Chat Room 40% use controlled environment agriculture (CEA) methods. Of those growers using CEA production techniques... 88% USE GREENHOUSES 23% 20% 15% USE HIGH TUNNELS AND HOOP HOUSES USE HYDROPONICS USE VERTICAL GROWING Turn to page 20 for quick tips to hydroponic growing. What are the TOP THREE PRODUCTION CHALLENGES when growing petunias? 1. PGR APPLICATIONS 2. PEST MANAGEMENT 3. FERTILIZATION What is your preferred method of PGR APPLICATION? #1 WAS SPRAY AT 35% #2 WAS DRENCH AT 25% Turn to page 42 to learn more about success with PGRs 10 MARCH 2019 GPNMAG.COM Surfinia. They are hardy to wind and rain, and grow big and beautiful. " Crazytunias. We have very little problems, they are dependable, and the customers love them. " Potunias. They stay more compact and flowers don't shatter. " Success. For premium pots. " Turn to page 34 to read about top-performing petunias. Supertunia Vistas. They handle our heat and humidity very well. " Night Sky. It is different and original. " 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 CEA growing methods, petunia production and PGR use. Here's what they had to say. Do you have a preferred petunia variety/series? Wave. For the display, uniformity and color choices. " Are you growing petunias in 2019? 63% YEShttp://www.GPNMAG.COM