COMPLETE STEM
MID STEM
SEA WALTZ
SKY WALTZ
Waltz
- The Delphinium Waltz series is the commercial variety known all over due to its full flowered spike with richly true blue colored, shaterless flowers
- Single flower with strong vibrant blue colors that makes the variety unique
- This series features tall, strong and sturdy stems with evenly situated flowers
- Highly programmable when pruned
- Very versatile plant. You can get very tall thick stems doing stem selection in the field, or thinner and smaller spikes for the bouquet market
Suite (2)
Sky Waltz, Sea Waltz
Culture Tips
CROP TIME
From planting to harvest 10 weeks.
From pruning to harvest: 9 wekks.
STEM HEIGTH
100 cm
PLANTING DENSITY
10 plants/m2 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 stem. 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 an electric conductivity <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.
POST HARVEST 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
•Botrytiis sp.
