Sun Fill
Novel green and purple sunflower.
Often, sunflower backs can be just as beautiful and interesting as the faces. To bring the "sunflower back" look to the forefront, American sunflower breeder Tom Heaton bred two innovative varieties (Sun-Fill Green and Sun-Fill Purple) with highly ornamental sepals that wrap the flower face, creating that look typically only found on the back of the flower.
Suite (2)
Purple and green
Culture Tips
CROP TIME
From planting to harvest: 11 weeks.13 weeks in total cycles
PLANTING DENSITY
50 plants/ m 2 oR 5 plants/pft 2
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 levels
IRRIGATION
The soil should be at field’s capacity. Apply from 5.0 to 5-5 l/m2/day according to the organoleptic monitoring.
FERTILIZATION
Excessive fertilizer may result in plant overgrowth. Boro deficiencies may cause flower distorsion.
A general fertilization formula can be the following:
N: 80 ppm
P: 40 ppm
K: 160 ppm
Ca: 120 ppm
Mg: 60 ppm
S: 50 ppm
Fe: 2 ppm
Mn: 2.5 ppm
Cu, Zn y B: 0.2 ppm.
Stop fertilization 5 weeks after transplant to avoid excessive growth of the stem.
STEM LENGTH
1.10 - 1 20 m
HARVEST
Harvest when flowers begin to unfold their petals and with two center rings opened. The flower heads are individually entangled and assembled in bunches of 10 stems.
POST HARVEST TREATMENT
Hydrate in an initial Chrysal solution at 0.3 gr/ liter dosis for 4 hours.
PESTS & DISEASES
•Aphids
•Thrips
•Botrytis