So like I said, these growers in Holland are producing 60 million stems per farm, and there's dozens of similar farms. And that is something you really need to be able to do. Read this first. They are coming to us through Farmer Bailey at Ardelia farm. Farmer Bailey describes this series as "very double fringed" love it yet "is less tolerant of less than ideal conditions . This was such an informative webinar. Thank you. Next year, I'll experiment with different kinds of soil-less starting mixes and see if one works better than the others. This group is for professional growers only. It just like shredded my fingers. So, this is really what your plugs should be looking like when they arrive. Still didn't have enough room even though I brought a whole car. They only took me 4 years (and finally buying plugs from Farmer Bailey ) to successfully grow an amazing crop!". Bio Fungicide products such as RootShield, Actinovate and PreFence offer some help in battling fusarium as they attach to the roots before they are exposed to the pathogens and provide a protective layer. That's just 12 weeks to produce a tiny littleplug and if you're giving them, you know, subpar conditions,you're looking at 14 or 16 weeks that you have to tend to this thing. If you have 10 buds and you remove half of them, those remaining five are going to be bigger in the end because you're not putting all the resources into all the buds, so regardless of your approach, that first flower will not be useful by the time the next layer of buds is open. A lot of the early breeding happened in Florida and then I'll show you how far it's come in just a really short time. And here they are in a couple of colors. And also never, never plant into dry soil. 14-21 days of vase life is not uncommon. Keep them mostly above 20, leave them in place. They're really prone to getting rootbound, so go on and put them in a bigger tray. BH: So, the trick there is you have to get them in the ground before your soil getshot. But again, just wanted to say thank you so much for being with us tonight. This gives us plenty of time to source seed and schedule bench space to grow your trays specifically for you. Sorry, that's a little bit blurry, but you get the idea. or fungicide before transplant if fusarium is present in your soil. The Breeders in Japan didnt understand what we wanted in the US. Flower Farming Fran Parrish April 15, 2021 . Yeah, alright, well thank you so much. There are a few items (Scoop Scabiosa, Chocolate Cosmos, Geum, Veronica, etc.) It doesn't just have to be lisianthus, but it's always a fun day when these show up in your driveway or in your greenhouse. If everyone is so enthusiastic and they want to order a pallet of 30 flats for next season. I mean, it might work for some people if you have really strong lights and you're just really, a careful waterer, or you never give them a bad dayin their lives. I haven't had to mist the surface of the cells. Farmer Bailey, hes also known as. Drench plugs with a biofungicide (Rootshield, Actinovate, PreFence, etc.) Update: January 29: Teeny Lisi sprouts continue to do their thing. Me too. And I'll let you get started because everybody is here to hear you, not me. We really appreciate it. But sweet peas were the main focus. It wasn't good for her. BH: Yeah, I'll be in Kentucky for just three days, but I'm having brunch with Val, so yeah. I recommend using 2 layers of support netting with Lisianthus. This is, well, this is my production in Vermont, but this is something they do in Japan. You might, you know, soak the trays on arrival and Actinovate and then soak in one more time and RootShield before you plant. Much love,Sweet Girl :D Most of the peat-based medias are sterile and we're still using peat in the US. Even in plain clean water, Lisianthus should last well more than a week. The regular temp for the space (my office) is around 60-65F, so I'm feeling good about the location for our experiment. In the field, plant 2-4 weeks before last frost. BH: Great. So, you don't need to panic, but if you're thinking about plugs this year, this is a really great week to get your order in because you know, come Christmas time things start getting tight, the space is just fully booked. If you do not pinch you will get fewer but larger stems. But you can see the plant in the middle. I bottom water every other day, sometimes even every third day. Big healthy plants covered in mostly champagne blooms!, " I have several favorites but strawflowers are way up there! Yeah, just look for those shortest coolest days of the year and that's when you're going to want to plant if you're in a really warm spot. By planting some of each group, you naturally stagger your harvest window as you have some early bloomers, some late bloomers, and some in between. PLUGS + BULBS: Fred C Gloeckner & Co + Farmer Bailey. It was hard to get, especially when you're planting you know eight per square foot, those holes have to be so you have so many holes per square foot. Croma Series. I prefer to grow all Lisianthus in a tunnel, but for field growing, perhaps avoid the big ruffled types. Not many people are, especially in Kentucky, you can ignore this part. Here on our 50 acre slice of heaven in the northeast corner of Vermont we produce cut flowers, sweet pea seed, beef, pork, and chicken. Down to 20 is OK as long as they are in the ground. Our last frost in Western New York Zone 6b is approximately mid-May, so I choose to plant Lisianthus 4 weeks early, around April 15th. Dont leave your tray of plugs outside if it's going to be 20 degrees because the roots are very vulnerable when they're sitting on top of the ground. Sort by Best sellers first Filter by Availability: All Lisianthus Mariachi Pink F1 Seed starting at $16.20 Lisianthus Mariachi Carmine Seed starting at $14.58 Lisianthus Mariachi Pure White Seed starting at $16.20 Lisianthus Rosanne 1 Brown F1 Seed Rip those plants out immediately, and as a precaution I recommend ripping out the plants growing next to the affected plant to create