Salvia
Root Type: fibrous
Finish Size: 1 gallon
Dividable: no
Potting Soil: Commercial planting media
Growing Temperature: 55-65 degrees F
Soil PH: 5.8-6.2
Planting Level: Plant crown even with soil level
Weeks to Finish for Spring Sale: 6-8
Weeks to Flower: 8-9
Growing On:
Salvias will flower best under long days.
Root Trimming:
Roots can be trimmed to fit container.
Watering:
Overwatering can lead to root and crown rot.
Fertilizing:
Salvias are light to moderate feeders, requiring only modest amount of fertilizer. Apply a constant liquid fertilizer at 50ppm nitrate at each watering.
Moisture Level:
Water plants thoroughly and let plants dry out between waterings.
Pest and Diseases:
Scale, whiteflies, spider mites, aphids, beetles, stalk borers, aster leafhopper and others, plant bugs, caterpillers, nematodes, greenhouse leaf tier (Oeobia), greenhouse orthezia(Orthezia).
Rot(Sclerotium), bacterial blight(Psudomonas), leaf spots, Botrytis blight, damping-off, powdery mildew(Erysiphe), downy mildew(Peronospora), Verticillium wilt, stem rot(Sphaeropsis), rusts, root rots, viruses.
Container Maintenance:
Deadhead to promote lateral buds.