Who ever said flower farming was easy weren’t flower farmers, or gardeners for that matter. No pacing the gardens for this flower farmer. Although… I did walk some of the gardens at the beginning of the week…
So as you can see, not much is happening here outside. I know, I know, it is only the first week of February….but with the daylight getting longer it is hard not being able to be in the gardens. All I can do is stand on the plowed verges and plan. And order more plants for the spaces I don’t have.
While there isn’t much happening outside, there are things happening inside. Again, not fast enough. God I’m impatient.
Lets start with the tulips. Not happening fast enough. But in reality they aren’t scheduled to happen for another week. Nature can’t be rushed. Patience, Kerwin, patience. (although Steve here proofreading this thinks that Patience Kerwin has a nice colonial ring to it) So this is where we stand right now in tulip world.
So you can see, things are progressing, just now fast enough. I have had many questions of when the tulips will be ready. I know, we are all ready for locally grown tulips….I am hoping for Feb 20th? I will keep you posted through the newsletter (which is separate from this blog) and instagram if I can get my act together.
The perennials that I seeded on Monday are happening. Again, patience. The seedlings that have germinated are out in the fresh air now, still on heat but that is because of the dirty room needing to be kept cool because of the tulips…you see how this goes?
I will say, although I am not a huge fan of the snow I am so totally grateful for it this year because it is protecting the plants from this brutal cold. I will stay positive that all the rodents that are living off my perennials and shrubs under the snow are frozen and I will have plants in the spring. That that is just another flower farmer’s worry, ugh.
So I will leave this on a happy note. Have you noticed how much longer the days are? Let me see if I can find a beautiful photo for you of things to come….
Until next week, stay warm, enjoy the longer days and I will have flowers as soon as I can.
Your flower farmer Allie. I dream of flowers, do you?