Day to day
Weekly Greenhouse Tasks
Monday, September 3rd, 2007I have decided to post a weekly greenhouse to do list at the beginning of each week. I’m sure I won’t list everything we’re doing but I’ll try to hit a few of the highlights for each week.
Week 36:
Follow up fungicide drench for poinsettia crops (it’s been about 4 weeks since the last one). I […]
Biological Control: Update
Monday, September 3rd, 2007Well it’s been about 3 weeks since I released our predatory insects and we are starting to see some results. When I released the Orius the thrips populations were starting to increase quickly. Over the next 2 weeks, our populations increased a bit more in the first week and then remained stable in […]
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
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. […]
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 […]
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