Minibella

CROP TIME

From planting to harvest: 20 weeks

From pruning: 18 weeks.

STEM HEIGHT

80 cm

PLANTING DENSITY

6 Plants/m2 net. Plants are spaced in a quincunx pattern with 40 cms between plants.

PRE-PLANTING

Soil: Loose and well-drained soil, at least 25 cms deep.

pH: 5.5 to 6.5

Netting: 2-3 levels

EC: 0.8 to 1.2

PINCH

Pinch apex when plants have 8 pairs of leaves. Four days after pinch apply GA3 at 150 ppm. A second GA3 application can be done selectively 8 days after the first application to plants with delayed growth.

PRUNING

Low approx. 2 to 3 cm (1 to 2 in).

If no drip system is used, to prevent diseases it must be higher (at 5 cms).

It is advised to seal with fungicides to protect from diseases.

THINING AFTER PRUNING

5 weeks after pruning, shoot selection must be completed leaving 8 to 10 uniform shoots.

IRRIGATION

Use overhead irrigation for the first week after planting. Then, switch to drip irrigation. Keep the soil at field capacity during the establishment of the plant.  Apply 4-5 L/day/m2 (according to environmental conditions). Reduce irrigation to 2-3 L/day/m2 when the floral bud appears.

One week before pruning, stop irrigation and restart 1 week after pruning at 2 L/day/m2 and increasing it gradually up to 4-5 L/day/m2 as leaves appears.

HARVEST

When grown under greenhouse, harvest when 70 to 80% of the flowers are open.

When grown outside, harvest when 30% of the flowers are open followed by  5 to 7 days inside an opening chamber at a temperature of 76° F to 81°F and high relative humidity (50%-60%).  Clean scisors twice per bed with disinfecting solution (Timsen 2 g/L).

POST HARVEST TREATMENT

Water Parameters

Use citric acid to bring the pH down to 4.0.

EC: < 400 µS/ cm

Harvest at 70% -80% flower opening

Immediately after harvest, hydrate stems in STS  harvesting solution for 24 hours.

Harvesting Solution:  Chrysal  AVB: 1 ml/L; AVB Booster: 1 ml/L

Then hydrate in a Chrysal Profesional 2 solution at 6 ml/L for 12 hours in a cold room.

Harvest at 30% flower opening

Apply same harvesting solutions and conditions as above,  then place stems in a opening solution until desired floral opening  (50%-80%).

Openning Solution:  Chrysal OVB: 2 ml/L; Professional 3: 10 gr/L; Sugar: 30 g/L

Rplace the solution every 2 days. 

Opening Room Conditions:  Temp  ≤28 ° C and RH 50%

PESTS & DISEASES

•Leaf miner

•Thrips

•Powdery mildewTM

Mites