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Open house for Ontario garden mum trials

Sept. 20, 2012, St. Catharines, Ont. – Garden mum growers had the chance
to view varieties from three major breeders during an open house
earlier this week.

Sept. 20, 2012, St. Catharines, Ont. – Garden mum growers had the chance to view varieties from three major breeders during an open house earlier this week.

Schenck Farms and Greenhouses is hosting garden mum trials by Syngenta, GroLink and Fides.

Inclement weather on Tuesday affected attendance at this year’s open house. However, those attending were impressed by the scope of one of the largest garden mum trials in North America.

Breeder representatives on hand included Sean Valk and Mark Smith from Syngenta, Judy Born of Fides, and Bernard Chodyla of GroLink.

Note-taking at the trials.

(GroLink) 'Girona Orange' has a sphere habit, is flexible in shipping and is easy to size-up in larger containers; 'Girona Lilac' is a very early performer with large flowers and is adaptable to any container size.

(Syngenta) 'Jillian Lavender' is an early variety with perfect mounding habit and is more compact than 'Symphony Pink'; and 'Jacqueline Pearl' is an early season standout with large flowers.

(Fides) 'Daybreak Dark Yellow' is vigorous and one of the earliest to flower in a natural season, and is also very fast in shaded programs; 'Daybreak Dark Bronze' is recommended for early natural season programs.

The trials included varieties from Fides, Gro-Link and Syngenta.