Gearing up for September means preparing those fall crops for a great season. Growers typically choose to plant their grass seed and sod, trees, perennials, shrubs, and bulbs as they do the best during the fall season. September is a prime time to get those planted as the cooler temperatures and preferable growing conditions help growers and gardeners cultivate flourishing harvests. While growing professionals take advantage of September planting, home gardeners are encouraged to do so as well. Research has shown that seeding the lawn in September is great for thick, healthy growth.

Growers often use September as a month to add a sprinkle of color to their trees and plants. We suggest planting the following:

• Beautyberry
• Butterfly Bush
• Cotoneaster
• Crape Myrtles
• Hydrangeas
• Hypericum
• Potentilla
• Pyracantha

In addition to these colorful trees and plants, the following perennials should be planted in September:

• Corepsis
• Ornamental grasses
• Ccabiosa

Evergreens and deciduous trees are to be fed with free food and shrub during the month of September. Remember, mulch plays a vital role in insulating the soil and keeping the root area warm for growth. Don’t forget to mulch after planting your September crops next month.

Medical marijuana and recreational marijuana dispensaries have been opening at rapid rates across the United States. As the legal restrictions on medical and recreational marijuana continue to loosen, more and more Americans will need access to the plant. States such as Maine, New York, Alaska, Michigan, California, Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Connecticut allow for some type of medical marijuana use. The growers who won dispensaries have to take a number of preventative measures to maintain a healthy, flourishing marijuana crop.

From production to business growth, marijuana dispensaries have a lot to be concerned about regarding the maintenance of their dispensaries. Plant diseases are typically the biggest threat to these crops. In order to protect cannabis crops, growers should keep in mind these prevention tips:

• Remove dried leaves regularly
• Check lighting every day to make sure it is appropriate
• Maintain a clean plantation
• Keep pests out of the grow room with nylon screening
• The cleaner the grow room, the more pests and diseases will be kept away
• Avoid planting any other type of plants with the marijuana crops
• Keep a close watch on the ventilation in the grow room

Infestations of typical diseases that attack marijuana crops can quickly destroy an entire harvest. Things like spider mites and powdery mildew have the capacity to ruin the growth progression and thus waste thousands upon thousands of dollars. As the leader of your marijuana dispensary, it is important to take every measure possible to protect your cannabis crops.

Medical marijuana is emerging as one of the fastest growing and most lucrative industries in the modern times. Marijuana growers are continually perfecting their approach to growing thriving, healthy yields and as more information and legalities become available, the ability to do so grows as well. The cost/benefit factor is something that all growers must account for when preparing their crops and projecting future sales. For growers, as with any business owner, it is critical to keep these things in mind in order to cultivate a profitable business that brings in regular sales while keeping costs at a minimum. Unfortunately, spider mites are a serious problem for marijuana growers.

Dispensary owners cannot ignore the presence of spider mites in their grow houses. Spider mite infestations quickly lead to the complete destruction of a crop unless treated immediately. As with any type of pest or plant disease, treating your harvests in order to prevent an outbreak is key. Identifying a spider mite infestation may seem easy to some, but the many dispensary owners realize once it is too late. At this time, the spider mites have had the opportunity to destroy the entire harvest and, as a result, thousands of dollars are lost.

Growers who own a dispensary have a million tasks to accomplish in a day. From monitoring sales to ordering new equipment to keeping their employees on track, it can be overwhelming to also have the burden of keeping spider mites out. As such, spider mites should be targeting year-round to prevent an outbreak from occurring at all. Prevention is the best way to protect your plants, and even more importantly, your profits.

California and Colorado may have been the first states, but there are many behind them with dispensaries popping up left and right. It is absolutely essential that those growers who are looking to build a dispensary understand the threat of spider mites to marijuana crops.

It goes without saying that synthetic pesticides and fertilizer create serious havoc on the environment. As more and more information becomes readily available to growers throughout the world, the push toward organic-only fertilizing has built substantial momentum. The term “organic”, however, often means something a little different to each grower. Organic agriculture is not a trend or a fleeting fad, it is a necessity for growers who want thriving harvests while benefiting the environment on a global scale. Those who choose to ignore the importance of organic growing will slowly but surely see the consequences that synthetic pesticides and fertilizers can yield.

Avoiding things like additives, genetically modified seeds, preservatives, and veterinary drugs is critical to maintaining the integrity and health of the world. One of the biggest pushbacks against organic fertilizers is a false perception in their ability to fight off disease and pests. On the contrary, however, organic products have proven time and time again to work effectively.

The following are some of the most influential advantages of organic growing methods:

• Fertile and health soil nutrients are enhanced
• Biodiversity
• Sustainability for the long-term
• Decrease in global warming
• Improvement of water infiltration
• Decrease of the greenhouse effect
• Increase of natural resources
• Nature conservation
• Overall boost in agricultural production

The farming industry has truly come a long way over the last couple of decades. Today, the majority of farmers and growers see and appreciate the value in organic growing not only for their crops, but for the environment as a whole. The switch to organic growing has monumental impacts for today and into the future.

