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Sample Articles – Tropical Plant Technician

Sample Articles

3 08, 2024

What’s in Your Potting Soil?

By |2024-11-07T20:41:01-08:00August 3rd, 2024|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Comments Off on What’s in Your Potting Soil?

What are the elements of good potting soil? The next time you add more potting soil to the plants in your accounts, you may be wondering what all those granules you see in the soil are? Here's a quick and simple guide to the beneficial elements found in good potting soil. Perlite: What is [...]

27 08, 2021

Cyclamen Mite Damage in Interiorscapes

By |2021-06-12T08:28:08-07:00August 27th, 2021|Categories: Budget & Revenue, Plant Knowledge, Plant Pests, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Comments Off on Cyclamen Mite Damage in Interiorscapes

Check Schefflera for cyclamen mites Cyclamen mites! Where did they come from? In the past, infestations of these tiny pests were rare and most commonly found on African Violets. The easiest solution was to remove the infected plant to prevent the spread of these mites. Recently, there has been an increase in cyclamen mite [...]

6 08, 2021

Common Leaf Problems in Tropical Foliage

By |2021-06-12T08:27:32-07:00August 6th, 2021|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Comments Off on Common Leaf Problems in Tropical Foliage

Take a closer look at those leaves Leaf problems: Erwinia, Xanthomonas, Anthracnose, Alternaria, Botrytis, Pythium and Phytophthora to name a few of the big, bad and ugly leaf spots occasionally seen on tropical foliage plants. The many foliar leaf spots and blights that can occur on leaves of plants outdoors or in a production greenhouse will [...]

16 07, 2021

25 Time-Saving Tips for Interior Plant Technicians

By |2021-06-12T08:26:29-07:00July 16th, 2021|Categories: Budget & Revenue, Customer Service, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Tags: |Comments Off on 25 Time-Saving Tips for Interior Plant Technicians

Time-saving tips are invaluable Does it feel like there is never enough time to get everything done? We can help! Here are 25 time-saving tips gathered from interior plant technicians all over the world. Incorporate these tips into your daily routine and save some precious time! Plan your visits to job sites in an [...]

30 04, 2021

Decorative Succulents for Interiorscapes

By |2021-06-12T08:22:54-07:00April 30th, 2021|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Comments Off on Decorative Succulents for Interiorscapes

Succulent arrangements create interesting & beautiful focal points in interiorscapes The succulent trend can hardly be called a trend any longer - these desert natives are making a permanent statement in interiorscapes. We love succulents because they're low maintenance, beautiful and they thrive in any number of decorative containers. Succulent varieties span the color [...]

9 04, 2021

Smart Plant Management Strategies

By |2021-06-12T08:22:12-07:00April 9th, 2021|Categories: Budget & Revenue, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Comments Off on Smart Plant Management Strategies

Interior conditions should support plant health Sometimes the best approach to preserve a plant’s beauty and the quality of an interiorscape design is to focus on the environmental conditions that may be causing a plant to deteriorate. In order to correct the situation, you must first determine the cause of the underlying stress and change [...]

2 04, 2021

How to Control Scale Insects

By |2021-06-12T08:21:57-07:00April 2nd, 2021|Categories: Budget & Revenue, IPM - Integrated Pest Management, Plant Knowledge, Plant Pests, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Comments Off on How to Control Scale Insects

Visible scale insects on the plant stem and surrounding leaves When you walk under that 16’ Ficus and your shoes stick to the carpet, like in an old movie theater, you have scale. When your Spathiphyllum looks like somebody has dribbled a can of soda over some of its leaves, you quite possibly have [...]

5 03, 2021

Moisture Meter Benefits

By |2021-06-12T08:21:19-07:00March 5th, 2021|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Tags: |Comments Off on Moisture Meter Benefits

Moisture meters take the guesswork out of watering A moisture meter is a simple tool that can be useful for interiorscape technicians. It's a helpful way to check the soil moisture level and gives us an extra edge in providing quality of care for interior plants. A meter is easy to use; all you [...]

1 01, 2021

Watering Plants Efficiently Saves Time & Money

By |2021-06-12T08:18:21-07:00January 1st, 2021|Categories: Budget & Revenue, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Comments Off on Watering Plants Efficiently Saves Time & Money

Water flowers and plants efficiently There are a number of components that contribute to the interior plant technician's ability to create beautiful, healthy plants for the client. Good business sense dictates that the technician do so as cost-effectively as possible. Obviously, water is a key contributor to the plant’s health. How the technician transports [...]

11 12, 2020

Dry Skin Remedies for Plant Technicians

By |2021-06-12T08:56:11-07:00December 11th, 2020|Categories: Plant Technician Skills, Sample Articles|Comments Off on Dry Skin Remedies for Plant Technicians

It's important to take care of your hands Working with plants, whether indoors or outdoors, can be hard on hands. Soil, water, fertilizers and chemicals leave them dry and irritated. Your hands are very important in your line of work. They need to be cleaned and lubricated just like your pruners, scissors and other [...]

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