Who knows the most about the plant?

Who knows the most about the plant?

One of the limits of diagnosing plant problems, unlike with human medicine, is that the patients cannot talk. However, asking questions of the person who knows the most about the plant often yields the most important information of all. People who work in a diagnostic laboratory will tell you the information on the sample is often more important than the sample itself. Try to find out from them the answers to the next question.

In some cases, the person who is most familiar with the plant is not the person with the direct responsibility for managing the plant. Consider a landscape around a commercial office building. The building’s owner may not be located in the building, and the company hired to manage the landscaping may only make periodical visits. Who knows most about the plants? It may be the people who work in the building. Do not overlook interviewing the people who actually see the plants on a day-to-day basis.