Description

Host Bill Calkins talks with Eric Smith, national sales manager for BioSafe’s horticulture division, about how sanitation, crop protection and water treatment work together as a true IPM strategy. The discussion focuses on practical greenhouse and nursery sanitation and covers some of the most common mistakes growers make and ways to correct them and build a proactive program that protects crops, reduces disease pressure and improves consistency.

Don’t make these mistakes!

• Simply “cleaning” your facilities.
• Confusing acid and alkaline sanitation chemistries.
• Forgetting to sanitize unseen areas (like evaporative cooling systems, roll-up sidewalls, underneath groundcloth, inside pipes, etc.)
• Ignoring biofilm in your irrigation lines.
• Only sanitizing between crops.
• Not focusing on your propagation range.
• Only using one application method.
• Making common application errors (like rinsing too soon or relying on pressure washing.)
• Not being consistent with your sanitation practices.

Learn more about BioSafe Systems, check out their portfolio of products and connect with their expert team at https://biosafesystems.com/.

BioSafe Greenhouse & Nursery: https://biosafesystems.com/industry/greenhouse-nursery/

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