Vacation is over with, and I’m back to posting on a regular basis. We are currently in the middle of Gustav’s deluge that is flooding most of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. The rain is supposed to move out by tomorrow. I will have an availability …
The mums look 100 percent better than they did a month ago. They are nice and green and have new root development. We finally found out that the Fafard soil we used did not have a starter charge of nitrogen and other nutrients. A starter …
It is freakin’ HOT! Most of the mums greened back up over the weekend and are looking better. Our biggest concern now is the extremely hot temperatures. When it gets hot, the roots at the edge of the pots literally cook or burn. When the …
Now back to the mums- They have been planted about 3-4 week now depending on the size. The weird thing this year is that with in a few days after planting the liners we had some chlorosis show up in about 10-12 varieties. Chlorosis is …
After the planting is done, the main job left on the mums is the watering. Paul and Charley, the ‘brothers’ in Parks Brothers, used to be row crop farmers so to water our mums we use the same irrigation setup they used when they farmed-with …
