They are situated in Vermont, I believe, but the plugs are sent from Gro 'n' Sell (Pennsylvania). Don't go to Facebook and ask a stranger in another place what that disease is. So, when I think of any, growing any flower, I go back to the wild. Sometimes seed goes out of stock, or germination rates are less that perfect. Yes, I am in theplug business, but when you grow them from seed, you'll understand the value of a plug. It also comes in blue and purple shades, which have long eluded rose breeders. I know you mentioned it earlier that you can'tuse the driptape, but what is the best way to water your plugs at transplant? Order now for 2023 shipping. It can be hard not to do what you think is "the right thing" for all of . CF: Oh good. I haven't had to mist the surface of the cells. AS: OK, I've got two more and then I'm gonna pass it off to see if anybody else saw some that I missed. Our lisianthus seeds were sown 2 seeds to a cell, uncovered,in deep-root 50-cell trays. The Japanese are just very skilled at using very basic equipment. This was maybe my first attempt at Lisianthus and you see it worked out pretty well. Well, maybe I'll see you on the road somewhere way back here. It's really only at transplant that they are susceptible to rosetting. Roseanne Black Pearl, image from Johnny's Selected Seeds, Mariachi Pure White, image from Johnny's Selected Seeds. Flower plug trays ship nationwide. There is no advantage to planting in the fall for growers in the more northerly 80% of the US. Bio Fungicide products such as RootShield, Actinovate and PreFence offer some help in battling fusarium as they attach to the roots before they are exposed to the pathogens and provide a protective layer. Bailey raises specialty cut flowers, supplying farmers' markets and florists, as well as providing full service wedding and event design. . So generally you see one flower open and then maybe 10 days later you'll see four flowers open. So, this is the series that launched this whole thing. And I'll talk at you. I'd put them in there three weeks prior. CF: Yep, for sure, for sure, but we really appreciate you being here with us tonightanswering the questions. South CentralAlabama, Arkansas, Arizona - you can read the states there - into Mexico. Thanks for all you do. And, use a clean tray. You know, there are some things grown in half trays. Do you see benefits of one over the other? Please place your order at least 10-12 weeks before your desired Ship Date. If everyone is so enthusiastic and they want to order a pallet of 30 flats for next season. So, two weeks. I know Lisa Mason Zieglar lists them as cool flowers in her book. Large seeds tend to produce plants that grow quickly (think of sunflowers or pumpkins) whereas tiny seeds tend to need a long time to build up strength. Also, slightly alkaline. Use a good compost based seed starting mix. And then there's an increasing number of novelties. You know when you run your drip tape, soil right below the drip tape is nice and moist, but even an inch or two on either side it might becompletely dry. Croma Series. It can be hard not to do what you think is "the right thing" for all of your plants. And the answer is no, but let metell you why, so the majority ofthe seed is produced in Japan. Keep at 50-55 degrees for germination. So, Rosita, Chroma, Erosa, they're all great. CF: The fact that it's deer resistant, at least, or deer proof, that makes it very appealing for here in Kentucky for sure. In a tunnel you can plant 4-6 weeks before last outdoor frost. They're a high value crop. They did well, and I hope to see more of them this spring, now that they have had a chance to drop their own seeds. I'm sure I'll talk about that organization in a bit as well. Her parents' farms is home to 20 acres of fresh fruit, all of which is available at the farm stand. Shipping charges include an $9 fee for the custom insulated box used by Gro 'n Sell. It has very deep roots so even in the dry heat of summer it can find moisture deep in the soil to keep it growing and blooming. You know maybearound the uh, yeah, late December, early January, and I know some folks in New Orleans that plant usually early January because days are short. Yeah, the Celeb is probably my favorite series. Get directions to \"Sweet Girl Farms\" by searching them on google maps or apple maps. Kentucky should be a great place to get a second or maybe even third flush. History Group created on December 9, 2016 Most of what Iknow about growing cut flowers has been learned through this organization that charges you $200.00 a year to be a member. FD: Let's see, how many stems per plant could you expect if you're not pinching out that first flower? In the wetter and cooler times of year wild Lisianthus seed germinates and gets established. Lisianthus is tolerant of frost when it is young, and will be fine with temperatures down to 20F, assuming it is planted in the ground. So, this is a really great time to remember to order your plugs. There are often 3 or 4 of these large buds, and I wait until these are open to harvest. * no Also, if you order more than 30 trays at