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Providing cool temperatures, high light, and ‘growing on the dry side’ will help keep Petunias more compact. Early morning DIF treatments also help. Providing long day lighting during short days will shorten time to flower.
Responds well to B-Nine ® WSG sprays at 1,500–2,500 ppm. Do not apply B-Nine ® WSG after bud formation or flowers may reduce in size and/or become distorted. Bonzi ® drenches at 0.5–1.0 ppm during later stages in the crop will reduce stretch and will not affect flowering as much as B-Nine ® WSG.
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E-M 11.5 hrs.
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12.5 hrs.
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M 12.5 hrs. M 11 hrs. M 12.5 hrs. E-M 12.5 hrs. M 12.5 hrs.
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E-M 10.5 hrs. *MPR is Minimum Photoperiod Recommendation. See page 102 for further explanation of how to use this MPR.
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Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are usually not necessary 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 B-Nine ® WSG at 5,000 ppm are effective. The best time to apply PGRs is about 2 weeks after transplant; later treatments will give more height control but will delay flowering. Popstars Phlox also respond well to a negative DIF.
Do not let plants wilt severely. Too much water stress will damage the plants and they will not recover.
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If needed sprays of B-Nine ® WSG at 2,500–5,000 are effective.
Control thrips to avoid Tospovirus.
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Avoid direct sunlight as leaf scorch may occur.
If grown at the recommended temperatures PGR applications should not be necessary. If needed sprays of B-Nine ® WSG at 2,500–5,000 are effective in helping control leaf size.
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Control thrips to avoid Tospovirus.
B-Nine ® WSG at 2,500–5,000 ppm. If grown cool PGR applications are usually not necessary but under warm conditions one to three sprays of B-Nine ® WSG may be beneficial to control leaf size.
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Since Magic Ranunculus is a genetically compact plant, plant growth regulators (PGRs) are not needed.
Control thrips to avoid Tospovirus.
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If needed to control height, spray with B-Nine ® WSG at 2,500 ppm, Bonzi ® at 10–30 ppm, or A-Rest ® at 5–10 ppm.
If needed to control height when plants are starting to flower, a drench with Bonzi ® at 2–3 ppm or Sumagic ® at 0.5–1 ppm can be applied without delaying flowering. Practice a good wet/dry moisture cycle but avoid extremes of wet and dry. Salvias are sensitive to high salts, best to maintain EC levels below 2.0 mS/cm.
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