Garden flowers that don't make good cut flowers
WoodsTea 6a MO
5 years ago
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I cut my orchids back - they don't flower
Comments (1)Rachael, the debate about cutting the stems off at the base or not will go on forever. I cut them off as do the specialist Phalaenopsis growers. There should be an annual cycle of growing a new flowering stem and flowering. There are various triggers to flowering but the most common one is a slight cooling down in Autumn which happens naturally here because the house is not centrally heated. How much cooling down, not too sure, but say a dip below 20C to say 16C. What about sunlight? Phals do better with some filtered sunlight, early morning or late afternoon, mostly unfiltered, Noon sunlight strongly filtered. There must be some good complete notes on Phalaenopsis culture for UK conditions on the net and there is some good information in the frequently asked questions questions on this site. To find the FAQ's and past posts on Phalaenopsis, put Phalaenopsis in the search box on top of the discussions page. Still puzzled? Describe your growing conditions, fertilizer, watering, orchid names etc details/ procedures and ask more questions....See MoreGuys don't buy flowers
Comments (8)DapperDahlia/Carrie, Phil wasn't being serious -- Thus the tongue in cheek reference. We have never had a problem selling flowers to men/guys. Maybe our customers are more cosmopolitan; but, I doubt it. At the market we don't have to act. We're flower farmers; and, most people appreciate that. We also don't wear our bib overalls to market. Those we wear on the farm. Most farmers clean themselves up to look presentable. The ones wearing the bibs at the market are the 'pretend farmers.' Unfortunately, we have resellers at the market because the city hasn't quite caught on that they are not a good thing. As far as the tips, that's considered hawking. All the markets we attend have rules pertaining to that activity. Three warnings; and, ones butt gets put to the curb. It isn't tolerated. Markets are a refined social outing. If the customers wanted excanges with a 'carni,' they would most likely go to a carnival. How about some tips though on how to make our bouquets stand out from the other 20 or so flower vendors? Maybe a few snapshots of your spiffy booth. Hope you hang around, Phil. Do you have your helmet strapped on tightly? Some of us flower growers are pretty tired and cranky right about now; and, sometimes we forget our manners..............See MoreFlower Show Marathon: Philly Next, but Don't Forget 'Springfest'!
Comments (1)Did anyone go to Springfest?...See MoreWhat flowers don't chilli thrips like?
Comments (5)Yes, it does make sense. Still, if you are concerned about expense you can take inexpensive preventative measures. Do you have a good sprayer? I purchased a good one that fits on my back and I was able to find a long extension to put at the end of it from a citrus supplier. I can get to and under almost anything with it. If you spray the roses and the plants nearby with horticultural oil right after they start really putting out new growth (after pruning) you will kill virtually all the thrips that are there. If you repeat about two weeks after with some spinosad that should pretty much do it. Shouldn't be too expensive. On my property the only plants they really attacked were the roses. Thrips are bad right after the first spurt of growth. If you get them then they probably won't be much of a problem afterwards. The thrips didn't seem to bother the OGRs much, just the hybrid teas. What I did is include the insecticide with spinosad in it with the other chemicals that one uses to spray roses for the first two or three times I sprayed and then after that it was enough--still needed to spray the HTs to control black spot, which is really bad here in humid Florida....See MoreUser
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