Firehouse Verbena Minimum Culture

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Firehouse Verbena Minimum Culture Standards

¡ Tray size: 102

¡ Stick: Week 4

¡ Pinch: Week 8

¡ Transplant: Week 9

¡ PGR Application: Week 11 & 12

¡ Finish: Week 17

¡ Total crop time: 13 Weeks

¡ Soil pH: 5.8 (ideal pH 5.8-6.2)

¡ Fertilizer 17-5-17 (200 ppm N)

¡ Container Size: 1 Gallon

§ Treatments:

1. Control, (Pinch/No PGR)

2. B-Nine 2,500/ Cycocel 750 ppm spray

3. Bonzi 2 ppm Drench

4. Florel 300 ppm Spray

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March Temperatures - 2017

Average (°F) Max (°F) Min ( °F)

Average Temperatures

Month Average (°F) Max (°F) Min (°F)

March 67 °F 79 °F 66 °F

April 67 °F 79 °F 61 °F

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April Temperatures - 2017

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March 2017 – Average mol/m¯²d¯¹

Average Moles:

• March: 20.1 mol/m¯²d¯¹

• April: 24.1 mol/m¯²d¯¹

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April 2017 - mol/m¯²d¯¹

Firehouse White Ipd

Control7 Weeks After Transplant

Firehouse Burgundy Imp Firehouse Light Pink Firehouse Pink Imp

Firehouse Purple

B-Nine 2,500/Cycocel 750 ppm7 Weeks After Transplant

Firehouse Pink ImpFirehouse Light PinkFirehouse Purple

Firehouse Purple

Bonzi 2 ppm7 Weeks After Transplant

Firehouse Pink IpdFirehouse White Ipd

Florel 300 ppm7 Weeks After Transplant

Firehouse Purple

Firehouse White IpdFirehouse Burgundy Ipd Firehouse Light Pink Firehouse Pink Ipd

Firehouse Verbena Minimum Culture Standards Spring 2017

¡ Firehouse verbena were successfully grown with a pinch 2 weeks prior to transplant and no PGR.

¡ Growers desiring some growth control can use B-Nine 2,500/Cycocel 750 ppm spray applications 2 weeks after transplant, or a Bonzi 2 ppm drench application 3 weeks after transplant.

¡ Florel 300 ppm spray application 2 weeks after transplant provided some control as well. With minor flower delay.