a firewall of sorts. Transplant in early spring into rich soil in full sun. But then we'd have to have that pelleted with an organic certified pellet in the US, and you're looking at 50 to 100,000 seeds per variety. I think they will all respond to it. Very long lasting. And there are some single petaled ones. We'll talk a little bit about the production of lisianthus. They are very well-suited to being grown in Kentucky. So, I encourage you to start breeding organic lisianthus and growing organic plugs and let me know when they're ready and I'd be happy to sell them for you. And then look to the right - that's probably about four weeks later, you start to see - you can actually start seeing the green. Make sure you leave lots of questions. Everyone's conditions are different, but just remember that cool start requirement and ample water in the early weeks and you'll be safe. If they sense it's getting really hot, they decide that they're not going to flower this year. So, our minimum order is 3 trays. I get a lot of questions about can you grow organic plugs? It must be warm enough (general summer conditions are warm enough), it must be receiving "long days" like we all have in summer. There's an identical one behind me. I ordered from Farmer Bailey (www.farmerbailey.com) and they come from the Gro n' Sell program. The greatest number of Available Now trays will be listed Weeks . It must be receiving enough light intensity, again, easily provided in summer. Water, even if it is moistsoil, water again. You're in a special location. You have actually a nice little greenhouse environment over your plants. Keep at 50-55 degrees for germination. And, you know, hope folks reach out for good information. And this is really a new crop. BH: Great question. Something that's labeled for, you know, drenching the soil. 1 tray is 1/2 Roseanne Black Pearl and 1/2 Mariachi Pure White. I ordered some OMRI listed Rootshield to apply for algae control. If you see something that looks like it's not going to grow upwards and you're just getting a rosette of leaves, that is probably rosetted. And I've seen the supply change since then, so I'm glad they heard the message. Yeah, I get that a lot. Her parents' farms is home to 20 acres of fresh fruit, all of which is available at the farm stand. Testing is usually free or low cost, and will save you the headache of guessing what pathogen you are actually dealing with. CF: The fact that it's deer resistant, at least, or deer proof, that makes it very appealing for here in Kentucky for sure. If an item goes out of stock, or there is a shipping charge discrepancy, you will be notified via email and refunded promptly. That's really the first step - just keeping your humidity high. I have also had good luck using some conventional fungicides labeled for drenching greenhouse crops, and have achieved good preventive control of fusarium. You want to just kind of step them through the process a little bit? I only know of one who is sort of organic. They have LED lights up there. Everyone who registered will get a follow up e-mail from Kristin with the link and also you know some of the questions that we didn't have time to get to tonight, or that weresuper-specific. The thing with lisianthus is, it takesus 12 weeks to grow them, so we need your order 13 or more weeks beforeyou want them. Follow the link below to learn how it all works. Two of the trays have only Mariachi Pure White seeds. BH: Well, fabric is plastic. You can go, I'm sure you can go, a little cooler, but then you risk maybe if it's verging on freezing, sometimes you might lose some. That helps airflow down the middle. Lisianthus will not flower in the plug tray like some plants will, it must reach a certain stage of maturity before buds will form. So that's in January. The wild version, that tells you so much about what that plant wants to succeed. So, the plastic mulch kind of closes around the plant after you plant. I think Vermont compost has some donkey manure and chicken manure in it as well as, you know, municipal compost. Why Choose Gro 'n Sell? You may also see botrytis. They are coming to us through Farmer Bailey at Ardelia farm. Now, being in Vermont, I like to go where it's sunny in the winter time. Let me just go on a tangent here. I use two layers of support netting. The second flush will branch, so you probably get maybe three or four on your second flush. It's an annual. It does have a really great rose shape that was sort of the initial selling point for lisianthus. I have made this mistake enough times to last a lifetime. Some of them are frost free or just generally warm. You know maybearound the uh, yeah, late December, early January, and I know some folks in New Orleans that plant usually early January because days are short. And, this is actually in Japan. CF: Alright, well thank you so much, Bailey! There's a kind of a natural stopping point. You can plant one year and harvest that same year. You will see some, if you ever have a flower, that pops its head off, that's because it probably didn't have uniform watering in its life. They leave an open space down the middle of the rows. Another little trick I've learned, don't put your plug tray on the ground when it arrives. Read more Designer Highlight: Moniek Vanden Berghe So, this is the series that launched this whole thing. I think I paid $2.00 a stick, a 10-foot piece, when I bought it and now it's going for $8.00 or $9.00, so that becomes less economical at that price. I'm sure there are many of you out there who understand! Feel free to reach out with any questions or specific requests at info@farmerbailey.com. OK, the main diseases. I remember that from my years in college and from growing plants there. Our perennial store for commercial growers is now closed for the summer season. A place to discuss custom plug orders and needs so that "Farmer Bailey" can better meet the plug needs of the professional flower farmer. Eustoma is the botanical name. 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