{"id":19069,"date":"2026-07-28T07:16:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/?page_id=19069"},"modified":"2026-07-28T07:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:16:04","slug":"growing-plants-for-retail-success","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/grower-resources\/technical-seminars-events\/growing-plants-for-retail-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Plants for Retail Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wysiwyg-row\"><\/p>\n<h2>Grower Panel: Growing Plants for Retail Success<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"column-7\"><\/p>\n<p>Join moderator Jack Bobo from Berger for a wide-ranging discussion with Andrew Butler of Green Valley Greenhouses in Ramsey, Minnesota, and Mike Busch of Meyers Farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. The conversation will explore how today\u2019s substrate choices \u2014 including mixes incorporating wood fiber \u2014 can strengthen root development, improve moisture management, and enhance overall plant resilience.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll share practical insights drawn directly from their own production systems, highlighting what works, what doesn\u2019t, and how these materials behave from propagation all the way through retail. You\u2019ll come away with real-world strategies for growing plants that hold their quality long after they leave the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-1\"><br \/>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-4\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13626 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/logo_growertalks.png\" alt=\"Grower talks\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-row\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"column-4\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #5d6333\">Date:<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Wednesday, September 30 &#8211; 2026<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-4\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #5d6333\">Time:<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>1:00 PM Eastern &#8211; 12:00 PM Central<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-4\"><br \/>\n<a class=\"button green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.growertalks.com\/livestreams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for the Livestream<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-row\"><\/p>\n<h2>Speakers<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"column-4\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Andrew-Butler.png\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16557\" \/><br \/>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-4\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Jack-Bobo.png\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16557\" \/><br \/>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-4\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berger.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Mike-Busch.png\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16557\" \/><br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-row\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"column-4\"><\/p>\n<h4>Andrew Butler <\/h4>\n<p><strong> Green Valley Greenhouses, Head Grower<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-4\"><\/p>\n<h4>Jack Bobo<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Berger, R&amp;D Grower Advisor<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-4\"><\/p>\n<h4>Mike Busch <\/h4>\n<p><strong>Meyers Farms, Head Grower <\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":271,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19069","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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