It’s middle of January in cold snowy Vermont. Most people are reveling in skiing, snow boarding, sledding, snowball fights, ice skating and snowmen, not us. Here at The Painted Tulip it’s time to start our season. We always start with anenomes and ranunculus. Though it’s freezing now by end of February, it’s warm enough […]
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Flower Farmers Journal: A New Season 2020
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 […]
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 […]
Growing On- The Cold Frame Anemone Experiment
Last fall, I planted 250 anemones in the middle of the cold frame to see if they would overwinter and possibly bloom sooner then anemones we sprout indoors. I have been troubleshooting a fungus issue with my De Canes varieties no matter where I start them. I have lost most of the corms–they’ve rotted and […]