Every time a plant is touched, there’s risk—and cost.

In this conversation, we break down why plant “touchpoints” matter more than most facilities realize. From disease pressure to labor efficiency, excessive handling quietly inflates costs and introduces variability across a crop cycle.

We walk through a simple exercise: counting planned plant touches from transplant to harvest—and show why many operations could remove entire steps by rethinking container strategy, trellising, and workflow design.

This isn’t about cutting corners. It’s about designing systems that need less intervention to begin with.

00:00 – Touching = Risk

00:24 – Why Touches Matter

01:10 – Count Your Touches

01:56 – Target: ~6 Touches

02:34 – Too Many Is a Signal

03:29 – Trellis & Workflow Design

05:28 – Transplant Choices

06:24 – Do Less, On Purpose

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