Fall Color Saturation
The colors of fall are bright and bold. They signal the pollinators to fuel up for a long winter ahead. The colors truly get darker and moodier. The short days…
Tag: Small Scale Farming
July Heat Sets In
As typical with July, the heat set in like clockwork. The first few days temperatures were in the 100’s! Most July flowers don’t mind the heat. Strawflower is planted during…
Spring Hot and Cold
April had some record breaking heat. My tulips season was the shortest ever with almost 4000 tulips blooming in 10 days. Thankfully I have two big coolers to keep them…
Snow on the Hill
For the first time in a while, we got a significant December snow. It’s also been one of the coldest Decembers recorded. The below normal temps have sent my planned…
Purple, Gold, and finally Dahlias
September marks the slow wind-down of summer, accented with a burst of color. The bright golds, purples, and oranges are for the pollinators. They signal refueling stations for migratory insects,…
Slaugust
I’ve heard some flower farmers call August, “Slaugust,’ because of the slog of heat, weeds and slow sales. This August, was a little different. Yes, there are plenty of weeds.…
Spring Color of Tulips
Spring is here, and all the colors. After a very cool spring, the tulips started blooming the first week of April. I harvest tulips by pulling the whole stem with…
Seeds of Love
February is a time for seed starting. My preferred seed companies are GEO Seeds and Johnny’s. Geo is the most affordable. They are a small company and shipping takes many…
Brief Relief
August brought a brief relief to the heat and drought of July. Over the course of a 10 days, the flower field went from brown and dry and green and…
Bountiful Blooms
June is the month for flowers. Everything planted in the fall and early spring is starting to bloom. Snapdragons and Rudbeckia. Scabiosa was transplanted last fall. The cool weather helps…