a time, you can get pallet delivery and that's great because pallets don't tip over in transit. Give them a good drink and a good feeding at that time. It is always better to slide it up before the plant needs to be supported, and it is a real pain to move netting up after plants are already leaning. If planting outside, I would maybe move that to two or four weeks before the last frost. Now, we could theoretically get raw speed from Japan. The breeders are always improving them and coming in a wider and wider range of colors and bloom groups. It doesn't just have to be lisianthus, but it's always a fun day when these show up in your driveway or in your greenhouse. Now, if anything you've got to work harder to get you know, amend your soil in the spring,make sure you got a, you know, a lot of great compost, use that. Available Now plugs are ready to transplant (or bump up) upon arrival to you. It's part of the Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference, so we encourage anybody who's here in the area that wants to participate in the short course, and we'll have some great topics covered there. The tiny buds won't develop after cutting, and some growers trim them off (common in Japan) but most just leave them on. BH: Alright thanks Cindy. FD: Bailey, do you have an opinion about holding temperatures for post-harvest? By that point you're already getting true leaves, but you're lucky if you've got just those two first cotyledons after even a couple weeks in that germination chamber. You can grow it all over the place. I worked as a floral designer in Philadelphia for more than a decade, and then I got the urge to farm so we farmed in New York state for a bit and then we moved up in the northeast corner of Vermont called the Northeast Kingdom. Now if you are in a place like parts of Kentucky, maybe Zone 7 and warmer that might live through one year and bloom the following year, but it's tying up a lot of space, probably in your high tunnel. All plugs are custom grown to order by the skilled team of horticulturalists at Gro 'n Sell in Chalfont, PA. First time getting plugs ever and this has made our lives (and marriage) so much easier., All of the plugs weve gotten from you have been gorgeous, thank you for providing an awesome product!, I regret only one thing buying these plugs. So that's when I first started growingplugs. AS: There's you! Group 1 Lisianthus will enter their flowering stage (reproductive stage) earlier than Group 2 plants, followed by Group 3 and Group 4. And that's two plants per square, so I kind of stagger them within that square. The rest of the world has switched away from peat because peat is a very limited supply, so I think soon we have to have the conversation about not using peat and switching to more compost-based media, but just make sure it's been sterilized. Effective: July 4, 2022 - July 2, 2023. The humidity stays at 100%. Place plant trays on benches and water thoroughly with plain water (no fertilizer); be sure that plugs on the edges of the trays are thoroughly watered. . We also leave a 6-12" gap between varieties when planting our Lisianthus beds to provide a physical barrier if and when fusarium strikes. So, if you plant and let me define cool, I would say 55 or below. This tends to be more cost effective than boxing and shipping via FedEx or UPS. FD: OK, here's a good one. Well if you tell me no, that usually just gets me kind of excited and I want to find out why you're telling me no. Thanks for taking the guesswork out of starting these from seed!, "This year I invested in virus free (Cafe au Lait dahlia) cuttings from Farmer Bailey and they are spectacular! But Lisianthus is what we're here to talk about tonight. Here on our 50 acre slice of heaven in the northeast corner of Vermont we produce cut flowers, sweet pea seed, beef, pork, and chicken. We sell Lisianthus in 125 and 210 cell trays. Then you're just leaving a lot of room for weed seeds to germinate. And, if they aren't looking like this, keep trying, but maybe also try a tray or two of plugs and see if the result is different in the end. So, I contacted Gron Sell. Most of the peat-based medias are sterile and we're still using peat in the US. They're just such slow growers. I would use the silver mulch to keep the soil cool to make sure I wasn't getting rosetting and I never had a problem with it. All right. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . It can no longer drink because the roots are not functioning. So, feel free to drop any questions in the chat and the Q&A and we will work on answering those when we get to the end of the webinar. Now you might even go so far as to put some shade cloth on there toreduce your light levels more to stretch things even taller. The poly on your tunnel blocks some of the light and so things have to stretch a little taller. About Us Mr. Sweet Pea Of all the flowers we grow, sweet peas reign supreme. Garden Centers. Do deer like to eat lisianthus? Those big ruffly flowers can just take on a lot of water if you have live in a rainy place. I thought I had before, I apologize. We struggled with delphinium and craspedia last year-- so they made the list, too. New to Farmer Bailey? This is why it is almost always supplied as "pelleted" seed. Lisianthus, Voyage First Love William Dam Seeds is a family run company located just outside of Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Because then you have these kind of awkward holes in your bed. AS: Awesome, so we've had lots of people who are commenting that they're in a warm climate. That's another way to stagger your harvests. It'll pay for itself tenfold. Fusarium is probably already on your property. This is Falda on the right. Tiny little lisianthus sprout - photographed with a macro lens. See how neat and tidy they doeverything. 