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 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 !
Pe o ny T o 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
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
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. NUT 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 .
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 .
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 .
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
Spa c ing a nd Org a niza tio n
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
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 .
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.
Bo trytis—”g ra y mo ld” Andre a Rys Ga rfinke l, Wa shing to n Sta te Univ.
Bo trytis
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 .
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 o pe n in the c o o le r if in wa te r. Go o d fo r Just T o o lo ng te rm rig ht tig ht dry sto ra g e
Se a b e rry F a rm, F e de ra lsb urg , MD
Cra me r’ s Po sy Pa tc h (PA)—(June 27, 2012).
Sunse t F lo we r F a rm is o wne d a nd o pe ra te d b y L inda a nd Da vid Ra u, Be lle pla in, NJ.
T he E nd!
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