Lab 3
Pests: This week I found 1 more white fly on my sticky card. The lillies did not appear to have as many knats flying around them anymore.
Nutrition: This week I took the EC readings and PH levels on my ‘Miramar’ mums and ‘Avendia’ geraniums. The EC readings on my mums were extremely high at over 5. The mums appeared healthy despite these readings. The ph for the mums was 6, thus in range of what the ph should be. The geraniums had an average EC reading of 2.16. This is only slightly higher then what the EC readings should be but still in the normal range. The average ph for the geraniums was 6.1 again in the normal range of what the PH levels should be.
Growth: The Tango Red Zonal Geraniums grew 2 cm this week as well as the Sophie Cascade Ivy geraniums. My ‘Miramar’ mums grew 5 cm this week and my Snapdragons grew 2 cm this week as well. All of my plants seem to be growing healthy with no problems.
Cultural Treatments: This week my plants were prayed with Marithon and Banrot to prevent insect infestation and fugal problems.
My geraniums were sprayed with Florel spray which is suppose to branch and delay flowering so the geraniums will have multiple flowers in the end.
My mums were pinched this week at the seventh node to promote branching and then put back into night lighting for another week.
The snapdragons were tied in a string grid to prevent further breaking once my snapdragons become established.
The pot onion chives this week were watered with regular distilled water this week.
The most interesting thing I learned this week was the pinching of the mums to promote branching. It is amazing how removing part of a plant can actually promote a fuller, healthier plant in the end. It will be neat to see how they turn out.