Poinsettias
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 […]
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 […]
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