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  • From: Karen Cannon <kp_cannon AT yahoo.com>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: spring
  • Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 15:56:23 -0800 (PST)


My customers loved the cosmos last year. I think I
grew versailles mix from Johnny's. Cosmos always do
incredibly well and I was amazed at how many people
asked what they were and could they grow them. (I tend
to think of them as pretty weeds, but they made the
customers happy)

Karen
Planet Veg
Central MD
--- "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
wrote:
> 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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