Category Archives: Cultural Notes

Here are some notes from our April 2014 meeting about soils and fertilizers by Chris Brookes: Soil mixes: At the March 2014 meeting I talked about the importance of increasing AIR near the roots and the possibility of adding more … Continue reading →

MARCH TO DO LIST (edited from DRS 2-21-05) 1. Clean pots and gather materials for potting:· For soilless growers, supplies include soilless mix, Peters 9-45-15 fertilizer, and optionally, ¼ inch screened pumice, perlite or grit. Most of our growers use … Continue reading →

PLANT CULTURE – Continue to start plants for our public sale in April. Plants must be given protection for the first few months and carefully nurtured to establish strong root systems before potting or repotting. In February, take starts for … Continue reading →