Category Archives: Cultural Notes

OCTOBER TO DO LIST This month the focus is on finishing the blooms, preparing them for transport to the show and the grooming and presentation of the blooms for the show. 1. Care and feeding, -Tie cedar support stakes under … Continue reading →

 Once the buds have broken the membrane and some petal tips are showing it’s imperative to get the pots into or under some kind of shelter where they will remain through final bloom development. The basic idea is to protect … Continue reading →

August is still a major growing month so continue with the usual summer watering feeding and pest control programs up until the buds are taken. Continue to stake and reduce the number of laterals as buds appear. Experience suggests there … Continue reading →