Julie

CROP TIME

From planting to harvest: 11-12 weeks.

STEM HEIGHT 

60 cm

PLANTING DENSITY

80 plants m2 net (7 plants ft 2net)

PRE-PLANTING

Soil: Well drained soil, very well leveled surface, no clusters, at least 25 cm (10 in.) deep.

pH: 5.5 to 6.6

Netting: 2 levels

ADDITIONAL LIGHT

Start 7 days after transplant when the plants have true leaves.  Long day conditions favors the growth of the flower buds, but the final flower

development is hastened under short days conditions. Stop the additional lightning when plants are 40 to 45 cm (15 to 17 in) high or approximately in week 9.

Add light considering a critical 14 hour photoperiod, although 16 hours is optimal.  Light can be added continuously or by pulses up to 4 additional hours at night.   6 foot-candle is required.

DISBUD

8-9 weeks after planting, remove flower bud when a well defined bud appears.  This helps shape the spray.

IRRIGATION

Apply an average daily volume  of 5 to 5.5l/m2/day according to the soil’s humidity evapotranspiration conditions and the organoleptic evaluation.

Excess irrigation can cause pathogens  development and physiological desiquilibrium.

FERTILIZATION

High nitrogen increases susceptibility to Botrytis. A general formula can be the following:

N: 120 ppm , P: 50 ppm, K: 150 ppm

Ca: 120 ppm, Mg: 50 ppm, S: 50 ppm

Fe: 2 ppm, Mn: 2.5 ppm, Cu,: 0.2 ppm

Zn: 0.2 ppm, B: 0.2 ppm.

HARVEST

Harvest when 40% of flowers are colored or according to client’s requirements.

POSTHARVEST TREATMENT

Hydrate stems for 2 hours in STS solution with 6 cc/l dosis. Then, hydrate in Crhyslar professional 2 solution (6 cc/l) for 12 hours in a cold room.

PESTS & DISEASES

•Aphids

•Thrips

•Leaf miner

•Fusarium oxysporum. (It is recommended to rotate. The crop)

•Botrytis (crown rot).

•Very susceptible to phyto-toxicities.