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TECHNICAL INFORMATION |
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| Life Cycle: | |
Perennial
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| Garden Height: | |
12 cm
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4,72 inch
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| Crop Time: | |
Plug crop: 6 weeks; Green pots: 8-12 weeks; Flowering pots: 5 months without vernalisation, 8 months with vernalisation
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| Seed Form: | |
Raw Seed
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| Sowing Time: | |
Green pots: January-June; Flowering pots: Early August-Mid September for flowering in 8th week
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| Sowing Method: | |
1-3 seeds per plug
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| Germination: | |
10-14 days at 18-22 °C in media with very low soluble salt levels and pH: 6.0-6.5. Cover seed lightly with vermiculite after sowing. Keep soil slightly moist but not wet.
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| Plug Culture: | |
From Stage II reduce the soil moisture but the plug should not dry out and reduce the temperature to 16-18 °C. Do not let soluble salt level rise above 0,50 EC. Start fertilization at 50 ppm nitrogen in a well balanced formula. During Stage III and Stage IV fertilization levels can be increased to 100-130 ppm.
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| Growing On: | |
4-5 weeks after sowing transplant 1 plant into a pack or pot (8-10 cm) and 3-5 plants into a bigger pot (13-15 cm).
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| Media: | |
Use a well-drained, growing perennial substrate, pH: 6.0-6.5.
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| Photoperiod / Light: | |
Day length neutral plants. Start in spring with supplemental lighting (30-40 klx) when the temperature rises above 15 °C for good plant quality.
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| Temperature: | |
Grow at 12-15 °C or outdoors. In winter indoors frost free at 3-5 °C or outdoors. Outdoor fleece cover needed. In spring the plants start to grow (from week 51 possible) for 9-11 weeks at 8-10 °C or for 5-6 weeks at 15-18 °C.
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| Fertilization: | |
Moderate fertilization levels are required.
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| Cultural Hints: | |
A cold cultivation is possible at temperatures 4-5 °C, but the crop time is increasing. In winter at temperatures above 15 °C supplemental light is required for growth stimulating.
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