Category: flower farming

Making flower bouquets can be as easy or hard as you make it. bou·quet noun An attractively arranged bunch of flowers, especially one presented as a gift or carried at a ceremony. The first thing I do is cut everything that is ready to cut. I try and cut deep into the plant so it…

We are in the midst of summertime madness. The flowers in the field exploded when we were on vacation, so that means that the weeds are exploding also.  With plenty of rain and the humidity high, summertime madness is truly here. Local flowers I have been harvesting on Tuesday mornings for the twin cities flower…

Flower farm update. Summer is in full swing in the midwest. Here at Midwest cut flowers we are a few weeks behind from last year due to the cold spring. Oh sweet summer time. The sun is shining in the Midwest and I am here on vacation from the pacific northwest visiting friends and family.…

Hardening off your seedlings is an important step in growing your own plants from seed. You spend weeks tending to these little guys and you want to make the transition to the outdoors as easy on them as you can. How to harden off seedlings. There are a few different ways to do this and…

Spring is finally here. Tulips blooming, birds are chirping and the grass is growing. Spring is finally here…or is it? Today’s forecast in calling for 60’s and tomorrow 40’s with maybe a mix of rain and snow.The weather here in Minnesota keeps us on our toes, especially when you are planning on planting out all…

A year of growing has passed. Still rewinding and looking over what happened. Erica put together this little recap of a year of growing, So fun to see it all in video. Goals for next growing season farmers market triple garden space finish flower farming school have the stand open 5 days a week in the…