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 … Continue reading →

February Cultural Notes and to Do List 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 … Continue reading →