Storm Damage and Making Market Bouquets - Sunshine and Flora Flower Farm
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- Storm Damage and Making Market Bouquets!!
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Hang in there! Everything still looks beautiful. Remember how long we went without rain last year? It’s always something!
Yes! Opposite this year!
You are so much nicer to your grasshoppers than I am. I can’t cut them in half with my clippers like some people do but I can give them a good whack.
I’ve cut a few in half!
Oh hang in there Christine! One game changer for me this year on staking was buying a metal fence post driver and using it to put in pine grade stakes that I get from Home Depot in the lumber area. They come in 12 packs in various lengths. Put those in with the fence post driver and they don’t move - perfect for netting to stay tight. They aren’t really tall. I bet it would work on those green plastic coated ones too.
I am so done with this season!! Glad most of your dahlias are okay. Lovely bouquets ❤
Youll need to stand your sunflowers up or theyll get crooked.
It has been a rough year for me as well. Late June & most of July we didn’t get hardly any rain & very hot and then for the last 2 weeks it has rained almost every day. Your garden looks very similar to mine after a storm last night. Several varieties were blown over especially the self seeded sunflowers. Maybe next year neither of us will be tempted to let them grow! 🌻 😂
I say I’m not growing them every year! Haha
It's a rough season all over I think. Cold start, now dry and hot. My dahlias were also taking a nap from a huge wind storm, but they seem to be recovering fine. Fingers crossed for the rest of the season, your bouquets are lovely ❤
I feel like I am ready for a do over. My U-pick feids drown so we are just doing Sunflower week or two
I totally need a do over
Have you considered dividing the rudbeckia you want more of? You may have a better chance of building your stock that way. I’m not super well versed on if seed will come back true but dividing certainly will.
Hmm good thought!
I pray that your garden bounces back! We still have 2+ months to share all the beautiful flowers.
That's a bummer about the storms. I can imagine how much extra work that adds to the existing workload. The harvested flowers look great!
So sorry you had a storm. My sunflowers blew down, I stood them up and corralled staked them and they were fine.
The bouquets look awesome in spite of the storms! Things will bounce back but it is so frustrating when things don’t go as planned.
we had horrible storms in IL two weeks ago... 20 tornadoes in our area. Lots of tree damage... Never been so grateful that I had netting on flowers!!!
It’s been terrible Midwest storms this year!
This is a lesson in survival and doing well with in spite of adverse circumstances. Your bouquets are gorgeous. Also, I love craspedia or 'Billy Buttons'. My daughter gave me an arrangement last year with a lot of Billy Buttons last year. They were the only flowers in the arrangement that I could save. Now they are their own little arrangement in my office, and I love it.
Thanks!
The weather here in Washington State has been very scary this year. Rain, then high winds & painfully harsh sun. I am concerned about what kind of winter we need to prepare for. Thank you for sharing, colorful, beautiful bouquets !
These bouquets are SO PRETTY!!
I also had a rudbeckia pop up that yellow color. I love them!! They are like no other bloom. Definitely want more.
Thanks!!
I’ve had sunflowers fall over and they still bloom. You should pick them up so the stems don’t grow crooked.
Some are starting to bloom but not sure I can stand up all of them. There are 100s
ohhh the floret zinnias are so beautiful! I definitely need to get seed next year.
🎉the bouquets are gorgeous!!! Just lovely, thank you for sharing with us!
Thanks so much 😊
Lucky your high tunnel was unharmed! We had rain too the past couple of days (Pacific Northwest). Fortunately, the wind was not too bad, but the weight of the rain on the plants did flatten some gladiolus and phlox, despite netting and staking.
Thanks for the bouquet making video!! Sorry about the storm damage!! I'm with you on moving on to next year. It's been a rough gardening season in the west as well. Love your videos!!
I’m growing the Sahara too but I find that it doesn’t last in the vase. Maybe just one day and it starts looking bad. The stems are very strong but I’m disappointed that the flower doesn’t last.
Oh no! I haven’t had that issue
I love the mini bouquets! I’ve been using my short stem flowers in pint mason jars, but they don’t seem to sell very well at my farmers market. I might try some mini bouquets and see if my customers like them better than the mason jars. Do you use a smaller paper to wrap them, or the same size as your regular bouquets?
I cut the paper into a smaller square and wrap them the same
I am so sorry. Remember you and Mother Nature are strong. Hugs
I feel for you. All your hard work. There will be less flowers but it will be OK. Also, just an idea instead of stickers for your minis maybe get a round stamp.😊
I wish we could have seen how you did at the farmers market. How did the sell and you amount you made.
I will do a market video coming up!
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my season stinks too. Aphids, unknown predators on my dahlias, critters eating my zinnias…
I appreciate your honest show of what happens
Your bouquets always look wonderful. I grow cut flowers in three 4'x8' beds at our community garden for myself and to share with friends and family. Can you tell me which kind of Mountain Mint you grow and about how much each plant produces? I'm so interested in growing this plant. Thank you.
I got it from Johnnys I think?
@@SunshineFlora Thank you. The reason I asked was because I'm coming across different varieties. Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum pilosum (which was from Johnny's), Pycnanthemum muticum and Pycnanthemum virginianum. I need a good filler. I might have to grow all three. 😀
Gorgeous!! Question...i have a very small area that is getting attacked by bugs. Pumping the pump on the bottle of Neem Oil seriously cramps my hand. Lol!! How do you apply on such a large area of space?
I buy the concentrate that I can mix in a sprayer. Saves my hand!
Your bouquets are beautiful how do you keep them to last long with being in the heat at farmers market
I keep them in my cool car til the last minute. I always set up a tent so it is shaded
Thank you
I lost 90% of my dahlia field due to flooding from all the early spring rain 😩
Oh no. I’m sorry to hear that
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I have green caterpillars eating my geraniums buds.
Does anyone know what they are and how to get rid of them?
As a gardener, i am particularly interested about weather but this season has been ...... intense and we are not even into august 😭😞😭😞
It’s been a doozy
Great video! What is the name of the Bonide spray you used. I have pest problems also.
I use both the Bonide neem oil and Eight
You mentioned Bonide Eight being organic. It was my understanding that Eight was not an organic product. Am I mistaken?
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What do you sell them for?
My mini bouquets at markets are $5. Large bouquets are $15-$20 depending on flowers