Episode 48: The Power of Photoperiod for Better Flower Production with Dr. Alicain Carlson

About this episode

This episode discusses the critical role of photoperiod in flower production with Dr. Alicain Carlson from Syngenta Flowers.

We as growers can get quite fixated on soil and water and fertility. But there's another factor that is so absolutely critical to plants and flower production and that is light , or more precisely photoperiod. We all know that light is the foundation of photosynthesis. W hat we can sometimes forget is how critical the number of hours of light and dark are to triggering a plant to switch from vegetative growth to flowering. We drill into that in this episode with Dr. Alicain Carlson from Syngenta Flowers. Great companion listening for this episode is Episode 46: 10 Late Season Flower Crops for November Sales with Dave Dowling. Additional resources mentioned in this episode: Syngenta Flowers Cultural Guides Book: Specialty Cut Flowers MyLightMeter - an app for your phone to measure light WANT TO LEARN MORE? Join the Regenerative Flower Farmers Network (RFFN) for just $20/year if you'd like to continue the conversation on topics covered in this episode. You'll also gain access to lots of helpful articles, discussion boards, and online courses. On-demand Online Courses for Farmers Available on RFFN: Foliage for the Win Successful Flower CSAs and Subscriptions CREW: Hiring and…

People in this episode

Host: Jennie Love

Guest: Dr. Alicain Carlson

Topics covered

• photoperiod
• flower production
• light
• plant growth
• education
• agriculture

Keywords

• photoperiod
• flower production
• light
• vegetative growth
• photosynthesis
• agriculture
• Syngenta Flowers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Syngenta Flowers, Regenerative Flower Farmers Network, RFFN

Products: MyLightMeter

Books & works: Episode 46: 10 Late Season Flower Crops for November Sales

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