Alternate with calcium nitrate on a regular basis. Provide complete minor element program. Apply as Iron Chelate sprays or drenches. Provide periodic clear water application if excess soluble salts accumulate. For best results, do not overwater or overfeed.
Low temperatures result in compact gorwth.
Provide good air circulation at all times. Light Bright light is ideal for this crop. Mimulus are day neutral and will flower year round, however flowering is more prolific and earlier under longer days when total light is higher. This should be the second pinch, with the first completed during propagation. Additional pruning can be used to shape plants, correct for stretching or to time flowering.