Christmas Feelings™ Series
This top-selling series is perfect for mixes, thanks to its reliable uniformity across an impressive color range. Space-efficient, easy-to-grow Christmas Feelings saves time and money with low energy input and low PGR requirements. Plus, no late-season stretch ensures you can send better-looking plants to market. This series offers a strong habit for more saleable plants, excellent post-harvest characteristics and dependable timing to finish for peak shipping. Red, White and Pink are available as mini cuttings.
Available as mini cuttings
Plant Vigor: Low-Medium
V-Shaped Habit: Normal
Characteristics
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Season:Mid Season
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Foliage:dark green
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Natural Flower (first pollen):Nov. 20-27
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Response Time in weeks (first pollen):8
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Vigor:medium-low
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Habit:normal
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Average Bract Size:large, pointed
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Post Harvest:excellent
Finishing Recommendations
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Energy Efficient:
Varieties are rated from most (
) to least (
) efficient. Contact us for guides.
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Cool Finish (24 hrs avg.):63°F / 17°C
Indicates minimum temperature starting two weeks after the beginning of short days. Please note that a crop grown cooler requires more time to finish (4 to 7 days), and will have smaller bracts and darker color (for example, white may turn cream-yellow). Toward the end of the crop (two weeks prior to shipping), slowly lower the temperature for green-leafed varieties to 65°F (18°C) day/night and dark green-leafed varieties to 63°F (17°C) day/night.
Space Efficient:
Varieties are rated from most () to least () efficient. Contact us for guides.
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Recommended spacing for 6":13"x13"
Download Culture Details
GARY’S
NOTES
CULTURE THAT WORKS
propagation
- Plant from liner at 21 days.
- Apply rooting hormone at the base of cutting.
- Start feed program at day 7 to prevent yellowing.
- May not require PGR application in propagation.
- Will branch very early based on leaf maturity, not just pinch.
- Lower leaves will break first, and if allowed to become dominant, can result in stem breakage late in the crop.
- Plant into finished container when well-rooted.
early finished growth
- Pinch early: at day 12-14 from a liner; at day 22-24 for direct-stick.
- Plant produces a branch at every node.
- Apply light PGR when branches are 1-1.5 in. (2.5-4 cm) using Cycocel spray at 500 ppm.
growing on
- Grows steadily once the branches develop and exhibits consistent moderate growth throughout the crop until color begins.
- Northern Climate: Apply Cycocel spray at 500 ppm.
- Southern Climate: Can use Cycocel spray up to 1,000 ppm B-Nine/Cycocel tank mixes should not be used.
- Micro Bonzi drenches can begin in early October, but use caution, as plants are very responsive to PGR, especially Bonzi.
late growing stages
- Requires continuous feed until finish.
- Reduce feed levels if media EC increases too rapidly.
- High EC at finish can result in root damage, reduced shelf life and possible Pythium.