Archive for August, 2007
Garden Mums: Shipping ‘em out
Friday, August 31st, 2007We have finally started to ship some garden mums and I am glad to see them on a cart and on their way out. Overall, our quality is good, our size is right for the 8 inch and they have a great round shape. We need to review our varieties and timing a bit to […]
Ask a Grower is Traveling to San Diego
Monday, August 27th, 2007I will be visiting sunny San Diego in the middle of September and since its a bona fide hotbed of floriculture, I’ll be visiting a few growers while I’m there. This will be my first trip to California so I’ll spend some time on the beach and take in some sights in my spare […]
Poinsettia IPM: Whitefly Control
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007So it’s time to start thinking about what I will use for whitefly control this year. Actually, I’ve been thinking about it for a while now and I think I’ll try to use a spray program this year instead of a systemic imidaclorprid drench. I’ve always drenched my poinsettias with Marathon or in […]
Fall Pansy Production
Saturday, August 18th, 2007I have grown fall pansies for many years and I don’t know if there is another crop that is grown in two different seasons that has to be treated so differently in each season. What I’m trying to say is that pansies are so easy in the spring and they can be a difficult crop […]
Poinsettia Production: Graphical Tracking
Saturday, August 18th, 2007I’ve started a few graphs with the Ecke On Target Program and, so far, it isn’t my first choice as a graphing program for poinsettias. It seems to be a bit cumbersome and difficult to move through. The directions aren’t very clear and it’s not as straight-forward as the UNH FloraTrack. Time will tell if […]
Poinsettia Production: Graphical Tracking
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Now that we have started to pinch our poinsettias, it is time to get our graphical tracking started. We use the graphical tracking to ensure that we are on pace to meet our specs in terms of plant height and to help us make growing decisions such as growth regulator, temperature, and fertility. […]
Biological Control: Update
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007I have received and released our Orius also known as the Minute Pirate Bug(I love that name). We have our sticky cards up so we will be able to track the thrips populations in this particular house and we will be able to track the level of control. Below are pictures I took […]
Ask a Grower Forum: Discussion Board is Up
Sunday, August 5th, 2007I’ve started it, finally. The reason I started this website was to create a forum or discussion board where professional growers could get together to discuss and solve one another’s problems. There is a button titled “Ask a Grower Forum” at the top of the page (just below the title). This page […]
Poinsettia Production: Pinching Poinsettias
Sunday, August 5th, 2007I have always pinched poinsettias approximately 5 weeks after sticking them (when direct- sticking). You really should pinch them when they are ready so you can’t always pinch at the 5 week mark, but that is the norm in my experience. Our first ones to be pinched are the 10 inch and they were ready […]
Ask a Grower: New Look
Sunday, August 5th, 2007Well, I’ve changed the look of the site just a bit. I downloaded a new theme so we don’t have to look at the big green blob at the top of the old site. I still need to adjust a few things including changing the image in the header but I’ve not completely figured that […]
