Fall Work

I can breath a sigh of relief.The new cover is on the greenhouse and the fall brugmansia cuttings are started.Most people think that our busiest season is in
early spring.The reality is that October and the first part of November are the busiest by far.There are thousands of plants to start for spring sales and this year also happened to be the year to put new plastic on the greenhouse.This covering is made to last four years and we pushed the envelope and used it for five.It was already starting to shred when I took the old stuff off.This year my teenage grandchildren,who are my usual helpers,were out of town so I decided to see if I could still do this by myself.I could, and did, but about half way through I decided, never again.Next time I will wait for help.
Then there are the cuttings.This fall I started 700 brug cuttings.That is forty two different varieties.
These are for sales starting in February.There will be about this many more started in January for sales later in the year.After breathing that sigh of relief I went for a long, quiet and relaxing, walk in the woods.That always sooths the soul.

FLEMING ISLAND RACHEL

We are proud to be able to introduce Fleming Island Rachel to our line of Brugs.This beautiful,dark pink triple was hybridized by Ludger Schneider and grown by John Scott and we were able to obtain a cutting in the spring of 2008.We are propagating this one now and will have it available in February, 2010.The triple flowers are fully 12 inches long and 8 inches wide including the long tendrils.FIR has grown well for us in the heat, and humidity, of Florida and shows good resistance to disease.Another big plus is that she hasn’t been bothered by insects except for an occasional caterpillar.
Rachel is an offspring of Klein Lady and Everlasting Ruby and was released in 2005.The BGI Family Tree lists this one as a double but,as you can see from the picture,she is a full triple with perfect skirts.
See more pictures at http://countrygdn.com/firachel.html