Y'all, I’m a huge nerd. I read obsessively. For real. I just checked my kindle history and so far I’ve read 60 books this year, not counting all of the KindleUnlimited books I don’t have access to anymore or audible books I’ve listened to. Yeah… All that to say, I take books VERRRY seriously. ??? That’s why I’ve put together this list of flower farm[...]
You guys, I started a YouTube Channel and uploaded this little clip about my book. ANNDDD I'm pretty sure Justin cringed the whole entire time he watched this video. Trust me, it's not pretty, but that's okay because this is what real life looks like for all of us. We all have issues and imperfections that so rarely come through social media. So let me be the first to say[...]
I almost didn't grow dahlias this year because the grasshoppers were so bad last year that I couldn't sell any of my flowers.... I mean, that just isn't pretty. And I am not comfortable with spraying, even OMRI approved products, except in the most extreme circumstances. So this year I am using organza bags. I put them on every single bloom and it's actually wor[...]
Can we all just stop for a second and say, "this whole flower farming thing is hard?" Raise your hand if you're with me... You have to figure out SO MANY THINGS.... what to grow where to grow it how to keep your plants pest free how to make beds how to space your plants how to harvest where to sell your flowers how to store your flowers weed management how to[...]
To say the least, this growing season is COMPLETELY different than I expected it would be. I upped my plot from 1/3 acre to 1/2 acre I bought an earthway seeder to plant rows and rows of sunflowers I contacted a local grocery store because I wanted to take up my brand visibility a notch and I just knew I’d have lots of flowers left over from my florists & the roadside stan[...]
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