CROP MANUAL erinus

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Compact Upright Pendula Maritima

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TM Classification: PUBLIC Finished Lobelia

Remarks. Series Type colour Pot size Comment N.A

Compact Upright upright green packs, 10,5-12 cm heat tolerance

Pendula trailing green 10,5-12 cm hanging baskets Maritima - green 10,5-12 cm crystals scented

Calendar Week 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

P F P F P F P F P F

Temperature dependent culture P F weeks P F P F P F P F P F P F

| Crop Manual | TM Classification: PUBLIC Lobelia erinus 2 Cultivation Advice

Alter temperature set points according to light levels. In fall and winter light levels generally are low and temperature set points are best decreased for optimum plant quality. Please note that lower temperatures will increase culture time. Later potting weeks need to pinch to get a proper habit in a 12 cm pot.

Fertilization & Substrate Light Tips & Tricks PGR Applications

Use a well-drained, disease-free, more freely when Lobelia can be potted in B-Nine has proven effective in controlling height in growing substrate with a pH of 5.2 day length > 12 hours. Lighting autumn weeks and kept cool over Lobelias. Use of foliar sprays before the begin to 5.8. Lobelias are light to plants in winter, when day length winter. This will give early flower to elongate will produce nice compact basket for moderate feeders and perform best < 12 hours, speeds flowering. In without supplement light. Lobelias. when a complete fertilizer. later spring, when plants are alar 30 g/l; depending state of cultivation, usually max grown under higher 2 times per culture temperatures, light shading.

Pests Diseases

Preventive insecticide: Preventive fungicide against soil Against chewing insects borne diseases like Botrytis, Botrytis, (caterpillar) Aphid, spider Rhizoctonia and rust.High risk of mites, trips, whitefly Virus infection. Preferred products depends on the country.

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Culture guideline at optimum average daily temperature 10 - 12°C: Culture week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Handling P FFFF

Temperature day 17-20°C 14-16°C Temperature night 12-15°C Light ☼ Shading 750 W/m2 Humidity 50-70% Moisture 3 pH 5.5-6.0 EC growing medium 1: 1.5 1-1.5 mS/cm volume extraction in water EC feeding in mS/cm 1- 1.5 mS/cm Fertilizer N:K 1:1-1:1,5

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