Category Archives: Cultural Notes

Cultural highlights for our April Meeting followed by our traditional to do list: April is always one of our strongest meetings of the year with hundreds of rooted cuttings for sale. This year there is more, so much more. At … 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 →

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 →