May 2023 - 31

40 UNDER 40
Jaclyn Workentine
LEAD GROWER
WALTERS GARDENS
ZEELAND, MICHIGAN
Accomplishments:
* Established quality control
practices in the shipping
department and at contract grower
sites, and has created lines of
communication to streamline sorting processes.
* Developed training PowerPoints and schedules for
incoming employees.
* Advanced from grower technician to lead grower in
under a year.
A Beautiful Arrangement:
Jaclyn is a certified floral designer. " I love to design with locally
grown flowers, and in the warmer months I often have fresh
floral arrangements on my kitchen table. "
An Avid Reader:
Reading is one of Jaclyn's favorite hobbies, along with cooking
and gardening. She typically reads 40 to 50 books a year,
including a re-reading or listening to the audiobook of " Pride
and Prejudice " once a year (the 2005 version of the movie is
her favorite, too).
Ping Yu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA
Accomplishments:
* Earned her Ph.D. from
Texas A&M University,
working on replacing peat moss with biochar as a container
substrate component for greenhouse plant production and
then spent approximately a year as a postdoc associate at
University of Florida before her move to Georgia.
* Established an applied research program at UGA focusing
on ornamental production to help growers increase
their profitability.
* Selected as an American Society for Horticultural Science
graduate scholar and outstanding student, and participated
in the National Floral Forum.
Adrenaline Pumping:
Ping went skydiving on her birthday four years ago and is
currently training for a marathon.
Not Too Hot:
She can't get enough hot pot, a traditional Sichuan food that
you boil everything you like into a spicy soup: " Ironic thing is
I can't handle spicy well like other Sichuan people. "
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of May 2023

Table of Contents
Editor's Report
Industry News
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: From Beginner to Epic Gardening
Technically Speaking: Lighting Plants Indoors, Without Sunlight
Forty Under 40: Honorees of 2023
Technology: Growth Strategy by Way of Automation
Culture Report: Geum Tempo Series
Editors' Picks
Vaughn's View: Colorful & Vibrant Annual Introductions for 2024 — Part 1
Product Marketplace
Classifieds/Ad Index
Chat Room
May 2023 - 1A
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May 2023 - Table of Contents
May 2023 - Editor's Report
May 2023 - 5
May 2023 - Industry News
May 2023 - 7
May 2023 - Forty Under 40 Perspectives: From Beginner to Epic Gardening
May 2023 - 9
May 2023 - Technically Speaking: Lighting Plants Indoors, Without Sunlight
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May 2023 - Forty Under 40: Honorees of 2023
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May 2023 - Technology: Growth Strategy by Way of Automation
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May 2023 - Culture Report: Geum Tempo Series
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May 2023 - Editors' Picks
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May 2023 - Vaughn's View: Colorful & Vibrant Annual Introductions for 2024 — Part 1
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May 2023 - Product Marketplace
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May 2023 - Chat Room
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