Micropropagated Herbaceous Modules

Availability

The main crop is available from mid-May through the summer to early September. The plants are graded prior to delivery and are fully weaned and ready for life on the nursery. There are 104 plants per tray (counted as 100's).

A number of varieties will be available as overwintered plugs which will be ready for sale in the early Spring. These overwintered plants have been established in the modules since the summer and have well developed roots and crowns.

We offer all the varieties mentioned in this catalogue as part of our extensive 1 litre range, if you would like an availability list please give us a call.

Growing On

At despatch the modules are ready for potting into 7-12cm pots and those that are potted early in the season may well be large enough to pot on by the end of the summer. If kept in a small pot the plants will make a good saleable size by the autumn.

Compost

The compost is specially blended and incorporates a slow release fertiliser for plant nutrition. All modules are treated with Intercept, a systemic insecticide which provides effective control of vine weevil and shorter term protection against scarid fly and aphid.

Ordering

Customers are welcome to order directly from the catalogue or can request an up-to-date availability list for a more accurate guide to availability. Customers who require large numbers of a variety should order as far in advance as possible so that we can build your requirements into our production programme.

Pricing

Prices start at 46 pence a plug plant plus vat. Please contact us for more details regarding prices at nurseries@kirtonfarm.co.uk

Contract Growing

A large proportion of our production is now concentrated on contract growing new or difficult to obtain varieties. We can initiate new stock or take over in vitro material. The plants can be supplied rooted in agar or fully weaned in modules. Costs will vary depending on the service, the quantities and production costs involved. Due the high initial costs involved in initiating new stock, the minimum quantities required need to be at least 2,000 plants a year, for a minimum of 3 years. The majority of our expertise lies with herbaceous stock although we have experience of some soft fruits. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Unfortunately we are unable to guarantee delivery of plant material because we are battling with nature to propagate successfully.