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- From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 18:35:10 -0400
On Mon, 16 May 2005 15:55:59 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks Bob. But what do people do with them? I was kindof thinking of
>dried sunflowers to hang in bird cages as feeders. The problem here is it's
>too windy for a tall sunflower with a big head. Is there a short variety?
>
There are quite a few of them. I've grown some, and they
make terrific cut flowers.
Variety names of several: Music Box, Teddy Bear, Double
Dandy (dark red - this one's a stunner), Sunspot, Big Smile,
Sundance Kid. I can't remember any others, but they exist.
Most of these are about 2-3' tall.
They don't all look like the 'classic' sunflower. Here's a
picture of Music Box, for instance:
http://www.containerseeds.com/products/flowerpage.html#item213
(in a vase with two zinnias).
The petals are edible (as are the seeds), btw, assuming that
you don't use insecticides, etc. on them.
I have not had any problems growing them so far: no insect
problems, no disease problems.
Pat
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ContainerSeeds.com - vegetable, herb, fruit, and edible
flower seeds for successful container growing.
http://www.containerseeds.com
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[Market-farming] economic impact of farmers' markets,
JOHN A HENDRICKSON, 05/16/2005
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[Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
TxBeeFarmer, 05/16/2005
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RE: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
Mike Emers, 05/16/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers, Pat Meadows, 05/16/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
robert schuler, 05/16/2005
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RE: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
Mike Hulbert - Anna Carter - Creation Soap, 05/16/2005
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RE: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
Mike Emers, 05/18/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers, Guy Clark, 05/23/2005
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RE: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
Mike Emers, 05/18/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
TxBeeFarmer, 05/16/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers, Pat Meadows, 05/16/2005
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[Market-farming] Baby Fennel,
David Tannen, 05/18/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Baby Fennel, road's end farm, 05/18/2005
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RE: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
Mike Hulbert - Anna Carter - Creation Soap, 05/16/2005
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RE: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
Mike Emers, 05/16/2005
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[Market-farming] Cut Flowers,
TxBeeFarmer, 05/16/2005
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