Popstars™ Deep Blue

Phlox Popstars™ Culture Guide Botanical name: Phlox drummondii Media pH: 5.5–5.9 Product form: Seed Media EC: SME 0.5 to 0.75 mS/cm Containers: Packs, Pints, Quarts, Gallons, Hanging Fertilizer: 75–125 ppm N Baskets Moisture level: Media should be allowed to dry between Habit: Mounded irrigations. Alternate between moisture level 3 and 4. Garden Specifications 3 - MOIST: Soil is brown in color, strongly squeezing the soil will extract a few drops of water, and trays are light with no Garden Height: 10–12” (25–30 cm) tall visible bend. Garden Width: 14–16” (25–40 cm) wide 4 - WET: Soil is dark brown but not shiny, no free water is Exposure: Full sun seen at the surface of the soil, when pressed or squeezed USDA zone: 11 water drips easily, and trays are heavy with a visible bend in AHS zone: 9–1 the middle. Product use: Packs, Containers, Hanging Baskets, Patio Pinching: No Pots, Combos Plant growth regulators (PGRs): PGRs are usually Germination not necessary under proper growing conditions. If needed due ® Stages 1 & 2 to low light and/or high temperatures, sprays of B-Nine WSG at 2,500 ppm are effective. Germination time: 3–5 days Plug grow time: 4–5 weeks in a 288-cell tray Media temp: 68–72 °F 20–22 °C) Comments: Keep EC lees than 0.75 mS/cm as Chamber: Optional Phlox drummondii are sensitive to high salts. For this reason, do not Light: Not required for germination try and control growth by growing the plugs dry as well. Seed cover: Yes Moisture level: 5 - SATURATED: Soil is dark brown Finishing and shiny, free water is present at the surface of the soil, water Temperature drips freely from the bottom of the tray, and trays are heavy Day: 60–62 °F (16–17 °C) with a visible bend in the middle. Night: 56–58 °F (13–14 °C) Rec. tray size: 288-cell tray Average daily temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) Seeds per cell: 1 Lighting Young Plant Production Day extension lighting: Not necessary Stages 3 & 4 Light intensity: 4,000–6,000 foot candles Temperature Day length response: Day neutral Day: 62–64 °F (17–18 °C) Daily light integral: 14–16 mols/day Night: 60–62 °F (16–17 °C) Transplanting: Transplant directly into the finished Average daily temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) container. Place the rooting media slightly below the level of media in the container. Make sure the root ball is covered and Lighting that the plug is situated in the center of the pot. Day extension lighting: Not necessary Media pH: 5.5–5.9 Light intensity: 2,000–3,000 foot candles (400–600 Media EC: SME EC: 0.9–1.3 mS/cm, PourThru EC: 1.4–2.0 micro mols) mS/cm Day length response: Day neutral Fertilizer: 125–175 ppm N Daily light integral: 10–12 mols/day Pinching: No. Pinching is not recommended or needed. Plant growth regulators (PGRs): PGRs are usually not necessary Scheduling under proper (cool with high light) growing conditions. If needed due to low light and/or high temperatures, sprays of Bonzi® at 15–20 ppm or Size Crop Time Plants Per Pot B-Nine® WSG at 5,000 ppm are effective. The best time to apply PGRs Packs 5–6 weeks 1 ppp is about two weeks after transplant; later treatments will give more height Large Packs 5–6 weeks 1 ppp control but will delay flowering. Popstars also respond well to a negative DIF. 1.0 pint 5–6 weeks 1 ppp Tech tip: Do not let plants wilt severely. Too much water stress will (4 inch) damage the plants and they will not recover. 1.0 quart 5–6 weeks 1 ppp (4.5 to 5 inch) Try Chrysal Alesco®, a postharvest foliar 1.25 to 2.5 quart 5–6 weeks 3 ppp spray, to protect ethylene sensitive (5.5 to 6.5 inch, trade gallon) crops during shipping and retail 1.5 gallon hanging basket 6–7 weeks 5 ppp (10 inch basket) Moisture level: Media should be allowed to dry between irrigations. Estimated finish crop time is from transplant of a 288-cell tray and finished at an Alternate between moisture level 3 and 4. average daily temperature (ADT) of 59 °F (15 °C). 3 - MOIST: Soil is brown in color, strongly squeezing the soil will extract a few drops of water, and trays are light with no visible bend. Example crop schedule for a 1.0 pint 4 - WET: Soil is dark brown but not shiny, no free water is seen at the surface of the soil, when pressed or squeezed water drips easily, and trays Weeks From Transplant Description are heavy with a visible bend in the middle. 2 weeks Spray with Bonzi® at 15–20 ppm Common pests: Thrips or B-Nine® WSG at 5,000 ppm, if Common diseases: Powdery Mildew, Rhizoctonia, Pythium necessary 6 weeks Ready to ship

Popstars™ Mix

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