1. Antirrhinum Two new varieties Transplanted Not specified ‘Haygrove’ (‘trumpet’ coded: 9 July tunnel and varieties) AHC 129 outside (Antirrhinum AHC 130 64 plants/m2 Demonstration (Ball Holland) plots 2. Brassica White’ Direct-drilled Outside in When there ‘Bright (ornamental) (Ball Holland) week 24 five rows, 5cm was (Brassica apart in outer significant oleracea) rows, 7cm colour Direct-seeding apart in inner change and compared with rows stem length transplanting White Crane Transplanted >65cm (Combinations) week 26 Outside 64 plants/m2 3. China aster Golden’ Transplanted Tech’ Not specified ‘Krallen ‘Pro (‘German asters’) Kameo’ weeks 24, tunnels ‘Krallen (Callistephus (Ball Holland) 26, 28 and 32, 48 and 64 chinensis) 30 plants/m2 Determination of planting date, Lavender’ As above ‘Gala density, pinching, (Combinations) Transplanted double-cropping 28 and and varietal 31 evaluation 4. Dahlia series Transplanted Tech’ 50% of petals ‘Karma’ ‘Pro (Dahlia hybrids) week 24 or tunnel and reflexed ‘Lagoon’ Demonstration 26 outside (unless ‘Choc’ 9 plants/m2 otherwise ‘Prospero’ stated) ‘Amanda’ Bini’ ‘Bon ‘Thalia’ Yang’ ‘Ying ‘Sangria’ de Zwaan’ ‘Maarten ‘Ventura’ ‘Royal’ ‘Serena’ ‘Fiesta’ Corona’ ‘Red ‘Corona’ Corona’ ‘Pink ‘Irene’ ‘Naomi’ (via William van Braght) Table 1. Cut-flowers grown at the CFC in 2009 continued.... Species and Varieties, series, Transplanting Site and Picking purpose of trial (producer/supplier) or drilling planting stages and dates density specs
1. Antirrhinum (‘trumpet’ varieties) (Antirrhinum Demonstration plots Two new varieties coded: AHC 129 AHC 130 (Ball Holland) Transplanted 9 July ‘Haygrove’ tunnel and outside 64 plants/m2 Not specified 2. Brassica (ornamental) (Brassica oleracea) Direct-seeding compared with transplanting ‘Bright White’ (Ball Holland) White Crane (Combinations) Direct-drilled week 24 Transplanted week 26 Outside in five rows, 5cm apart in outer rows, 7cm apart in inner rows Outside 64 plants/m2 When there was significant colour change and stem length >65cm 3. China aster (‘German asters’) (Callistephus chinensis) Determination of planting date, density, pinching, double-cropping and varietal evaluation ‘Krallen Golden’ ‘Krallen Kameo’ (Ball Holland) ‘Gala Lavender’ (Combinations) Transplanted weeks 24, 26, 28 and 30 Transplanted 28 and 31 ‘Pro Tech’ tunnels 32, 48 and 64 plants/m2 As above Not specified 4. Dahlia (Dahlia hybrids) Demonstration ‘Karma’ series ‘Lagoon’ ‘Choc’ ‘Prospero’ ‘Amanda’ ‘Bon Bini’ ‘Thalia’ ‘Ying Yang’ ‘Sangria’ ‘Maarten de Zwaan’ ‘Ventura’ ‘Royal’ ‘Serena’ ‘Fiesta’ ‘Red Corona’ ‘Corona’ ‘Pink Corona’ ‘Irene’ ‘Naomi’ (via William van Braght) Transplanted week 24 or 26 ‘Pro Tech’ tunnel and outside 9 plants/m2 50% of petals reflexed (unless otherwise stated) Table 1. Cut-flowers grown at the CFC in 2009 continued.... Species and purpose of trial Varieties, series, (producer/supplier) Transplanting or drilling dates Site and planting density Picking stages and specs
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