Greenhouse growers produce a product with very low margins. Because of this, many do everything possible to avoid using expensive and harmful chemicals on their plants.  Chemicals are not good for their bottom line and they have learned that customers do not like them. So, to control pests that can quickly overrun a warm moist environment filled with young tender plants, growers rely on cultural practices and biological processes to keep their pests away.  With small modifications, you too can use many of their practices to keep your garden “pest free organically”. 

ABOUT JAY WHITE
Jay White is the owner and publisher of Texas Gardener magazine.  He is an avid gardener who grows vegetables, herbs, native and improved flowers, flowering shrubs, fruit trees and native hardwoods on his two acre Brenham property. He is huge supporter of local farmers who are growing ecologically responsible flowers for the cut flower market and the favorite things in his gardens are the heirloom and pass along plants that have been shared with him by the incredible gardeners he has been blessed to know.

Jay loves sharing the stories of the plants and the people that make Texans the greatest group of garden enthusiasts on the planet. While Jay is a hobby gardener, he has a B.S. and M.S. in Agriculture. His time in graduate school at Texas A&M helped him develop a passion for the science of horticulture which he loves sharing in his fast paced and entertaining lectures. Whether you love growing fresh sprouts that only take a few days or mighty trees that take a lifetime, Jay’s talks will give you the encouragement and knowledge you need to be highly successful in your Texas garden.
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Speaker will begin around 6:30 p.m. Come early at 6:00 p.m. for meet and greet and to ask your garden questions.

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Passcode: 105185

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