November is the month of gray lead sky and bare trees we call stick season in Vermont. Though still beautiful it can be a bit melancholy. But not here this year. We started tearing down a small cold frame in order to rebuild in a different location so we can put up a new 30 […]
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Dahlia Tubers for 2018
We will be selling dahlias tubers again this spring. There have been several inquiries about what tubers we will be offering, so here is a preview. Our store won’t be open for a bit, but we would love you to purchase your tubers from us. We sell in bags of 5 tubers per bag […]
Flower Farmer Journal: Farm Structures
“I should have done it years ago…” How many times has a farmer said that after they invested in a piece of equipment? Once you’ve made the commitment, you can revel in that choice. We all have reasons to make the prioritizations we do on our farms. Maybe the choices are financial, holistic, guilt […]
What’s Growing on: Mid-April 2015
Spring is finally on its way. It has been a very cold winter in Vermont, with only one day above freezing in February. But now the days are longer the sun is stronger there are lawn seed commercials on TV. Best of all, the greenhouse heat is on and all out plants are in there. […]
Divide & Destroy for Rejuvenation
A friend of mine who lived in Florida told me gardening there was all about cutting it down. Plants just get too big and choke themselves out. To keep them lush, gardeners are constantly cutting them back or dividing the root systems. We have to do this here too just on a less frequent basis. Buckets of Liliacs […]
Planning for Chickens at Painted Tulip
I have wanted to add Laying Hens to the Painted Tulip farm for years now. There are many reasons not to add chickens into my life–a lot of extra responsibility. But is it really an extra responsibility if they provide so much back? There are so many good reasons to keep chickens on the farm: 1. Chicken poop will […]
New Dahlia Varieties at The Painted Tulip
Every year I just order more and more varieties of plants I love! It is an addiction that I can excuse with my line of employment. Florists and wedding couples want peach dahlias, so I ordered more dahlia tubers to be shipped in April. When there is so much beauty in the world its hard […]
Dahlia Procreating Progression
Back in December I wrote a blog post about starting new dahlia plants from cuttings off the growing tubers. A few weeks ago I picked up a tray and it was loaded with roots coming out the bottom. I now have 75 rooted dahlias in 52 individual cells so they have room to grow. Hooray! It […]