Grower Day preview: new varieties, and how to grow them, among the topics

摘要

Our annual daylong series of seminars will be held June 14 in Delhi, Ontario. Greenhouse production, the market the product mix, coupled with product presentation and buyer demands, are continuously changing. For example, chain stores often require specific varieties to be exclusive to them, which means breeders will quickly introduce these varieties, but without much experience, production-wise, to pass on to the grower. An excellent variety, in terms of its breeding, is inferior if the grower doesnot have all the cultural information. It will take two growing seasons to learn all of the unforeseen production surprises. Obviously, there was no market study to find out the consumer appeal for this specific product. Sometimes it is a hit on day one,like Purple Wave petunia. For others, like Dragon Wing begonia, it is hit-and-miss. Consumer appeal is completely different than good garden performance.