Caring for Young Plants
Open boxes and bags in an area away from production and shake URCs or plugs over white and black backgrounds (big paper or cardboard works best) to look for thrips and mites.
Remember to scout for mites and thrips larvae/pupae with hand lens, as sticky cards only catch flying pests.
Bedding Plant PGR Guide
There are many PGR products, application methods, and rates that can be used to grow high quality bedding plants. BFG recommends the following PGR program guidelines for various groups of spring bedding plants. In addition to using these programs as a guide, the appearance of the plant can also indicate if your crop is sufficiently regulated or in need of another application. Small, dark green leaves that are curled downward indicate that your plants are still under the spell of PGR’s. Once the plant starts sending out new growth and lighter green leaves indicate that the plant is breaking free of the PGR and may need another application.
PGR Control Strategies
There are many types of Plant Growth Regulators, some shorten the internodes on a plant and slow down growth, some knock f lower buds off and delay flowering and there are others that promote branching, internode and plant growth. Which one you use depends on what you need it to do.
Tap into our resources
The best environment for rooting cuttings is also favorable for Botrytis and fungus gnats – be sure to scout and prepare to be proactive against attacks
Each grower’s situation is different, so the key is to trial, make small adjustments, and over time you can develop a plant growth regulator program that is ideally suited to your crops.
There are many types of Plant Growth Regulators, some shorten the internodes on a plant and slow down growth, some knock flower buds off and delay flowering and there are others that promote branching, internode and plant growth.
