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by Eric Hopper Garden & Greenhouse FEATURESTORY Volume 15, Issue 7 ■ August 2018 T able of C ontents 6 G&G Cover Story True Liberty Bags Commercial Line 12 34 Plant Extracts and How They are Used African Violets are a Great Greenhouse Plant 20 35 Four Tips for Thriving in Hydroponics The Many Benefi ts of Autumn Leaves page 24 37 24 The Differences in Temporary and Permanent Greenhouses Using Concrete in Garden Design 40 Plants, Products & More 28 The Benefi ts of Lactic Acid Bacteria 31 Eliminating Aphids from Orchids page 31 44 Garden & Greenhouse Business Cards 32 Biofertilizer Technology for Enhanced Plant Growth page 40 Garden & Greenhouse For Small Greenhouse Growers & Retailers, Hobby Greenhouse Owners and Indoor & Outdoor Gardeners Nichols Publishing Company 6170 Forest Hills Drive Dubuque, IA 52002 PHONE: [phone] FAX: [phone] [email protected] www.GardenAndGreenhouse.net Offi ce Manager Terri Nichols Publisher Robin Nichols [email protected] PHONE: [phone] FAX: [phone] [email protected] Contributing Editors Bill Baugh John Berends Marion Catubig Eric Hopper Mike James Dr. J Benton Jones, Jr. Mike McGroarty 4 4 Jeff Sanders Clair Schwan Andrew Taylor Caron Wenzel $150 per year, payable in U.S. funds. Sub- scription requests must include name, job title, business type, address information, a signature and date. Graphic Designer Char Thumser Advertising & Editorial Inquiries Garden & Greenhouse ISSN 1559-9973, is published 10 times per year, by Nichols Publishing Company, Inc., and is distributed without charge to qualifi ed subscribers in the United States. Non-qualifi ed subscription rates in the U.S., $19 per year; Canada and Mexico $75 per year; all other countries, The publisher makes no representation concerning any product or service advertised in this publication. Garden & Greenhouse Magazine serves only as a medium for sell- ers to reach potential buyers and does not warrant the accuracy of any advertisement. Garden & Greenhouse Magazine makes every effort to eliminate any typographical errors and assumes no responsibility for misspelling names of people from handwrit- ten copy. All editorial items submitted are subject to editing and alteration at the dis- cretion of the publisher. Publisher reserves the right to refuse any item for publication at www.GardenandGreenhouse.net www.GardenandGreenhouse.net the sole discretion of the publisher. Design and format of this magazine is protected by the copyright laws of the U.S.A. Reproduc- tion of this publication in whole or in part is prohibited. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Garden & Greenhouse, 6170 Forest Hills Drive, Dubuque, IA 52002. August August 2018 2018