Chat Room Do you attend plant trials, either regional or national? 46% said YES! 80% said YES! What is at the top of your maintenance checklist? How old are your greenhouse structures? Coolers/heaters Fans (motors and valves) Irrigation/watering systems Shade/energy curtains Greenhouse film Controls and automated systems 12 JUNE 2019 GPNMAG.COM 31% SAID MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLD! Colorado State University California Spring Trials Dallas Arboretum Plant Peddler in Iowa Roberta-Raker's in Michigan Welby Gardens in Colorado Ohio State University Do you perform a formal spring/summer maintenance check in the greenhouse each year? Editor's Note: In January, we began sending out a monthly survey to our readers on a variety of topics. Chat Room is the new monthly feature that reports those survey results. This is a perfect venue to get to know your peers and where you stand in different categories. Do you have a question you want us to ask? Contact managing editor, Jasmina Dolce, at jdolce@greatamericanpublish.com. This month, we asked growers about plant trials, greenhouse structures and how they're preparing for summer. Here's what they had to say. Which plant trials do you attend? Many of you said: 67% said they conduct THEIR OWN IN-HOUSE PLANT TRIALS What characteristics do you look for when evaluating plant trials? Disease tolerance Heat tolerance Growth habit Flower size Consistency Presentation in container Greenhouse holding ability Longevity in the garden Flower and leaf colorhttp://www.GPNMAG.COM