Grape production is something that winery owners typically have a love/hate relationship with. While grapes are one of the most delightful, rewarding crops to grow, they are also extremely susceptible to common plant diseases. With this in mind, winery owners must be incredibly meticulous in the way that they grow, maintain, and monitor their grape crops. One of the most common issues that winery owners face is the mistaken identification of a grape disease. If a disease is identified incorrectly and thus treated incorrectly, the grower runs the risk of ruining the entire harvest. As such, winery owners must pay careful attention to the most common types of grape diseases in order to recognize them accurately.

Managing pests within your vineyard comes down to being incredibly astute about the variety of factors that either attract or detract common pests. Every season brings with it new conditions and factors to be considered and growers are responsible to be in tune with these changes. The following are some of the most important elements of managing grape diseases:

• Variety of grapes
• Pathogen quantity
• Weather conditions

Being aware of these three elements will prove to be essential in your treatment plan for your grape crops. In addition to understanding these elements, winery owners are tasked with the role of knowing the ins and outs of common grape diseases. The following are the most common pests that target grapes:

• Anthracnose
• Black rot
• Crown gall
• Downy mildew
• Grey mold
• Powdery mildew

Attacks from the above pests can prove to be completely destructive to a thriving harvest, as these diseases will drastically alter the grapes’ yield and quality. Things like crown gall, for instance, can kill the plants all together. All in all, paying close attention to your grape crops is the key to keeping them healthy and flourishing. Monitor the seasonal fluctuations and be aware of the most harmful diseases in order to maintain a thriving vineyard.

Rose gardens are amongst the most prized components of any grower’s harvest. A well-maintained rose garden is truly a main attraction for anyone with an appreciation for beautiful décor. While they are certainly a beauty to look at, rose gardens require quite a bit of attention. Powdery mildew happens to be one of the most dangerous fungal diseases when it comes to the well-being of your roses. If left without treatment, powdery mildew can completely eradicate an entire rose garden. Sadly, powdery mildew has the potential to reduce production levels of the harvest as well as produces blooms of poor quality.

The ability to identify and target areas of powdery mildew on your rose garden quickly is the key to keeping your crops healthy and thriving. Luckily, roses become noticeably dwarfed and covered by a gray-white mildew when powdery mildew strikes. Preventing and controlling the onset of powdery mildew infestations on your rose gardens is made easier by the following:

• Buy your rose plants from a quality nursery
• Make sure the rose leaves are thick, leathery, and glossy to begin with
• Be sure to trim your roses in the fall season as well as early spring
• Use well-drained soil and proper hydration when planting
• Do not handle the rose plants when they are wet
• Ensure that air circulation is adequate by spacing out the rose plants nicely
• Treat your rose garden with organic pesticides and fertilizers
• Take measure to protect your roses against the effects of the winter season

Damping off is a problem that any seasoned growers has faced in their lifetime. With the capacity to completely destroy plant crops of all kind, damping off is a risk for young seedlings as well as germinating seeds. Unfortunately, damping off is widespread, attacking everything from plants in large fields to planter boxes to gardens. Generally speaking, damping off makes reference to range of diseases that can form from soil-inhabiting pathogens. Once a seedling dies quickly after emerging from the ground or fails to emerge from the ground all together, there can be a number of issues beneath the soil’s surface.

Understanding and identifying the most common signs and symptoms of damping off is essential to maintaining a harvest that grows to be healthy and flourishing. When a plant is unable to emerge there is most likely a connection to damping off. Oftentimes pathogens attack seeds prior to germination. Once this occurs, the seeds will become soft and then change into a dark brown color, eventually decaying. Seeds that suffer after they emerge can be identified by decaying occurring around the soil line near the stem tissue. When damping off targets the roots of a plant, the plant will likely stay upright yet the growth will be stunted.

Unfortunately, pathogens inherent to damping off live off of dead organic matter, allowing them to survive for a significant time period. Even worse, these threatening pathogens are living in almost every type of soil. Seedlings are amongst the most vulnerable to damping off attacks, as the young tissue is not resistant enough to infection as the plant is growing in the cold, wet soil. However, seedlings that are maintaining healthy growth are actually notably resistant to infection and are therefore more able to handle the effects common in damping off.

Controlling damping off is best achieved with good sanitation. Things like cultural and environmental controls along with top quality planting material will allows the crops the best chance of circumventing the damaging aftermath of damping off. Most importantly, however, is that the grower pays close attention to the crops on a daily basis. Monitoring the progress and health of crops is the greatest method of protecting and safeguarding the harvest from the threat of damping off.

Is your harvest thriving the way it should be? Are there proper chemical balances in your soil? Are the cellular membranes in your plants strong enough to withstand the harsh effects of weather? Organic farmers and gardeners across the globe have been flocking to Growers Trust products to fight off threatening pests and plant deficiencies while promoting powerful plant growth.

The new products maintain the Growers Trust standard of organic fungicides and pesticides, with a true promise to provide only the natural components in all lines. The products vary in how they protect crops in order to increase yields, supply critical nutrients, enhance color and sweetness of fruits and vegetables, and improve harvests’ natural development.

Some of the most newly released products include:

• Phosphorus Pro
• Kelp Boost
• Spore Control
• NPK Pro
• Root Boost
• Nematode Control

Growers Trust refuses to develop any product lines involving dangerous chemicals. We’ve combined research from the hydroponic, aeroponic, and soil markets to formulate products using only non-toxic plant extracts and we continue to re-formulate, test, and re-test all of our product lines.

It’s time to get your crops flourishing while protecting your harvest with the products that Growers Trust!