PRIMER PLANO
PLANO MEDIO
COMPLETE STEM
Joe
• New Sunflower for BallSB
• Tends to open upwards
• Good for open fields production.
• Perfect for Bouquets.
• Highly productive: low number of petite flowers
• Stem Length: +150 cm
Culture Tips
CROP TIME
From planting to harvest: 11-12 weeks.
PLANTING DENSITY
50 plants/ m2
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.
HARVEST
Harvest when flowers are beginning 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 doses for 4 hours.
PESTS & DISEASES
•Aphids
•Thrips
•Botrytis
