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Pe onie s a re in de ma nd for we dding s a nd e ve nts Ric ha rd Uva , PhD Se a b e rry F a rm F e de ra lsb urg , MD Ma rc h 2018 Pe o ny fo r spring we dding s Pe o nie s a re a g re a t wa y to sta rt the se a so n a t the fa

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Pe onie s a re in de ma nd for we dding s a nd e ve nts

Ric ha rd Uva , PhD Se a b e rry F a rm F e de ra lsb urg , MD Ma rc h 2018

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Pe o ny fo r spring we dding s

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Pe o nie s a re a g re a t wa y to sta rt the se a so n a t the fa rme rs ma rke t. Sto re the m c o ld a nd dry a nd use the m in b o uq ue ts into June !

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Pe o ny T

pic s

 Ca le nda r  Pre -pla nt pre pa ra tio n  Pla nting  E

sta b lishme nt ye a rs

 Pe st c o ntro l  Ha rve st

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Se a b e rry F a rm Pro duc tio n Ca le nda r

 De c e mb e r- Ove r the to p b urn-do wn he rb ic ide

(Diq ua t/ Re wa rd ) to c o ntro l winte r a nnua l we e ds. So me use 1% g lypho sa te fo r pe re nnia l c o ntro l b ut da ma g e c a n o c c ur.

 Ja nua ry—F

e b rua ry- g o o d time to wo o dc hip whe n do rma nt

 Ma rc h—pre e me rg e nt he rb ic ide a pplic a tio n, Ga lle ry a nd

Surfla n ta nk mix.

 We fe rtilize a t e me rg e nc e ; ma ny re c o mme nd fa ll fe rtiliza tio n.  April– F

ung ic ide a pplic a tio ns b e fo re b lo o m, we use Chlo ro tha lo nil fo r white mo ld (Sc le ro tinia ).

 Ma y—Ha rve st  July—Se pte mb e r-- we e d c o ntro l a nd c o ntinue irrig a tio n  Oc to b e r—c ut b a c k withe re d fo lia g e , ma ny re c o mme nd

re mo ving it fro m the fie ld.

 No ve mb e r—tra nspla nting pla nting time

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Pre pla n c o nside ra tio ns

 We ma ke slig htly ra ise d b e ds to de fine the

pla nting a re a a nd to a c c o unt fo r so me lo w spo ts in the fie ld.

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RI E NT RE COMME NDAT I ONS F OR COMME RCI AL CUT F L OWE R PRODUCT I ON, Unive rsity o f Ma ryla nd Co o pe ra tive E xte nsio n, No ve mb e r 2009, Re g ula to ry Cita tio n: COMAR 15.20.08.05

 So il pH 6.5  E

limina te a ll pe re nnia l we e ds o n the site a nd ke e p we e d fre e fo r up to a ye a r in a dva nc e o f pla nting .

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Pe o ny pro pa g a tio n

 Buds (e ye s) a re a t g ro und le ve l.  Divisio n o f c ro wns in fa ll.  5-10 ye a r o ld c ro wns c a n b e divide d

e a sily into 4 siza b le c hunks.

 We divide c ro wns into 1-4 pie c e s.  Purc ha se d nurse ry ma te ria l is o fte n

divide d muc h sma lle r.

 Yo u c a n divide to o ne e ye b ut the n

mo re ye a rs to ha rve sta b le size .

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Pla nting

 Orde r fo r fa ll pla nting  Spring sto c k a va ila b le c lippe d fo r nurse ry

po tting . I t wo rks.

 We spa c e 2 ft. in the ro w with 5 b e twe e n

ro ws. Othe r g ro we rs le a ve le ss spa c e b e twe e n ro ws.

 We ma ke a tre nc h with the tra c to r, se t the

c ro ws, the n fill in with sma ll b e d ma ke r.

 We wo o dc hip mulc h, e spe c ia lly yo ung pla nts

a t tra nspla nting time .

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Ho w c a n yo u g e t pla nts?

Gro we rs ne e d he lp to g e t starte d. I n me mo ry o f Me l He ath, Bridg e F arm Nurse ry, My pe o ny supplie r and me nto r

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Spa c ing a nd Org a niza tio n

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E sta b lishme nt Ye a rs—ne e d to re mo ve flo we r b uds c o mple te ly to ke e p fro m flo we ring so e ne rg y g o e s into g ro wth

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Pe st Co ntro l

 We e d c o ntro l is time c o nsuming .  Pe o ny g ro ws slo wly a nd do e s no t c o mpe te

we ll with a nnua l we e ds whe n yo ung .

 Pe re nnia l a nd wo o dy we e ds o fte n e sta b lish

the mse lve s in this pe re nnia l c ro pping syste m.

 Ma ny g ro we rs use wo ve n fa b ric to c o ntro l

we e ds.

 Mulc h wo rks b ut yo u must c o mmit to it a nd

fo llo w up with ha nd we e ding o r spo t spra ying .

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Sc le ro tinia sc le ro tio rum. “white mo ld” T his wa s po st ha rve st in c o o le r.

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Bo trytis—”g ra y mo ld”

Andre a Rys Ga rfinke l, Wa shing to n Sta te Univ.

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Bo trytis

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Be fo re Ha rve st--Must re mo ve side b uds whe n the y a re tiny to fa vo r 1 c e ntra l flo we r b ud. T he se g o t muc h to o b ig .

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Ha rve st--Cut whe n b uds fe e l like a ma rshma llo w. Sto re dry in b o xe s, pe o ny will

pe n in the c o o le r if in wa te r.

tig ht Just rig ht Go o d fo r lo ng te rm dry sto ra g e

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Se a b e rry F a rm, F e de ra lsb urg , MD

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Cra me r’ s Po sy Pa tc h (PA)—(June 27, 2012).

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Sunse t F lo we r F a rm is o wne d a nd

pe ra te d b y L

inda a nd Da vid Ra u, Be lle pla in, NJ.

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