You are now on the AHDB Horticulture and Potatoes website.
Please click here to access the main AHDB website and other sectors.
Please click here to access the main AHDB website and other sectors.
Contents tagged with container-grown
2 November 2021
Learn how to identify and manage bacterial diseases in protected ornamentals and bedding
23 May 2022
This factsheet describes the symptoms, sources and development of botrytis in pot and bedding plants. It details an integrated approach to control the disease in heated glasshouses based on good nursery hygiene, environmental control and appropriate fungicide use.
9 June 2022
This guide considers the current market trends, the cultural requirements of herbaceous crops and the production methods employed.
7 October 2022
This factsheet describes the chemical and physical properties of irrigation water of relevance to ornamental plant production, including bedding plants, pot plants and hardy ornamentals. Water hardness, conductivity levels and a range of potential impurities and their effects are outlined and appropriate corrective measures summarised.
18 November 2021
This factsheet describes the principles and practices of non-chemical weed control in order to help growers develop a more integrated approach to weed control on container-grown hardy nursery stock.
7 October 2022
This factsheet provides growers with practical guidance on how to achieve wet heat sterilisation of pots to permit their reuse.
21 March 2023
Understand how to protect you container grown nursery stock.
17 February 2022
This factsheet describes the symptoms caused by these three pathogens, their biology, and provides a management strategy for disease control.
25 November 2021
This factsheet summarises the options available for nutrient provision in container-grown crops - media incorporated, top dressing , water soluble and foliar feeds
18 November 2021
This factsheet describes how water application rates and uniformity can be measured and improved for overhead irrigation systems for hardy nursery stock.
18 November 2021
This factsheet introduces the application of technology for irrigation scheduling in container-grown hardy nursery stock, as well as describing other methods and equipment also available.
13 October 2021
This factsheet provides information on the commonly occurring weed species found in container-grown soft fruit and offers guidance on control strategies.