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Garden & Greenhouse FEATURESTORY by Eric Hopper Volume 16, Issue 4 ■ May 2019 T able 6 of C ontents G&G Cover Story Left Coast Wholesale Integrated Pest Management 18 36 Effective Integrated Pest Management or IPM Improving Soil Quality using Management Practices 22 38 Testing Soil pH Levels Without a Meter or Kit 10 Steps to Supercharged Cuttings 26 An Organic Garden Checklist 28 Home Remedies from Pest Control to Leaf Shine for Houseplants page 26 41 Plants, Products & More 44 Garden & Greenhouse Business Cards page 32 32 Hibiscus is a Great Greenhouse Plant 33 Budget-Friendly Landscaping Ideas 34 Hot Tips for Growing Hot Peppers page 38 Garden & Greenhouse For Small Greenhouse Growers & Retailers, Hobby Greenhouse Owners and Indoor & Outdoor Gardeners NUGL Media Group 6170 Forest Hills Drive Dubuque, IA 52002 PHONE: [phone] FAX: [phone] [email protected] www.GardenAndGreenhouse.net Offi ce Manager Terri Nichols Publisher & President NUGL Media Group 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. 4 4 Mike McGroarty Jeff Sanders Clair Schwan Andrew Taylor Caron Wenzel countries, $150 per year, payable in U.S. funds. Subscription requests must include name, job title, business type, address infor- mation, a signature and date. Graphic Designer Char Thumser Advertising & Editorial Inquiries Garden & Greenhouse is published 12 times per year by Nichols Publishing Company, a division of NUGL Media Group, and is distributed without charge to qualifi ed sub- scribers in the United States. Non-qualifi ed subscription rates in the U.S., $19 per year; Canada and Mexico $75 per year; all other 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. May May 2019 2019