The End of the Line: The Biology of Post Harvest: From the excitement of the start of the season to the growing operations and now the harvest, a grower needs to be prepared. Proper planning and preparation just like with the start of a season is essential to a successful and hassle free harvest.
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Stocking Up for the 2022 Growing Season of the Commercial Greenhouse Operation- Over the past two years, the way of the world has been ever changing thanks to the global pandemic from Covid-19. Everyone needed to make changes to their everyday lives to stay safe, and this included most of the businesses and industries across the globe. Commercial and Industrial AG and horticulture was not an exception.
MORR, a premier distributor of grow op, farm, and greenhouse supplies and equipment, recently announced the addition of Morr’s exclusive line of water soluble veg and bloom nutrients for commercial and industrial greenhouses and grow operations.
Automated Trimming Stations: A major aspect of growing large scale crops that require an attention to detail with shaping, snipping dead material, and more the solution to addressing these issues is through the use of automated trimming stations. There are many benefits of using these systems that make it an ideal piece of equipment in a commercial greenhouse, CEA facility, or indoor farm. With the push for more quality products in shorter lengths of time, the use of automated technology is a solution that helps in generating high quality crops for high outputs with lowered inputs such as time, money, and more.
Post-Harvest - Prepping for the Next Crop- Benjamin Franklin is quoted saying, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” When considering this quote for the commercial greenhouse operation, it should come as no surprise that preparing for the next growing season is an important task as it sets the tone for the entire season...
MORR, a Los Angeles based Farming and Hydroponics Distributor, also provides multiple types of commercial grow operation services. With multiple decades of experience working with different types of large scale indoor and outdoor farming operations, the experts at MORR can provide valuable insights and in essence, save years in trial and error along with all of the related stress involved with these processes.
After Harvest Care and Handling of Crops: Raking in the Profits: At the end of the season, there is relief in sight and the promise of a reward for the hard work and care given to a crop. If crops are not handled properly all the hard work put into growing the crop will be in vain. Improper storage and handling of horticultural crops can lead to major loss in product and yields. Understanding the science of handling crops will assist in making sure that storage and handling goes as smooth as possible. Overall the post-harvest handling of crops determines the overall quality of the crop regardless of whether the crop is sold fresh or processed...
“A Little Off the Top Please.”- After Harvest Plant Trimming Stations
With the approach of the autumn months, there comes the new excitement for the harvesting of crops. Even if this harvest season is a first or one of many, a grower should review the needed basics of harvest and post harvest methods. There are best practices that should be completed that are best for the crop being grown. If crops are harvested and processed incorrectly, all the hard work put in throughout the season will be for naught as quality will degrade. Some plants require additional processing such as trimming and curing- for example hemp or herbs.