Bam Bam™ Mix

English Daisy/Bellis Bam Bam™ Culture Guide Botanical name: Bellis perennis Fertilizer: 75–125 ppm N Product form: Seed Moisture level: Media should be allowed to dry between Containers: Packs, Pints, Quarts irrigations. Alternate between moisture level 2 and 4. Habit: Mounded 2 - MEDIUM: Soil is light brown in color, no water can be extracted from soil, and soil will crumble apart. Garden Specifications 4 - WET: Soil is dark brown but not shiny, no free water is Garden Height: 4–6” tall seen at the surface of the soil, when pressed or squeezed Garden Width: 6–8” wide water drips easily, and trays are heavy with a visible bend in Exposure: Full sun the middle. USDA zone: 4–7 Pinching: No AHS zone: 11–1 Plant growth regulators (PGRs): Not necessary in Product use: Packs, Containers, Landscapes, Patio Pots the plug. Germination Plug grow time: 5–6 weeks in a 288-cell tray Stages 1 & 2 Comments: As plugs mature, reduce irrigation frequency to tone plants. Germination time: 3–5 days Media temp: 65–70 °F (18–21 °C) Finishing Chamber: Optional Temperature Light: Not required for germination Day: 62–64 °F (17–18 °C) Seed cover: Yes Night: 48–50 °F (9–10 °C) Moisture level: 4 - WET: Soil is dark brown but not Average daily temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) shiny, no free water is seen at the surface of the soil, when Lighting pressed or squeezed water drips easily, and trays are heavy Day extension lighting: Not necessary with a visible bend in the middle. Light intensity: 4,000–6,000 foot candles Rec. tray size: 288-cell tray Day length response: Day neutral Seeds per cell: 1 Daily light integral: 12–14 mols/day Young Plant Production Transplanting: Transplant directly into the finished Stages 3 & 4 container. Place the rooting media slightly below the level of Temperature media in the container. Make sure the root ball is covered and Day: 64–66 °F (18–19 °C) that the plug is situated in the center of the pot. Night: 64–66 °F (18–19 °C) Media pH: 5.5–5.9 Average daily temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) Media EC: SME EC: 0.9–1.3 mS/cm, PourThru EC: 1.4–2.0 mS/cm Lighting Fertilizer: 125–175 ppm N Day extension lighting: Not necessary Pinching: No. Pinching is not recommended or needed. Light intensity: 1,500–2,000 foot candles (300–400 micro mols) Plant growth regulators (PGRs): Bam Bam is naturally compact and should not require any PGR treatments, Day length response: Day neutral especially if grown cool and under high light. During fall Daily light integral: 8–10 mols/day growing conditions when growing conditions are not optimum, Media pH: 5.5–5.9 sprays of B-Nine® WSG at 1,000–2,000 ppm are effective in Media EC: SME 0.5 to 0.75 mS/cm controlling plant growth. Tech tip: Do not overwater Bellis to avoid crown rot Scheduling

Try Chrysal Alesco®, a postharvest foliar Size Crop Time Plants Per Pot spray, to protect ethylene sensitive Large Packs 11–13 weeks 1 ppp crops during shipping and retail 1.0 pint 13–15 weeks 1 ppp (4 inch) Moisture level: Media should be allowed to dry between irrigations. 1.0 quart 13–15 weeks 1 ppp Alternate between moisture level 2 and 4. (4.5 to 5 inch) 2 - MEDIUM: Soil is light brown in color, no water can be extracted from Estimated finish crop time is from transplant of a 288-cell tray and finished at an soil, and soil will crumble apart. average daily temperature (ADT) of 56 °F (13 °C). 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 Example crop schedule for a large pack are heavy with a visible bend in the middle. Common pests: Aphids, Thrips Weeks From Transplant Description Common diseases: Crown rot, Phoma, Rust 1 week Provide cool nights and high light 13 weeks Ready to ship

Bam Bam™ Mix

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