Hey!! Whoa its week 9, 10, 11, and 12

Ok, so what happened to the weekly farm updates? Whoa its week 9, 10, 11, and 12. Well first of all, I had a little update to the look of my website….second there were some tech difficulties so that took a couple of weeks. Then we had a small home renovation project finished and the virus pandemic hit…Whoa its week 9…. So here I am back at the keyboard pecking away. How are you? Me? I believe I am walking around in a fog thinking is this real???? Yes, yes it is. There has been a lot of seed starting going on here. Compared to the last growing season I have approx 1/2 times more seedlings coming up!! What!! Yes I am planning on a fabulous year. I am working on a flower subscription. I am hoping to make it available soon. This will be small but am excited to get started.

Seed starting

What varieties of flowers have I been starting? Ranunculus, rudbekia triloba, snapdragons, stock, perennial sunflowers and dianthus (sweet William). Whew, this is just the beginning. I had to run to Menards to buy a few more grow lights. Here is a previous post I wrote on seed starting. Do not let seed starting intimidate you. It is great therapy for those days when you are waiting for spring.

How to start Ranunculus

Ranunculus corms start out as little dried octopus looking things. They are a perennial in warm climates. Here in the Midwest we have to dig them in the fall, similar to dahlias. Some growers just treat them as an annual and reorder new corms every year.   I put the corms into a bucket and let the water run for 3-4 hours.  They need to soak and rehydrate before you plant them. The running water helps put oxygen in the water so it is harder for bacteria to attach to the corms. Stay safe everyone. Stay positive.