Comments on: Five Tricks to Growing Fantastic Field Lisianthus https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/ Fri, 06 May 2022 23:22:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Dee Jankowiak https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9025 Fri, 06 May 2022 23:22:54 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9025 Hello Jennie, , I am writing from Northern California – Zone 9B and have a question on how to treat the spotting virus that are developing on my Lizzie’s which are about 6-8″ tall. I bought a product called Procidic® RTU that I am supposed to spray on the foliage. Do you have any experience with this product fighting off fungal leave diseases? This is described “This Broad Spectrum Fungicide/Bactericide Works On Contact and Systemically”. Darn Lisianthus anyway – I love these so much and I order these “tiny” plants from Burpee every year. Last year it was fungal gnats – this year a spotting virus on the leaves that is causing the plant foliage to turn yellow. (UGH) Any help that you could offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you 🙂

]]> By: Penny Warner https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9024 Sun, 19 Dec 2021 03:52:57 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9024 Thanks, Jenny for such a great article! I’ve not seen it until today. I grew lots of lizzies from seed last year, but my season was interrupted by a couple of surgeries. I was going to start flower farming last summer, but instead, I learned so much and I found out how amazing these plants are after keeping them on my deck all summer in the TRAYS I GREW THEM IN. I planted about 20 in a large pot and, crazy, but these plants produced and produced beautiful flowers!! I made wonderful bouquets for myself while I recovered. I definitely have a much better understanding of the growing season after this article. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

]]> By: Gin https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9023 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 16:00:32 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9023 I grow all my Lisianthus in pots, the tall and dwarf varieties. I keep them over the wi tee by putting them in an unheated sunroom. My question is, what is the coldest temp outside and inside that they can tolerate. Full grown plants certainly are OK with the temps in the low 30’s but wondering how low a temp until I can them inside.

]]> By: Stephanie https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9022 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:12:26 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9022 My lisianthus has not flowered yet but they are a tall one stem. Should I snip them back for more branching?

]]> By: Jennie Love https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9021 Sun, 19 Jul 2020 20:53:40 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9021 In reply to Annie Main.

Congrats on the promising lisi crop, Annie! We wait to harvest when there are a two or three blooms fully open and many plump buds on each stem.

]]> By: Annie Main https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9020 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:28:22 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9020 Hi, Thanks for all the info about Lisianthus, this is my third season growing them, and i think I finally have a beautiful crop coming. The question that I have is when do you start harvesting? When there is just one bloom in the middle, or do you wait for 3 blooms before cutting.
Thanks,
Annie Main
Good Humus Produce

]]> By: Jan Gillean https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9019 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:40:56 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9019 In reply to CRB.

I’m in North Carolina. Where do you get your plugs?

]]> By: Jennie Love https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9018 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:40:34 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9018 In reply to Anna Mae Detwiler.

We get our plugs from Gro ‘n Sell here in Pennsylvania.

]]> By: Anna Mae Detwiler https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9017 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:45:35 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9017 In reply to CRB.

Where can l get plugs

]]> By: Jennie Love https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9016 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:58:39 +0000 https://lovenfreshflowers.com/five-tricks-to-growing-fantastic-field-lisianthus-2/#comment-9016 In reply to Meghan.

Hi Meghan – We plant new each season and have not overwintered our lisianthus since we need the bed space for other crops. I know several farmers who do overwinter their lisi, so give it a try if you want!

]]>