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How to Extend Bare Root Dormancy
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Posted by wildiris 10 CA (My Page) on Mon, Oct 30, 06 at 23:25
| I am starting a mail order nursery and need some advise on storing plants. I would like to order bare root liners in late winter and try to extend their dormancy for as long as possible using coolers so that I can ship them later in the season. I don't know how long I can push the dormancy though. I am mainly looking at storing flowering shrubs. |
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RE: How to Extend Bare Root Dormancy
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| Temperature and Humidity. Bailey Nurseries in Cottage Grove MN has one of the largest bareroot storage facilities on the globe. It's quite impressive. Temperature is kept cool, I believe around 37 degrees F. Relative humidity is kept high, over 90%. Extraordinary insulation and mist systems. |
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