Root Health is Hidden Wealth

摘要

Two vegetable growers in Western Canada offer their insights into what to look for beneath the surface of your growing media, and how it reflects on plant health.Roots are the foundation of plants we grow in greenhouses. In the February 2013 issue of Greenhouse Canada, I wrote about root health and it's importance in crop management.This time I asked two vegetable growers to share with the readers what comes to mind when we talk about rootzone and root health.Trevor Schriemer of Precision Produce in Otterburne, Man., provided his input. The following are his comments, in quotations.