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Post by jerseycub on Jan 11, 2013 11:38:54 GMT -6
We are considering growing more flowers for market this season some of the verities we have grown in the past are Zenia and wild flower mix, Glads, Dahlia.
Any suggestions
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Post by Penny on Jan 11, 2013 13:28:48 GMT -6
Hmmm, are they going to be fresh cut flowers, or in a pack?  |
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Post by jerseycub on Jan 11, 2013 16:22:03 GMT -6
Hmmm, are they going to be fresh cut flowers, or in a pack? That's fresh cut penny |
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Post by Penny on Jan 11, 2013 17:12:48 GMT -6
You could do carnations, gerber daisy's, lilies, delphiniums, queens anne's lace, tulips, sunflowers. These were some of the flowers that were in Natalie's wedding bouquet |
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Post by Christy on Jan 11, 2013 20:40:55 GMT -6
Roses  lilies too,there's so many. stargazers sell good here but there's so many more you could sell  daffodils has alot of different flowers too. love daffs! |
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Post by jerseycub on Jan 12, 2013 11:17:11 GMT -6
Those are some good suggestions ladies, and ones that we will consider for this season. I feel the more verity we have the better sales possibilities. Thank you  |
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Post by w8in4dave on Jan 12, 2013 20:03:43 GMT -6
Black eyed susans  One of my personal favs, along with sunflowers of course!! |
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Post by jerseycub on Jan 13, 2013 9:11:58 GMT -6
Black eyed susans One of my personal favs, along with sunflowers of course!! Sure your not related to Ruth? Those are her favorites also, as a mater of fact she just finished a Black eyed Susie that had lasted since summer. It was one she had potted outside and brought in the house before frost and kept it going till the other day. We have grown Sun Flowers every season to attract the pollinators, I like the giant verities. I have never tried growing them in any quantity although other farmers in the area do. We just don't have all that much room. We also grow a good patch of a wild flower mix, but that was it for last season. I would like to dedicate one field to a mix of cut flowers this season......that would be 9,000 sf not a huge area but that's all I can spare. |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jan 14, 2013 8:11:21 GMT -6
Back in Mo. I raised several varieties of everlasting flowers: statice, strawflowers, gomphrena, babys breath and bells of Ireland...for a local florist. They are easy to grow... easy to harvest and was fairly profitable  |
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Post by w8in4dave on Jan 14, 2013 8:42:14 GMT -6
Black eyed susans One of my personal favs, along with sunflowers of course!! Sure your not related to Ruth? Those are her favorites also, as a mater of fact she just finished a Black eyed Susie that had lasted since summer. It was one she had potted outside and brought in the house before frost and kept it going till the other day. We have grown Sun Flowers every season to attract the pollinators, I like the giant verities. I have never tried growing them in any quantity although other farmers in the area do. We just don't have all that much room. We also grow a good patch of a wild flower mix, but that was it for last season. I would like to dedicate one field to a mix of cut flowers this season......that would be 9,000 sf not a huge area but that's all I can spare. Teddy bear sunflowers are my fav, but really if you're growing them for cut the smaller ones work out best ....... but the teddybear is really cool!! I grew them for a couple of years ..... |
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Post by w8in4dave on Jan 14, 2013 8:43:39 GMT -6
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Post by jerseycub on Jan 14, 2013 10:14:37 GMT -6
That's a nice selection w8in4dave I just might buy them myself. Thank You |
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Post by w8in4dave on Jan 15, 2013 21:52:00 GMT -6
I am not posting it to get you to buy it .. a friend of mine sells at the market , and just like you it is the spring , well their lil plot is usually spent up in veggies so I like to put some stuff into stuff she can use b4 thr veggies last year she used my weeds : lol but I have ALOT of stuff she can use .. I am just gunna be there for her cuz in veggie time she is there for me OMG she loved my wild sunflowers!! Those work wonderful!! |
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Post by jerseycub on Jan 16, 2013 9:49:31 GMT -6
I am not posting it to get you to buy it .. a friend of mine sells at the market , and just like you it is the spring , well their lil plot is usually spent up in veggies so I like to put some stuff into stuff she can use b4 thr veggies last year she used my weeds : lol but I have ALOT of stuff she can use .. I am just gunna be there for her cuz in veggie time she is there for me OMG she loved my wild sunflowers!! Those work wonderful!! I didn't feel that you did, just good information for me and Ruth. I do like the selection and the quantity. We are also considering Glads and Dahlias, we have grown them before with good results. |
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Post by w8in4dave on Jan 16, 2013 10:06:59 GMT -6
Dahlias are one of my all time favs!!! My BIL grows them.. Used to be all in a line in front of his house , Just stunning!! Only thing is you have to dig them up around here and replant when all chances of frost are gone ..... BIL also grows glads only thing I don't like about them is they fall over ... but still very pretty!! I wish you alot of luck!! Make sure and try and to post pics sweetie
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Post by jerseycub on Jan 16, 2013 17:03:51 GMT -6
Dahlias are one of my all time favs!!! My BIL grows them.. Used to be all in a line in front of his house , Just stunning!! Only thing is you have to dig them up around here and replant when all chances of frost are gone ..... BIL also grows glads only thing I don't like about them is they fall over ... but still very pretty!! I wish you alot of luck!! Make sure and try and to post pics sweetie We have to dig our corms here also and that is a pain but it's a labor of luv. I will take pics. |
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Post by w8in4dave on Jan 16, 2013 20:21:19 GMT -6
yes It is a labor of Love!!! But they are so very beautiful!! The 1st time I seen those I was in aweee just beautiful!!
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Post by Christy on Feb 7, 2013 10:07:03 GMT -6
Back in Mo. I raised several varieties of everlasting flowers: statice, strawflowers, gomphrena, babys breath and bells of Ireland...for a local florist. They are easy to grow... easy to harvest and was fairly profitable I so agree with Phil on the babys breath! There beautiful in any flower arrangement! they set anything off. |
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Post by Christy on Feb 7, 2013 10:10:48 GMT -6
W8in beautiful sunflowers! I try to grow then, usually end up in a war with the birds over the seeds  |
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Post by Garden Happy on Feb 7, 2013 12:52:04 GMT -6
Batchlor flowers hold up well and i use to sell tons of rue leaves and dill with my fresh flowers baby's breath and lambsears,tansey,yarrow,strawflowers,stocks,larkspur and broom corn,foxtail millet,cattails,grape hyacinth,chives,garlic chives,and bee balm,astribe and love-lies,bleeding,heliotrope,and artemisia
Edible flowers sell like hot cakes,i would put then into clear plastic in a cooler on ice then have one with a ice pack inside a container to keep it looking fresh.Chef's would come to the farm and buy them weekly on a day and time i picked for them to pick up.there is really good money in this. thumb2
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Post by jerseycub on Feb 7, 2013 15:51:01 GMT -6
There are lots of good suggestions here, some of the fillers we have, one is babies breath we also grow sunflowers every season for bee attraction, but we can use some of these as a helpful suggestion for the rest of our selections. Thank you all.
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One of my personal favs, along with sunflowers of course!! 
