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Bedding Plants, Hanging Baskets and Patio Plants

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Bedding Plants, Hanging Basketsand Patio Plants

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Establish markets

Retail?Wholesale?Brokers?Markets determine crops and containers

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Geraniums

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Petunias

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Impatiens

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Begonias

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Pansies and Violas

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Marigolds

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Vegetables

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New Guinea Impatiens

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Combination Pots and Hanging Baskets

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Annual Bedding and Vegetable Flats SoldIndiana 1997 and 2002

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Source: Indiana Agricultural Statistics

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Annual Bedding and Vegetable Pots SoldIndiana 1997 and 2002

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Source: Indiana Agricultural Statistics

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Annual Flowering Hanging Baskets SoldIndiana 2000 and 2002

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Source: Indiana Agricultural Statistics

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Wholesale Value of Floriculture CropsIndiana, 1999

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Supplies

Pots

Growing Media

Fertilizers

Pesticides

Plant Material

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Crop Production

Grow winter-spring; sell spring-summer;some potential for fall sales

Start from seed or cuttings, or buy inplugs or rooted cuttings

Transplant once

Fertilize and water

Control pests and diseases

Control growth

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Ornamental Seedlings

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Germination Bench

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Propagation Bench

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Propagation Bench with Hot Water Heat and Sprinklers

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Automated seeder

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Automated Flat Filler

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Ornamental Plug Production

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Rooted Cuttings Ready to be Shipped

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Transplant line and prefilled flats

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Transplanted flats

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4-1/2 inch annuals

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Hanging baskets

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Flower Pouches

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Watering is Important!

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Fertilizer Injector

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Monitor Media pH and EC

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Scout for Insects and Diseases

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Controlling Plant Growth

Light levels

Fertilization

Watering

Temperature

DIF: difference between day and nighttemperature

Pinching

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Controlling Plant Growth:Growth Regulators

Anti-gibberellins

Keep plants short

B-Nine, Cycocel, Bonzi, Sumagic, A-Rest

Ethylene-forming materials

Promote bud and flower abortion, andbranching.

Florel

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Scheduling

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Scheduling plants to be ready forsale at the desired time

Time of planting

Cultivar

Growth temperature

Photoperiod (some species)

Pinching

Growth regulators

Size of finished unit

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Bedding Plants Protected from Frost

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Retail Display

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Retail Display

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Flats with carry handles

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Farmer’s Market Display

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Baskets on Transport Racks

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Questions?