobacco Mosaic Virus Management Plan
Technical Services
Here’s a helpful tech sheet from the Ball Seed Technical Services team detailing strategies for minimizing the risk of Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) in your greenhouse. PROBLEM: If presence of TMV ...
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Jan 23, 2025
Cold-Weather Priorities with Nick Flax
Your Ball Seed Team
Nick Flax is part of the Ball Seed Technical Services team. As a Technical Services Specialist, Nick describes himself as “the emergency room doctor for greenhouse crops.” ...
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Mar 06, 2024
Perennial production doesn't have to be a PAIN ... Ball Seed experts have the information you need to succeed! Optimize your best-perennial-crop-yet with tips from the pros in-the-know. Like our recent GrowerTalks Magazine webinar "Your ...
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Feb 23, 2024
Cyclamen: Order Now
Your Ball Seed Team
Time to get your Cyclamen orders ready! In the meantime, here’s some helpful advice for greenhouse growers when planning your cyclamen crop. These tips have been ...
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Feb 19, 2024
What to Know About Ferns and Tropicals
Your Ball Seed Team
Are you new to producing Ferns and Tropicals? Have you thought about getting into this market? Although it is very different from Spring annuals, perennials and ...
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Feb 06, 2024
Horticultural Lighting Workshop at Michigan State University
Your Ball Seed Team
Michigan State University recently hosted a Horticultural Lighting Workshop sponsored by Ball Seed and Philips/Signify Lighting. The workshop provided greenhouse growers with education on supplemental lighting in indoor controlled environments, including methods to increase Daily ...
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May 22, 2023
When to Order Fall Pansy Plugs (Video)
Your Ball Seed Team
Time to think about Fall Pansy Plugs. Since adequate timing is needed for ordering and growing, it’s important to get your orders in ASAP to ensure the varieties you want are available for late-season sales. ...
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Aug 03, 2022
Ball Tech On Demand Recognized With ASHS Award
Todd Cavins
The Ball Tech On Demand team was thrilled this week to accept the 2022 Outstanding Education Materials Award from The American Society for Horticultural Science Extension Division. It feels great to share this award with ...
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Mar 08, 2021
Tech On Demand Newsletter Debut
Your Ball Seed Team
This week, Ball Publishing launches the inaugural edition of its Tech On Demand newsletter. Penned by Bill Calkins, it will be a timely and helpful resource geared for greenhouse professionals who focus ...
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Sep 16, 2020
Success With Fall Pansy Crops
Your Ball Seed Team
The Ball Tech On Demand team has recently created three resources to help growers succeed with Fall Pansy production. There have been many questions coming into the technical team lately, so we wanted to share ...
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Jun 10, 2020
Handling hot Poinsettia cuttings
Your Ball Seed Team
For this timely topic, Ball Tech On Demand moderator Bill Calkins is joined by James Doukas, Territory Manager for Ball FloraPlant and Selecta One, who shares key information for growers handling poinsettia ...
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May 18, 2020
Ball Seed garden mum kickoff
Your Ball Seed Team
It's spring, but it's actually time to think about Garden Mums for fall. To kickoff the season, Bill Calkins spoke with Ball Senior Manager of Technical Services, Dr. Will Healy, and Ball ...
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Apr 30, 2020
Using the Impatiens downy mildew guidelines
Your Ball Seed Team
In April our pathology and tech services team updated the Impatiens downy mildew "Grower Guidelines" document with new charts and recommendations. You can get the full resources here at our Production Guidelines ...
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Apr 24, 2020
Sometimes the weather doesn’t cooperate. Sometimes it’s obstacles out of our control. Whatever the reason, the decision to hold or delay crops means tactics need to be chosen for success. ...
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