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Hardy Nursery Stock
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10 November 2022
Read this page to understand why petunia and primula plants may exhibit symptoms of deficiency despite using growing media and feed containing sufficient iron
10 November 2022
Read our guide to the causes of leaf edge scorch in primula and how to prevent it.
10 November 2022
The way that a crop is watered affects the delivery of the liquid feed. This page will help you understand the effect of the relationship between them.
10 November 2022
Measuring electrical conductivity is a useful method of monitoring the level of nutrients in irrigation water, growing media and liquid feed stocks. This guidance is aimed at helping with decision making for feed application in bedding crops.
10 November 2022
The components in growing media that have been included to replace peat have different properties, and can behave differently to peat. This means you need to consider how this affects your liquid feed regime. The aim of this page is to help understand what you might need to change to optimise you feed regime.
10 November 2022
If liquid feed is not working in a crop because of low water use, a controlled release fertiliser product may be a better option. Read this page to understand what factors you need to consider.
10 November 2022
Measuring electrical conductivity is a useful method of monitoring the level of nutrients in irrigation water, growing media and liquid feed stocks. This guidance is aimed at helping with decision making for feed application in bedding crops.
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10 November 2022
If possible, it is better to prevent leaf scorch from occurring in Primula as it cannot be reversed. Use the best practice approach outlined below to help you avoid it.
8 June 2022
Green manures, also referred to as fertility building crops, may broadly be defined as crops grown for the benefit of the soil. This factsheet aims to help growers appreciate the financial implications of their use and the potential for computer models to help integrate them effectively into rotations.
8 June 2022
Green manures, also referred to as fertility building crops, may be broadly defined as crops grown for the benefit of the soil.
2 May 2023
A pocket guide to aid the identification of the most widespread and economically important weeds encountered in the horticultural sector. This guide covers mostly broad-leaved weeds but also some grasses, moss and liverwort.
21 June 2022
This factsheet summarises the non-lethal and lethal methods for reducing rabbit populations and the legal considerations to be aware of.