Saturday

Wks

To Go

Activity

Pinch

4 Jan

31

Prepare or buy fresh plants.

11 Jan

30

18 Jan

29

Mist dormant plants and clean pots and equipment ready for new season.

25 Jan

28

1 Feb

27

8 Feb

26

If buds are visible, start pruning

.

15 Feb

25

Over-wintered plants can be potted back.

Species

22 Feb

24

Pinch out doubles and semi-doubles.

Doubles

1 Mar

23

Start nitrogen feed to all (¼ strength all feeds).

8 Mar

22

Pinch out singles.

Singles

15 Mar

21

Triphyllas

22 Mar

20

29 Mar

19

5 Apr

18

Pinch out species (final pinch).

Species

(final pinch)

12 Apr

17

Pinch out 1st or 2nd pair of leaves on doubles and semi-doubles to shape (penultimate pinch).

Doubles

19 Apr

16

26 Apr

15

Pinch out every growing point on singles to shape (penultimate pinch).

Singles

3 May

14

Pinch out every growing point on triphyllas (final pinch).

Triphyllas

(final pinch)

10 May

13

17 May

12

24 May

11

Pinch out every growing point on doubles and semi-doubles (final pinch).

Doubles

(final pinch)

31 May

10

7 Jun

9

Pinch out every growing point on singles (final pinch).

Singles

(final pinch)

14 Jun

8

21 Jun

7

Start double and semi-doubles on high potash feed.

28 Jun

6

Start singles on high potash feed.

5 Jul

5

  Keep turning

12 Jul

4

19 Jul

3

26 Jul

2

2 Aug

1

 Decision Time: need to decide which plants are   good enough to put on show bench. Continue to deadhead and tidy pots and get rid of any surface debris leading up to show day.

9 Aug

0

SHOW DAY