Firehouse Verbena Minimum Culture Standards
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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
Average Temperatures
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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
Average Moles
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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.