All of the reports and briefing notes for The Bedding and Pot Plant Centre are now completed and available to view on the AHDB website. Links to the individual briefing notes can be found below. BPPC Briefing Note – EAMUs…
Previous monitoring of specific crops has helped considerably in understanding how and when to feed your plants. The poinsettia scheme has been very successful in monitoring nutrient levels and building up a database of results. While it was useful to…
The new BOA Technical Committee Propagation Subgroup are interested if you have any evidence you would like to share as part of a proposal to request a peat exemption for propagation. The BOA believe there is a strong case for…
Ending the retail sale of peat in horticulture in England and Wales consultation is available online and it is vital your views are heard.Please have your say, every opinion counts Please note that DEFRA has asked for as many individual…
With many poinsettia crops at or near pinching, now is the time to set up graphical tracking. Graphical tracking allows growers to monitor growth against pre-set growth curves and adjust growing regimes to suit to ensure crops meet target specifications…
BOA is delighted to announce that, following a management committee meeting,Derek Jarman has been co-opted as a member of the committee and will become chairmandesignate. His position will be confirmed at the AGM in January next. Derek Jarman Chairman elect…
Funded R&D for Ornamental Horticulture Agreed Statement approved 21st June 2021 “Following recent meetings with representatives of the GBLG, BOA management committee resolved this week to confirm its support for the group in its discussions with DEFRA regarding new proposals…
Join Peter Seabrook in the Floral Fantasia garden at RHS Hyde Hall in Essex for a guided tour of the 270 commercial varieties of pansies and violas that are flowering now. This trial is a continuation of the commercial planting…