Propagation
Reiger Begonias
Sunday, January 20th, 2008We propagate and finish a boatload of Reiger Begonias so you’re going to see me write about them a lot in the future. Right now we have a prop house full of them and we are transplanting them almost every week. We root them in a 25mm Elle arranged in a 3 x 17-strip tray. […]
Zonal Geranium Propagation: Dummen Survivor Series
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007Our first batch of Vegetative Geraniums are doing well so far. They’ve been in prop for about 10 days now and they are rooting well. We grow Dummen Geraniums and the picture below is from their Survivor Series. We propagate the cuttings using 25mm Elle’s in a strip tray that we can […]
Unrooted cuttings Vs. Rooted
Thursday, December 20th, 2007So who roots their own and who buys in rooted liners?
As a propagation facility, we don’t have to worry about buying in liners but a lot of growers don’t have the facilities or abilities to prop their own vegetative annuals.
I’m wondering what percentage of growers buy in rooted liners vs. unrooted cuttings.
Does anyone have any […]
Ellepots with Pindstrup for Propagation
Saturday, December 15th, 2007We are using Pindstrup for our ellepots this year and it is a terrific peat for propagation.
Pindstrup is a Danish company but the peat comes from Latvia. We aren’t using any additional amendments in our soil, just straight peat. This is good stuff.
Osteospermum Production: Dummen’s Summertime Purple
Monday, December 10th, 2007We are transplanting Osteospermum this week and I am very happy with our liners at this point. Check ‘em out. This is Dummen’s Summertime Purple propagated in a 25mm ellepot. Elle’s Rule!
Vegetative Annual Propagation: Rooting Under HID Lights
Saturday, December 8th, 2007We are fortunate to have HID lights in our prop houses and, for us, it makes a big difference when our cuttings are rooted under supplemental lighting. We can initiate rooting and get the cuttings off of mist 1 - 3 days sooner when we use supplemental lighting.
Has anyone else seen similar results?
