Archive for June, 2007
Poinsettia Propagation IPM/Disease Control
Friday, June 29th, 2007Whenever you propagate any unrooted cuttings, disease and insect control play a big role in a growers success or failure. For poinsettias, there are a few things that I always do to help ensure a successful poinsettia prop season. As far as insects are concerned, I am only worried agout fungus gnats. If you’ve ever […]
8 inch Garden Mums
Thursday, June 28th, 2007We finished planting our 8 inch mums today and we put them straight outside. I laid them down pot to pot and will space them when they are ready. We are using drip-tape to irrigate them and they will be grown under natural season conditions. I hope that the 9 lb osmocote […]
Poinsettia Propagation
Thursday, June 28th, 2007So we are a few days into our poinsettia prop and its been pretty warm outside and that’s never good when your trying to keep a glass greenhouse cool and humid. The only way to accomplish this is with lots of water (preferably very fine mist or fog) and by shading the greenhouse. […]
Poinsettia Propagation.
Monday, June 25th, 2007And so it begins. Today we stuck our first cuttings into 10 inch pots. We are direct sticking five plants per pot and I expect good success with the cuttings we have received. They were in excellent shape when I opened the boxes. The coldpacks were still cold and the papertowels […]
Preparing for Poinsettia Propagation
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Next week we will start Poinsettia Propagation Season. This year, I will start one week earlier than last year in an effort to add the extra size I was lacking last year. I will start with our largest containers, 10 inch pots, and I will direct stick everything this time, which is a direct contrast to […]
Interviewing and Hiring a New Grower.
Sunday, June 17th, 2007Now that our season is winding down, I am able to focus on some of our needs for next year while everything is still fresh in my mind. I have a long list of improvements that we need to make in both production and culture, but my most important change for next season will be […]
Garden Mum Production. Pinch versus No Pinch.
Friday, June 15th, 2007Many growers will direct stick their garden mums but some of us stick our unrooted cuttings into liner trays. This year we used a 50 count ellepot tray for our cuttings. Normally this liner tray would add too much extra cost for a commodity crop like garden mums but we had some […]
Greenhouse IPM. Thrips, Whiteflies and Aphids.
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007One of my mentors used to say “Kill ‘em Good” whenever he saw me in my Tyvek suit ready to spray for bugs. I’ve tried to pass this wisdom on to my growers, but I’m not sure if it’s sinking in. This season has been an especially difficult one with regards to pest […]
Super Floral and OFA
Monday, June 11th, 2007So the Super Floral Show starts in Columbus, Ohio this week. I have never attended this large industry event but I will have the opportunity to experience it on Wednesday. I really don’t know what to expect from the show but I’ll be with some experienced people in our industry and I’m sure they’ll show me […]
Better Weather
Saturday, June 9th, 2007Like the rest of us in the Midwest, this week brought some cooler weather and with the temperate temps came decent sales. We have been able to ship more for this weekend than I thought. We are growing a pretty sizeable late season program including 8 inch annuals, 11 inch hanging baskets and […]
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