Even though the days are not much cooler, the nights are. We've had no rain - another record breaking lack of rain for April - so the sun shines brightly during the day, the humidity is lower, and the cool nights impress the gerberas.
The buds are prolific and the flowers are growing with long straight stems and perfect flowers.
Our next big order period is leading up to Mother's Day - which is on May 13th- just over a week away. The flowers will be good for this year, provided the weather stays the same.
You'd think under the plastic domes of the hothouse we'd not be bothered too much by the weather - but certainly the temperature and the outside humidity affects the flowers.
It is usually pleasant picking the flowers - we do it by hand "plucking" the flowers from the crown, and if it does rain we don't get we doing it.
But it is time to move on. Decision making time. Now I have to work several days a week, I find it getting a bit hard. We have some interest though in taking it over. We'll see.
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