BLUE
BLUE
BLUE
LAVANDER
WHITE
Guardian
- Very uniform blooming, making it easier to harvest
- Features double flower blooms that have unique colors excelling over other commercial varieties
- An essential choice for commercial cut flower growers as well as consumers: it provides a vertical element to flower arrangements, and its 3-color assortment makes for great solid bunches
Suite (3)
Blue, White, Lavander
Culture Tips
CROP TIME
From planting to harvest 11 weeks.
From prune to harvest: 10 weeks.
STEM HEIGHT:
75 cm
PLANTING DENSITY
10-12 plants/m2 net or 1 plant /ft2 net.
PRE-PLANTING
Soil: Well drained, loose soil with no clusters, at least 25 cm (10 in.) deep.
pH: 5.5 to 6.5
Netting: 2-3 levels
PRUNING
Optional. Leave between 2 to 3 cm (1 to 2 in.) of the stems. If no drip irrigation is available, do a higher pruning. Always seal the wound to avoid infection.
IRRIGATION
Apply a daily average volume of 5 to 5.5 l/m2/day according to the soild’s humidity evapotranspiration conditions and the organoleptic evaluation. At the end of harvest, stop irrigation and restart one week after pruning.
FERTILIZATION
A general fertilization formula can be the following:
N: 80 ppm
P: 40 ppm
K: 150 ppm
Ca: 120 ppm
Mg: 50 ppm
S: 50 ppm
Fe: 2 ppm
Mn: 2.5 ppm
Cu, Zn & B: 0.2 ppm
Maintain EC < 1.3
HARVEST
The optimal harvest stage is when one flower has its petals straight and when the petals start to separate. The maximum cut stage is when the inflorescence has 30% of open flowers.
POSTHARVEST TREATMENT
Use AVB (o.5cm3 /Lt of Water). Mix very well and add AVB Booster (1 cm3/Lt of Water. Keep the flower in this solution for 4 hrs. Then hydrate for 4 hrs in CHRYSAL PROFESSIONAL 2 (10 cm3/Lt of Water).
PACKAGING AND STORAGE
After post-harvest treatment, pack 20 bouquets in a hamper box all placed in the same direction. Immediately after, store in cold room to maintain vase life. Store the hamper box vertically to avoid twisted stems.
PESTS & DISEASES
•Slugs
•Pythium sp
•Thrips sp
•Powdery mildewTM
•Botrytys sp