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Hort Post

A regular e-communication from Horticultural Marketing and Printing

August 17, 2016

Annuals in the garden

New gardeners can struggle with the definition of annuals vs. perennials. They can also be confused on how to mix annual and perennials in the landscape. One of the best ways to help a novice gardener achieve a lush garden is to help them expand their plant palette by selecting seasonal annuals to interplant with their existing perennials and shrubs. For example, planting pockets of annuals like pentas, begonias, and caladiums will provide great color throughout the warm season when many other plants are taking a break from the heat. Annuals can provide great transition and maintain visual interest from winter into spring and summer into fall when perennials and shrubs may not yet be putting on their best show. 

Printer maintenance

Now that we’ve made it through the busy spring and summer season, it’s a good idea to perform some routine maintenance on your printer. These tips will help you keep your printer in good working condition. Make sure your sensor is adjusted correctly, and clean your print head if it has gotten dusty. We recommend cleaning thermal transfer print heads after every roll with our Thermpen Cleaning Pens. If you are getting no paper or paper jam errors clean your feed rollers with a piece of clean cotton and isopropyl alcohol and clean your media sensor with a blast of canned air.

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OnSyteXTRA 5 Printer

The industry's best and most-relied-upon thermal transfer printer. The XTRA-5 has a 5-inch print head and an extended frame to accommodate labels up to 9 inches wide. It also has a near-edge print head making it perfect for thicker nursery labels (including pot stakes!). Prints 300 DPI images for high-resolution barcodes and graphics.

Biodegradeable Marking Ribbon and Barricade Tape 

Our biodegradable marking ribbon is made of non-woven cellulose material derived from wood pulp. This material is non-toxic to humans, animals, and the environment. Complete degradation will occur outdoors in six to twenty-four months, depending upon environmental and climactic conditions. Marking ribbon is 1” x 100’, barricade tape is 3”x 150’.

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Hort Post

A regular e-communication from Horticultural Marketing and Printing

August 3, 2016

Freshen up containers for fall

Containers often look tired at the end of summer, but some of the plants may still be in good shape or just needing a cleanup or quick trim. One way to drive sales in fall is to offer a class on how to refresh containers to get them ready for fall.  Teach gardeners how to assess the overall health of each plant, explain which plants should be replaced if their blooming season is over, and how to determine which plants can be kept and cleaned up. Have a good selection of both shade and sun fall color, and don’t be shy about using perennials with colorful foliage such as Heuchera or great fall bloomers like Aster for seasonal interest.

Customers care about pollinators

As consumers we regularly read about the importance of pollinators, pollinator decline, and information about pollinator health. A recent Michigan State University study found that consumers valued ornamental plants labeled with insect management practices such as “bee-friendly” or “grown using best insect management to protect pollinators” over plants labeled with eco-friendly practices such as “grown using recycled/recaptured water”. Consumers were willing to pay more for plants labeled “bee-friendly insect management”, despite the fact that more than 30% of consumers were confused by the “bee-friendly” labeling. These consumers thought that the label referred to the plant’s food source quality rather that the pest management practices. Promoting pollinators and the practices that protect them can be a win-win for your business and the environment. Source: Michigan State University Extension 

SOLO 4 PLUS thermal transfer printer

This 4-inch thermal transfer printer produces 203-dpi images, perfect for both logos and bar codes. It prints strip tags, hang tags, pressure sensitive labels and pot stakes up to .012" thick at and 2-6 inches per second.  A solid printer with years of proven performance in the nursery industry.  Can be used stand-alone, without a computer.

The Solo 4 features standard parallel, serial and USB ports. It accepts any standard PS2 keyboard for stand-alone use. Includes 2 MB Flash plus 2 MB DRAM Memory. Pre-loaded with label templates and comes equipped with Q-Label label design software. 2-year warranty and free technical support. Check it out on line or give us a call for more information.

Trellis Pyramid Caps

These soft rubber caps hold 3 bamboo stakes firmly in place to form a perfect pyramid trellis. The cap holes are tapered to securely hold varying thicknesses of bamboo stakes up to 6’ tall. 1,000 per package

Enter TRPYRCAPAUG16 in the shopping cart window to receive 10% off your purchase of Trellis Pyramid Caps.

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