This was very informative! I learned all the things I was doing "wrong" that I could correct to produce an even better crop. The flowers are just stunning. I'd like to see a chart that shows the suggested planting dates for each group, within growing zones (I'm 9A). Or by latitude or temperature of soil. I'd like to hear how to overwinter (plant in fall and & harvest in spring) lisianthus...Group 1?
It's worth it! I did a tray from plugs this spring without knowing any of this. In retrospect, I'm amazed I didn't kill them ten times over in my heavy clay, heavy rains, dense planting... Yeah. My stems weren't the most amazing ever, but they were surprisingly very nice and I sold every single one to customers who came back still gushing over them for weeks. I'd say, give a small number a try if you have a few square feet to spare, just to see if it's really as hard as it sounds. I don't think it is!
I would like to know if solarization is enough to combat fusarium? Does the actual high temp achieved, or the duration of high temp, change the relative success? It helps with some other things that are issues in my area, so it's what we're doing anyway, but I've heard mixed things about its efficacy with fusarium.
This was very informative! I learned all the things I was doing "wrong" that I could correct to produce an even better crop.
The flowers are just stunning.
I'd like to see a chart that shows the suggested planting dates for each group, within growing zones (I'm 9A). Or by latitude or temperature of soil.
I'd like to hear how to overwinter (plant in fall and & harvest in spring) lisianthus...Group 1?
Too fussy for me to waste the growing retail space here in growing zone 5b I give credit to those who have the patience for such a one and done crop.
It's worth it! I did a tray from plugs this spring without knowing any of this. In retrospect, I'm amazed I didn't kill them ten times over in my heavy clay, heavy rains, dense planting... Yeah. My stems weren't the most amazing ever, but they were surprisingly very nice and I sold every single one to customers who came back still gushing over them for weeks. I'd say, give a small number a try if you have a few square feet to spare, just to see if it's really as hard as it sounds. I don't think it is!
I would like to know if solarization is enough to combat fusarium? Does the actual high temp achieved, or the duration of high temp, change the relative success? It helps with some other things that are issues in my area, so it's what we're doing anyway, but I've heard mixed things about its efficacy with fusarium.