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May 2016 Cultural Notes & To Do List

TO DO LIST for May and June (revised DRS 4/25/05) Stopping: Most plants are stopped April 15 through June 1, including the Early English classes. Keep your stop list handy and follow it rigorously(Click on Cultivars of ECA on website … Continue reading

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April 2016 Cultural Notes and to do list

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

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March 2016 Cultural Notes & To Do list

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

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