Temperature controls for cyclamen

Temperature has a strong impact on the production of cyclamen. It is a brake or accelerator of growth in terms of culture time and plant volume. High temperatures allow rapid and significant plant development, while low temperatures slow down growth and lead to smaller plants volumes for the same variety. It is a decisive factor for the flowering quality (number of flowers, central bouquet, straight stems, lifespan of flowers, detachment of flowers in relation to foliage, intensity of color). The bigger the foliage volume, the more freshness the plant needs to reduce its transpiration and put its energy into the flowering stage. Compact plants adapt more easily to different temperature conditions

The Morel company recently posted a technical report including several ways to improve cyclamen culture.

Joan Verges, Morel's agronomist engineer, has travelled the world and observed cyclamen cultivations in very different climates for many years. He is proposing a way to improve your culture methods with two concepts which have determining impacts on cyclamen:

Minimum and maximum temperatures, therefore day / night temperature differences, or more precisely the average daily temperature (ADT - Average Daily Temperature),

- Thermal inertia of the greenhouse.

This leads us to answer other questions:
- What is the difference between an average temperature and an average daily temperature (ADT)?

- What is the best way to measure the temperature?
- How do you make the best varietal choice according to temperature?
 

To learn the answers, download Morel's new growing sheet: "Temperature and growing cyclamen."

To find out more, go to the comprehensive chapter "Light and temperature" on Morel's website.