2023 Farmer Bailey Inc., All rights reserved. Maybe you want 8 leaves before you pinch out the tip. I've never actually used it. It's all super, super automated. So, they need two or three weeks of cool soil at the time of transplant to avoid rosetting. That seed is really expensive. The traditional way of getting rid of those soil fungi would be steaming your soil. They evaluated, like, total profits based onpinching or not pinching, and I think per square foot they saw you could make more money with pinched plants than without. Established plants are very heat tolerant. 45 Comments. That's also where the fertility comes from. ThisCeleb series from Japan. It also just gives me one more little firewall in case I get Fusarium ripping down a bed. You know if its a hot day and you're planting outin full sun I would, you know, plant 20 feet and then water it before you keep planting. From there, they move out into the greenhouse. If the plug is small enough, you can do this by simply burrowing down into it about 12 inch (1.3 cm) with one or two fingers. OK, so lisianthus has a bad reputation for being difficult, but it's really only difficult when you are growing it from seed. So, I would get in there. Our product line includes greenhouse plants, plugs, seeds, nursery stock, hardgoods, and more. So cut them, cut them hard. FD: Let's see, what's the most important thing we can do to make sure you get strong stems? Only in the late mid- 80s did the breeders kind of find this. They get taller or the flowers get bigger. Back in the 80's a group of American academics and plant breeders recognized the potential of this pretty purple wildflower and set the stage for the explosion of varieties we see today. All shipping rates are approximate and are subject to change. But almost anything that's fully composted is greatfor almost all soil. There's a grower that grows 60 million stems a week. Zinnias maybe not, but Lisianthus, use a clean tray. Lisianthus will not flower in the plug tray like some plants will, it must reach a certain stage of maturity before buds will form. You also may know of us through our other farm, Ardelia Farm and Company, it's called. Chemical/Spray Drift and Buffers: Is there any likelihood of Chemical/Spray drift contamination of your fields? They didn't understand how many people were interested in these newer, more interesting varieties. I'll show you a couple slides from Holland in a moment. I was missing some plugs, but received extra of another variety, so be vigilant of what you pay and what is sent to you. I haven't done much with low tunnels, I mean my lisianthus get 36 to 40 inches tall. If I can figure out how to nurture them through to the summer, I could save a lot of money (fewer plugs to buy) next next season. I think they will all respond to it. We always use plastic mulch to keep weeds down, but if you are a dedicated and obsessive weeder feel free to grow in bare soil. They have LED lights up there. Some people tell me they don't use netting at all, and I thinkthey are not to be trusted, but if you're getting by with no netting, good for you. We give them wider spacing than they do in Holland, so it's slightly different product, but just really fascinating to see how they're doing it. Overhead irrigation is only needed for those first couple of weeks. There's a new one called Vivianna. The lisianthus plugs are especially amazing! It's my first year growing Lisianthus, so hopefully I have a successful crop! Even these are not foolproof, but they do offer some level of protection. It can be with a lawn sprinkler. A tray above ground will freeze solid at 20F damaging the roots and killing the plug, but in the ground, those roots will be insulated. I take the covers off for several hours or over night once and a while (have to be sure the office doors are shut so our two kittens don't foil my plans!). Now when you're planting, because of Fusarium, you might want to pre-treat with a fungicide or biofungicide. That helps airflow down the middle. So unlike roses, you don't have to grow, you know, your rose bushes for years before you harvest. You have actually a nice little greenhouse environment over your plants. You can probably cut it in two weeks. We have also succeeded with direct planting of plugs into soil. Wait until after the plugs have been treated to put them in contact with natural soil. So just that you know a little bit of