Vol. 43

Title:
Minimizing Loss in Rhododendron and Pieris Production

Author:
Richard C. Beeson Sr

pp: 372

Abstract:
RHODODENDRON

We begin taking our cuttings between 20 October and 20 November. We start with a clean cutting, one that has been sprayed regularly all summer. The benches are sprayed with a mixture of 1 Clorox : 9 water (v/v).

We cut the hardened growth off about 2 to 3 in. from the top. Next we strip all the leaves off the cutting except three or four, then wound one side about 1½ in. from the bottom of the cutting. About ¼ in of the base is quick dipped in a rooting solution of 7500 ppm IBA in 50% wood alcohol. The cutting is stuck about 2 in. deep in a peat cup filled with a mix of 1 perlite 1 peat moss (v/v). The cups have already been placed in a heated bench. We use a mist system over the top that activates for 15 sec every 10 min during 8 h of daylight until rooting begins. We then cut down the misting time a little each day.

After the roots have formed, we spray the benches in the greenhouse with Alliette every 21 to 24 days until they are potted in the spring. We used Subdue at

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