Time Of The Season

摘要

Planning and production pointers help prepare for fall annuals. For most bedding-plant growers in the Southeast, fall annuals provide 30% to 40% of their annual income, with pansies taking the lion's share. For a larger selection to the landscape palette, growers offer a plethora of other bedding plants, from flowering species such as violas, snapdragons, dianthus, and alyssum, to vegetative ornamental cabbage, kale, mustards, and parsley. Many growers, in addition to greenhouse space, use large outdoor production areas. Environmental conditions during production can present a challenge to growers both indoor and outdoors, as extremes of heat and drought, or heavy rains become more prevalent.