Perennial Solutions: A Grower's Guide to Perennial Production - Hardcover

Pilon, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1883052475 ISBN 13: 9781883052478

Publisher: Ball Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Perennials can be a challenge to grow commercially, if for no other reason than there is so much variability between crops. Paul Pilon’s comprehensive book covers all aspects of producing perennial crops—propagation, fertility, media, pest and disease management, weed control, height control, and overwintering. And, of course, a large section is devoted to forcing perennials into bloom to maximize sell-through at retail. Perennial Solutions presents specific production guidelines for thirty popular crops, including Aster, Delphinium, Hemerocallis, Hosta, Rudbeckia, and ornamental grasses. Detailed tables also offer specific recommendations for using plant growth regulators (PGRs), herbicides, forcing schedules, and more.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Pilon has been in commercial perennial production for seven years, with an additional five years in commercial greenhouse production. He is the owner of Perennial Solutions Consulting and also writes a monthly column, "Perennial Solutions," for Greenhouse Product News, a floriculture trade magazine. He lives in Jenison, Michigan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ball Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1883052475
• ISBN 13: 9781883052478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560