. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SLOW GROWTH AFTER CROP. I should like to know how to make Killarneys break better after cutting a crop of blooms. The weather has been cloudy and I have been running them on the dry side. I pinched them to get long stems for the Christmas crop and cut beyond this pinching to two eyes. Now the top eye only starts and some of them go blind. I have plenty of half-rotted cow and horse manure. I also have plenty of fresh cow manure, if you think it could be used. The soil is a good clay sod. I run the tempera- ture at ns to 60 degrees at night, 65 degre
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SLOW GROWTH AFTER CROP. I should like to know how to make Killarneys break better after cutting a crop of blooms. The weather has been cloudy and I have been running them on the dry side. I pinched them to get long stems for the Christmas crop and cut beyond this pinching to two eyes. Now the top eye only starts and some of them go blind. I have plenty of half-rotted cow and horse manure. I also have plenty of fresh cow manure, if you think it could be used. The soil is a good clay sod. I run the tempera- ture at ns to 60 degrees at night, 65 degrees on cloudy days and 72 degrees on sunn}' days. I have also had trouble with Melody. The plants have not moved for two months and most of the last growth they did make went blind. These were young stock, benched in June. I also have some Eichmonds that act in the same way. I should like to know whether the cloudy weather is the cause, or something in the growing. J. A. & S. The unusually long spell of cloudy weather has shown its effect on all stock in the greenhouses, and roses have suffered about as much as any. During this weather the temperature in the houses has been kept between 58 and 64 decrees for whole weeks, to prevent soft growth, and the consequence is that the roses are taking a rest. As soon aa we get some sunshine and can give the plants a higher temperature during the day, they will no doubt get busy again. While most roses made some growth after the crop was 'cut, the growth naturally was weak and a large percentage of the shoots went blind. This blind wood will help to. strengthen the plants, support the new growth and encourage the plants to break from the bottom. As soon as the roses start new growth they will require feeding. A light dose of half rotted cow manure, well dis- solved with water and spread thinly over the benches, will be beneficial, but while the plants are standing still it will be well to omit any feeding. W. J. K. A START IN ROSES. W
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