Ordering & Production for Vegetative Crops FOR NORTHERN GROWERS
First-Year Flowering (FYF) No Vernalization Needed
Spring Blooming Vernalization Required
What to order:
What to do:
What to order:
What to do:
Check overwintered crop health Walk crops to see vernalized plants coming to life with warming temps Transplant vernalized liners Ensure vernalized crop is retail ready
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Stick URCs for Spring
January
Inputs for Fall finished programs
Stick URCs for Spring
Inputs for Summer/Fall bulking
February
Transplant FYF & overwintered liners Transplant FYF & overwintered liners Transplant FYF & overwintered liners
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March
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Last call for inputs for Summer/Fall bulking
Sell vernalized crop at retail
April
Ensure FYF product is retail ready
May
TC Liners (Echinacea & Heuchera) for Spring production
Stick URCs for Fall production Transplant for Fall production
June
Stick URCs for Summer/Fall bulking
July
Inputs for Spring production
Transplant liners for Summer/Fall bulking
TC liners (Echinacea & Heuchera) for Spring production
August
Vernalize Perennials
September Inputs
Ensure Fall crops are retail ready
Bulk finished containers
for Spring production
October November
Propagation & Finishing
Prep containers for overwintering
Summer inputs
December
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