Environmental Horticulture 2013 Specialty Growers Vocabulary Specialty Grower grower that raises a unique group of plants within the bedding plant industry ex vegetable color hanging baskets ID: 172236
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Ms. GuidoEnvironmental Horticulture- 2013
Specialty GrowersSlide2
VocabularySpecialty Grower: grower that raises a unique group of plants within the bedding plant industry (ex. vegetable, color, hanging baskets)Bedding Plant Breeder: a person who develops unique bedding plant characteristics. (ex. fragrance, color, long bloom period, disease and pest resistance)Bedding Plant Grower: a nurseryman who raises bedding plants in pony packs, 4” pots, and #1 nursery containersSlide3
VocabularyBedding Plant: An annual flowering or edible plant grown in small containers for outdoor use. Annual: Plants that perform their entire life cycle from seed to flower to death within one growing season.Transplanting: When a plant is shifted from one container to another container, typically of larger sizeSlide4
VocabularyPropagation: to reproduce a plant sexually or asexuallyPlugs: seedlings grown in a plug tray, in a controlled environmentCuttings: asexually propagated plantSlide5
Introduction: What is a bedding plant?An annual flowering or edible plant grown in small containers for outdoor use. Slide6
Bedding PlantsFastest growing segment of the horticulture industryBest Sellers (% of US Market)Impatiens (44%)Geraniums (20%)Petunias (14%)BegoniasMarigoldsPansiesSlide7
Specialty GrowersSpecialty Grower: grower that raises a unique group of plants within the bedding plant industry Examples: Vegetables, Hanging Baskets, Colors BowlsSlide8
Bedding Plant Breedera person who develops unique bedding plant characteristics. FragranceColorLong bloom period Disease and pest resistanceSlide9
QUESTION:Identify at least 3 different kinds of specialty growersSlide10
Plant Breeders:Genetically cross species to create new plantsCome up with unique plant namesAloe ‘GuidoIncrease consumer interest with new colorsSlide11
Bedding Plant Grower: a nurseryman who raises bedding plants in 6-packs, 4” pots, and #1 nursery containersSlide12
Bedding Plant GrowersGrow plants from seed plug cell packSpecialize in one specific genre or mix several together ( ie. Vegetables, or color bowls and hanging baskets)Choose which new and improved varieties you would like to growUltimately decide what kind of product the consumers are getting Slide13
Think-Pair-ShareWhat is a specialty grower?What is the difference between a bedding plant breeder and a bedding plant grower?Why is the horticulture industry reliant on both the breeders and the growers?Slide14
Exit Slip: Choose one of the following menu items to complete before the end of class!1. Bedding Plant Grower: Decide what kind of bedding plants you are going to specialize in and explain why you chose that crop. How are you going to market it? What will make you different than your competitors?2. Bedding plant breeder: Create your very own bedding plant for next season. It must be different than anything already on the marketBe sure to specify your plant’s name, color, size, flower shape, and other distinguishing characteristics