protection from the wind does make any plant grow taller, so it's not just lisianthus. Hello, and Welcome to Farmer Bailey! Really hard to do outside of a place without those cool summers. But again, just wanted to say thank you so much for being with us tonight. Farmer Bailey (@farmerbaileyplugs) Instagram photos and videos farmerbaileyplugs 160 posts 13.5K followers 164 following Farmer Bailey Wholesale plug brokerage for cut flower farmers. They do best when given 2-3 weeks where soil is below 55F before summer conditions warm up. Felicia DAmbrosio: So we had one question about deer. There's theblue and the champagne. And like you said, not justlooking at random information, but being sure to look at expert information that's out there from the universities and experienced growers and the Cut Flower Association. If you are trying to grow your own at home, or if you are growing your own - I don't want to say you can't - this is about what they should look like when you are ready to transplant. It must be warm enough (general summer conditions are warm enough), it must be receiving "long days" like we all have in summer. We'll check back in with an update next month (or earlier)and let you know how things are moving along. So, I'll leave that up for a little bit, but again, Bailey is so great to see you. Their ship date from Gro-n-Sell via Farmer Bailey Plugs is April 30. Water, even if it is moistsoil, water again. I say grow what you like the looks of. The ground is more likely to have fungal spores on it and these can infect your plugs. Now if you happen to, if you know you're on really well-drained soil and maybe you're in a zone 7, you can give them a little extraprotection, give it a try. Me too. As the plants grow, move the support netting up with them. Sections of this page. The plugs are ready for more root room when they arrive, be that in the soil, or in a tray. Fantastic plugs! Don't plant up in the same place every year. That'll spot your petals. I forgot they were even in the cooler and just in a pinch and I needed something. A lot of people selling information that they have learned from the ASCFG, but it's available to you for the low price of $200.00 per year. The safety net makes me unafraid to take risks with our little seed starting experiment. If you do a Google search for SakataCulture Sheet or Sakata production tutorial, you'll find a really in-depth document that I recommend you check out. I'll tell you how that kind of came to be. BH: I would say they're pretty flexible. You have to sort of evaluate is it worthit to have half of them dead, but half are alive? Best cut with some open flowers and some large buds. Go to a conference when you can, it's a really great place to network. You can plant one year and harvest that same year. It's differentfor every situation. The lisanthus plugs I ordered are "210" size. Just holds up really, really nicely out of water. We monitor your orders at Gro 'n Sell, and notify you as soon as we have any hint that an item may not be available. I am also known as Farmer Bailey. The higher number smaller plugs. That's out of the cooler. An increasingly wide range of colors, shapes and sizes. The other trays will be kept at room temp around 70-75F. The others are a little more adjustable. Even if you think you've got enough rain,water again. AS: Awesome, can you talk to us a little bit about feeding, especially for in Kentucky where we can get that second flush. Cuttings harvested in-house and planted daily for healthier and less-stressed plants from the start. available in half tray sizes (anything sold in a 51-cell tray.) Sorry, that photo quality is not the best, but you get the idea. And I'll let you get started because everybody is here to hear you, not me. Today is January 15. I have friends that don't use support netting and I am deeply suspicious of them! Series like Voyage, Corelli, Celeb, Megalo. But on the right, you'll see all those labels on the trays. This gives us plenty of time to source seed and schedule bench space to grow your trays specifically for you. So again, really want to thank you for being on. The lupine I started last year were planted out in some landscaping beds around the house where there is a little bit of a pitch and better drainage. Use a heat matt to provide some bottom heat. from $90.00 Colors: 512 Full Yellow 512 Half Yellow 512 Full White Mix 512 Half White mix 200 Yellow 200 White Mix. I feel confident that we reached near that level. Don't cut it when that first flower opens. And then afterwards people thought that I knew something they didn't, so I kept getting all kinds of requests for new products. Temperatures tend to be cooler. Yeah, I get that a lot. These are very literally half a tray. When it has ample water and is transplanted at the proper time, Lisianthus can easily reach 3-4' in height. All of this tells us that Lisianthus is adaptable to a wide range of conditions, but needs a good source of water at certain times in its lifecycle. Let me get to my presentation here. For a while,we were shipping to the wholesale market in New York City as well as