🌱 Horticultural Groups

Blooming / Harvest Window Phenological Normal

Action: Harvest

Sep-Nov (Spring bloom)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Vegetative Growth Flush Timing Phenological Normal

Nov-Jan (Early Summer flush)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Post-Flowering Pruning Canopy Normal

Action: Prune

Nov-Dec (Immediately post-flowering)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shoot Stripping & Thinning Canopy Normal

Action: Prune

Dec-Jan (Thin to 4-6 strong vertical flowering canes)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Juvenile Tip Pinching Canopy Normal

Action: Prune

Jan-Feb* (Pinch young shoots to encourage multi-stem bloom)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Agri-fos Preventive Dosing Plant Health Normal

Action: Foliar Spray · Product: Agri-Fos

Apr & Sep

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Flush Disease Control Plant Health Normal

Action: Foliar Spray

Nov-Jan (Protect expanding flush & bracts from Elsinoë/Anthracnose)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Key Insect Pest Control Plant Health Normal

Oct-Jan (Waratah stem borer, Thrips, Scale)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Vegetative Flush Feeding Nutrition Normal

Action: Fertilise

Nov-Dec (Low P <1.0%, high organic matter support)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bud Set Feeding Nutrition Normal

Action: Fertilise

Jan-Feb (Zero N, High K)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Iron Chelate Application Nutrition Normal

Action: Foliar Spray · Product: Iron Chelate

Aug-Sep* (Early spring soil Fe chelate to maintain dark foliage)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Summer Watering Attention Soil Normal

Requires consistent soil moisture; weekly drip Dec-Feb in Kauri

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Weed Control & Mulching Soil Normal

May & Oct; deep acidic mulch layer, zero root zone cultivation

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec