Roses Four Weeks Later
Roses Mid February As you can clearly see from the above two photos, the warm sunny weather the past few weeks has moved the roses from barely breaking dormancy to full fledged foliage growth. As we walk past the greenhouses each day, we don't see the dramatic change as much as when we look back on that first photo published four weeks ago. Before long we will be moving them out of the greenhouses into the field to give them more room to grow and allow them to harden off (get used to the outdoor temperatures) before setting them out for sale.
This past week has seen a continued effort to get everything planted up so all the annuals and vegetables and herbs have time to reach sale maturity. Cosmos, beets, and zinnia seeds were sown, while begonias both wax and dragonwing were transplanted into their final pots. Also transplanted this past week were impatiens, dahlias, verbena, and pentas. Belden baskets of impatiens were planted up in a myriad of colors. Belden baskets are hanging baskets with holes all around the sides of the basket where plants are planted in each of those holes as well as in the top of the basket. This creates a very full look both on top and all around the basket.
Cuttings were taken of some of the more unusual colored coleus plants to root them and double or even triple the number of these that will be available for sale in May. Our greenhouses are filling up fast with all these annuals and vegetables. Of course our planting would not be complete without transplanting more of literally thousands of petunias! We never seem to be finished planting these popular annuals.
Finally, all the pansies have been brought out of their winter greenhouses into the retail area. They bring so much color and spring feel to your garden, and even though we had a surprise light snow Thursday night, it didn't affect those little beauties one bit. We are also enjoying all the daffodils around our greenhouses that are now in full bloom after the crocuses just completed their bloom cycle.
By: The Production Staff
A.J. Rahn Greenhouses
This past week has seen a continued effort to get everything planted up so all the annuals and vegetables and herbs have time to reach sale maturity. Cosmos, beets, and zinnia seeds were sown, while begonias both wax and dragonwing were transplanted into their final pots. Also transplanted this past week were impatiens, dahlias, verbena, and pentas. Belden baskets of impatiens were planted up in a myriad of colors. Belden baskets are hanging baskets with holes all around the sides of the basket where plants are planted in each of those holes as well as in the top of the basket. This creates a very full look both on top and all around the basket.
Cuttings were taken of some of the more unusual colored coleus plants to root them and double or even triple the number of these that will be available for sale in May. Our greenhouses are filling up fast with all these annuals and vegetables. Of course our planting would not be complete without transplanting more of literally thousands of petunias! We never seem to be finished planting these popular annuals.
Finally, all the pansies have been brought out of their winter greenhouses into the retail area. They bring so much color and spring feel to your garden, and even though we had a surprise light snow Thursday night, it didn't affect those little beauties one bit. We are also enjoying all the daffodils around our greenhouses that are now in full bloom after the crocuses just completed their bloom cycle.
By: The Production Staff
A.J. Rahn Greenhouses
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