supplying mainly one local florist. Rather, it'll last two weeks when you take it out, so that's great and so many flowers just don't have that kind of staying power. I started the first lisianthus seeds today, per instructions online and on their seed packets. And is that true? That said if your plugs arrive and you are not ready for them, I recommend bumping up into a 50 or 72 cell tray. Just use some extra support netting. Just remember to plant in the coolest part of your year so the plants can settle in before extreme heat comes back. To start-- these are not scientific trials sponsored by seed companies or anything like that. 2023 Farmer Bailey Inc., All rights reserved. So that's a really, just perfect germination chamber. Fusarium is one of the root rot pathogens that used to be treated with methyl bromide fumigation which, it turns out, is environmentally disastrous. We have to try them! Don't see too many zeros, but every now and then you'll find one listed as zero. So, the native range of Lisianthus. . You know the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, voted Voyage light apricot, cut flower of the year and I can't argue that. Uhm, really nothing special in terms of post-harvest treatment. Every state has a land grant university, and should have a plant pathologist on staff, funded by your tax dollars. Using a remay type frost blanket is a great way to help your plugs adjust to the real world. That plug is so small the roots can't always reach the water zone. Learning how to grow these more challenging plants (lisianthus) on . You can go, I'm sure you can go, a little cooler, but then you risk maybe if it's verging on freezing, sometimes you might lose some. We all recall the "early bloomers" in school when we were in our adolescent years and this is a good analogy. Flower Farming Fran Parrish April 15, 2021 . There is no right answer. I found better control planting into plastic. We typically order about 1500-2000 lisianthus plugs each season from Gro 'n Sell. Soil steaming has also been used, but it is a cumbersome process that generally uses significant amounts of petroleum to accomplish, so it is also not often carried out. And then after about 10 days, or two weeks, you see a little sprout like this. AS: OK, I think we're sort of winding down on the overall gist of the questions, but the next one is one of the hardest, and it kind of comes into how you grow, weeding. And, we know there will be a lot more questions than we can get answered, so feel free to go ahead and drop your questions in the chat or in the Q&A. BH: Great. They are big enough to go right intothe ground, but if you just want to plant a bigger transplant, just pop them in a bigger tray. AS: OK, next one we've had a lot on is pinching soare there varieties that are better to be pinched? It can last two or three weeks. You can go grow them in the field, but if you get a lot of rain, you're going to see spotting in the flowers. You will appreciate your plugs more than ever! Keep testing your soil and follow those recommendations. Stem length is outrageous and such beautiful blooms! When your plug tray arrives at your door, the plugs are ready to go into the ground, or into a bigger cell. It wasn't good for her. It's actually our top our top selling variety for a series. I have the challenge of deciding how and if I'll divide and transplant the seedlings once they get larger to save as many as possible. Lisianthus will not flower in the plug tray like some plants will, it must reach a certain stage of maturity before buds will form. In the field, plant 2-4 weeks before last frost. You had mentioned already bloom group, but there were a couple people who said that bloom group didn't seem to really matterto them, is there another way extend the season? Really warm, really humid. So, when should you transplant these things? Cut them uniformly across the bed. But, if you do give them a bad day, you're going toset them back probably for a week. And, you know if you have a plant that's jostling around all the time, it's going to be stockier and shorter. BH: I don't think I have photos of it. You also get lower wind movement in your tunnel. You see even things like astilbe do fine out in the full sun because it is so cool and lots of moisture usually. The larger the plants get, the deeper their roots have grown and the more tolerant they will be to drought. That's something you should be doing every year, even if you think you know what's going on with your soil, things can change really quickly, but you're not going to go wrong with organic matter. These greenhouses, you're looking at a 500 foot bed on this side. We've been monitoring the chat and just kind of coming up with ones that seemed like everybody hadsimilar questions, so one was about succession planting to kind of extend that bloom time. Overhead water them for at least two weeks after you plant. Lisianthus has gone from a relatively unknown American wildflower to a commercial crop of international economic importance in a remarkably short period of time. 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