photo credit: Jennifer Langille It’s that time of year everyone’s starting fresh. It’s exciting as a farmer because it means the beginning of trying out new plans that have been rolling around in the head for the past year. Every season we grow, learning from what we did right and wrong. It often takes […]
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Dahlia Tuber Online Store is Open for 2020
Over the past few weeks I have been digging, curing and packing up Dahlia Tubers for winter storage. Once I see how many tubers we have, I start making edits to the store as to what will be available. This year we are excited to bring to you new varieties we haven’t had in the […]
Flower Farmers Journal: Dahlias, Digging, Curing and Storing
This fall we created 3 videos about how we dig, cure and store dahlia tubers (you will find below). Every person has there own little tips and trends, here are a few of ours. Everyones storage facility is different and you need to figure out what works for you. Trial & error is unfortunately the […]
Flower Farmers Journal: Low Till Farming
As many of you may know, “no till” farming is the new phrase being thrown around. If you grow root crops or dahlias that involve digging and uprooting lots of earth and many old weed seeds, no till is not an option, but lower till is. At The Painted Tulip I am working on being […]
Flower Farmers Journal: Reflecting on 2018
Spring, summer and fall are such a whirlwind for flower and vegetable farmers. Winter is the time to review notes and look towards next year. I am so grateful for this few month break to refuel and think. 2018 started out strong as many seasons do. By the time July hits I am so […]
Breaking Frozen Ground
The ground is frozen but the work doesn’t stop for this Farmer Florist. We put in our high tunnel–now what? I have started a map of what seedlings, bulbs, tubers and corms will be going in when and where. I am a visual thinker so drawing it out works best for me. I am trying […]
Whats Growing On: New Cold Frame Greenhouse
This fall I have been building a new greenhouse structure. This has been way overdue for years. Now that it’s built I can’t believe I survived with out it–so much space to fill. I can extend my seasons in both the spring and fall. I wanted to do this for years but this fall I […]