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- From: "Jill Taylor Bussiere" <jdt AT itol.com>
- To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: spring
- Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:55:30 -0600
Maybe this question would fit in with yours, Alison -
I am looking for some pots to put started plants in to sell - some
ornamental pepper plants (edible too) as well as some strawberry hanging
plants. I am looking for some pots that are made of recycled stuff, but not
containing bleach and other toxins - the plants are organic, and I wouldn't
want the pot to de-organic them - would love to have some of those hard
paper mache sort of pots, if they fit in those categories....Anybody know
where to get such things?
Jill
----- Original Message -----
From: Wiediger, Alison <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 8:43 AM
Subject: spring
> Friends,
> The past week has been such a great one for this listserv. I thought I'd
> start another discussion. I always learn so much from other farmers. This
> morning, I thought I'd ask how many of us are doing cut flowers, what
> varieties do you really like, how are you marketing, etc.
>
> We do about 25% cut flowers, 75% vegetables, but the percentage of cuts
> grows every year. We market them as bouquets at our farmers' market. We
> found out last year that taking the cuts to market in buckets and making
the
> bouquets there was really effective at drawing customer attention. Very
> frequently, we got special requests, then another customer would say "make
> me one just like the one you just made for that lady!" We also got
requests
> for special occasions - weddings, parties, etc, where the customer came
out
> to the farm and picked up whatever they had ordered (buckets of cuts, not
> made bouquets)
>
> some of our favorites from last year :
> Of course, Benary's Giant Zinnias, our mainstay.
> Flamingo Feather Celosia - great vertical filler
> Cramer's Amazon Celosia - late blooming, but the magenta color is
fabulous!
> Verbena Bonariensis - vertical accent, and great color
> Salvia Viridis - great filler
> Rudbeckia Indian Summer - with sunflowers, a mainstay for those "fall
color"
> bouquets
> Ageratum - we love Blue Horizon, White Bouquet and Red Top aren't nearly
as
> productive, but the colors are nice
> Amaranthus 'Hot Biscuits' We have only seen this from Park Seed. For
> fall, the color and form are great - our customers raved over it
>
> Enough from us. What are some of you doing. Has anyone successful grown
> the Bombay Celosias ? Are they worth the seed cost ? What perennials are
> you doing ? We'll all be too busy in another month, so let's take
advantage
> of the last few weeks of winter, and brainstorm!
>
> Alison Wiediger
> Au Naturel Farm
>
>
> Alison Wiediger, Technician
> Hart County Schools
> awiediger AT hart.k12.ky.us
>
>
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-
spring,
Wiediger, Alison, 02/02/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: spring, Jill Taylor Bussiere, 02/02/2001
- Re: spring, Karen Cannon, 02/02/2001
- Re: spring, Joan Vibert, 02/06/2001
- Re: spring, Jill Taylor Bussiere, 02/06/2001
- Re: spring, Joan Vibert, 02/07/2001
- Re: spring, Brian and Jacqueline Potzkai, 02/07/2001
- Re: spring, Jill Taylor Bussiere, 02/07/2001
- Re: spring, Brian and Jacqueline Potzkai, 02/07/2001
- Re: spring, robbins, 02/13/2001
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