In November we start selling poinsettias, taking care to protect them from the cold.
We can also start planting our Christmas pots and baskets.
We start making Christmas wreaths and pots
Spacing primroses to reduce disease and create a better shape
We have started spacing our spring primroses, this creates a nice round crown and the extra space helps prevent diseases
The Poinsettias are ready to sell
Our early black out poinsettias have plenty of colour, not just red we have white, glitter, lemon and apricot
The first of our Bellis is starting to flower.
Our autumn Bellis are starting to flower, they can stand some bad weather and will flower again in the spring.
Just potted
Bellis just potted
The Bellis and myosotis seeds we sowed in August are ready to pot
Christmas planters
We can start making our Christmas planters using hardy foliage, bellis and primroses.
Making Christmas wreaths
We can start cutting colourful foliage to make our wreaths and pots
Pests and diseases
Better than sticky traps
Better than sticky traps we use aubergines to attract any white fly that take up home in our poinsettias, however, they also attract everything, greenfly quickly moves in followed by caterpillars. We use biological control to sort them out.
Caterpillars are still active
Caterpillars are still quite active and can be destructive eating leaves that can’t be replaced.
Don’t forget the ventilation
Grey mould is always about you need careful watering and good ventilation to keep it away.
Tips and tricks from the Nursery
Watch out for greenfly
Watch out for greenfly they often set up home in greenhouses over the winter
Watering in the autumn, be careful
When watering in the autumn, you need to consider the weather. Use a sunny day and water early in the morning. Avoid splashing lots of water about the high humidity will allow diseases to spread.
Improve your greenhouse atmosphere
Greenhouses need ventilation in the autumn even on cold wet days to reduce the humidity, also think about using fans to move the air.
Plants ready to sell this month
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