What a Busy Week it Was
The flower farm was a flurry of action this last week. All of the summer annuals are in the ground and the holes of the seedlings that didn’t make it have been filled. I got them all in by the time the weekend rain arrived, and they look good. Fingers Crossed. I also got the Acidanthera planted even with the majority of the corms rotted. I planted the best and am keeping my fingers crossed on that as well. I did order 40 corms last Monday and they should be at the post office tomorrow so I can get them into the ground ASAP. I just love this flower because of its blooming time and also its perfume is just lovely.
The dahlias are emerging from the soil which makes me happy. Soon I will have to get them staked and rounded up. It is amazing how fast they grow once they emerge from the soil.
I have been busy harvesting peonies this past week as well. I would say I am about a third through the harvest already, All of the Red Charm have been harvested and sold. I know, who would have thought that 50 stems would be gone in a week. Certainly not me.
Nothing makes this flower farmer happier than harvesting her blooms, and then selling them.
I do have some stunning varieties that are coming of age to harvest. Etched Salmon is my new favorite, (in the photo on the right, the Etched Salmon is on the left side, behind the Edens Perfume) and I only have two plants, hmmm, might have to order some more of those and take out the boring single whites. I know, I know, I’m not ordering any more plants, especially ones that I can’t harvest from for three years. They are kinda like asparagus, have to let the roots really develop before harvest can begin. I do have some plants that I could let go of…better flag them now so I will know….
The ranunculus are finally ready to be harvested. They certainly took their sweet time but they are here at last, for a short time. They don’t like the heat…and we are going into the heat season. Next year I will be more organized.
On the bird front, the robins in the tool shed fledged. They fell out of the nest just as I was going into the shed. We were all startled. The parents were beyond upset. I open the doors, took Sadie into the house, she doesn’t have a good track record with baby birds… and they hopped out of the shed on their own. The Carolina Wren chicks are still in their nest in the flower pot on the front porch and I expect them to fledge any day now. Someone else started to build a nest on the window gears in the greenhouse. I removed it. I love my birds but where they want to nest isn’t always the best spot for our life here on the farm.
That is all of my exciting flower news for this week I think. I will pass you off to Steve and I will be back next week. Allie. I dream of flowers, do you?