Exciting Market Bouquets from Spring through Fall

Mark CainDripping Springs Gardenwww.drippingspringsgarden.com

Dripping Springs Garden 2015 season flowers(in order of amount planted):GladiolusSunflowersZinniasTulipsDahliasSnapdragonsCockscombDutch irisOrnamental basilLisianthusMarigoldMilletLarkspurAnemonesRanunuculusTuberoseAgeratumDianthus Amazon Neon and Purple BouquetPlume celosiaRudbeckia indian summerCalendula Indian PrinceGomphrena QIS purple, carmine, mix

Hitting the ground running in April and May:Daffodils, anemones, ranunculus, tulips, snapdragons, and lilies

Thousands of daffodils can be grown in areas unused by summer crops; we focus onlate-blooming, sturdy varieties such as this ‘Camelot’. Pull, don’t cut, for long stems.

Daffodils pulled in bud stageCan store up to two weeks in refrigeration

Daffodil‘Camelot’

‘Marieke’ and ‘Unsurpassable’Lift and divide daffodils after 5-6 years, otherwise production slows5-9 rows/4’ bed, 5-6” in row spacing

Anemone Galilee or Marianne seriesPlanted early Dec.-early Jan in unheated hoophouseFlowering March to mid-May

Harvest anemones when petals just open. Vase life 7-10 days

Anemone ‘Galilee Red’

Anemone harvest mid-March. Transplanted Jan. 14 rows, 6” in-row . Harvest March to mid-May.

Anemones must be pre-treated by soaking for 24 hrs,packed in barely moist soil media, then chilled for 3 weeksin refrigerator. Corms can then be directly planted to beds orgrown to transplant size in 50-cell containers in greenhouse.

4/12

High value winter-planted anemone for early spring salesPlanted November-January, harvest Feb-May

Anemone Galilee Blue

Anemone Meron Bordo

Ranunculus can be handled as anemones, same crop procedures(La Belle series)

TULIPS

To a We plant tulips 5 rows per bed, 3” apart in row. Bulbs are laid out at correct spacing and troweled-in to a depth of 4”

Tulip beds mulched 4-6” deep with straw after planting and laying drip tape

Planting season late October to early DecemberDripping Springs method: 5 rows per 4’ bed, 3-6” between bulbs, mulchedSome growers use 1’ deep trenches, bulbs spaced 1” apart in all directionsDeep trench promotes long stem formation. Cost $.18-40 each + shippingUsually no weeding necessary in fall-mulched tulip beds

4/03

Tulips may require harvesting morning and eveningin warm weather to catch at proper stage for cold storageHarvest with bulbs attached for longest storage

Tulips with bulbs, wrapped in newspaper, stored dry, horizontally, at 38-40 degrees

4/3

Tulips prepared for market with bulbs removed, sleeved in bunches.First stored in floral solution at room or warmer temp until desired stageof opening for local markets, then replaced in cooler until delivery.

Tulip ‘Banja Luca’

Tulip ‘Spring Green’

Tulip ‘Big Smile’

‘Flaming Parrot’

Snapdragons

Our earliest snaps bloom in April from October seeding, transplanted in December.Potomac Series yellow, ivory, red, dark orange, pink, royal. Require two layers of support netting, minimum!

Earliest snaps from ground beds in heated greenhouse

June flowering of Potomac snaps Seeding late October in heated greenhouseTransplanted mid-late February to unheated hoophouse

June snap bloom from early March planting in unheated hoophouse1st succession: heated greenhouse, plant Dec., blooms April-May2nd and 3rd successions: unheated hoophouses, plant early and late Marchfor blooms June-early July

Lilies

‘Faralito’ lilies in pots for Mother’s Day sales

Lilies add tremendous focal point for bouquets

Earliest spring lilies from heated greenhouse crate production begin 4/15

After danger of frost has passed, lily production moves into unheated hoophouse with 30-50% shadecloth to prevent tip burn, promote stem length,and prevent lily botrytis

Crate media mix: (1) 3.8 cu ft bale Sunshine #2, 2 g compost, 6c granulated poultry litter (or 3c feathermeal).

Outdoor bed planting of lilies is possible, but can be prone to botrytis infection, especially in rainy weather and in perennial plantings

Late-season lily production continues after frost until Christmas or later in heated greenhouse. Asiatics and Asi-florumsperform better than orientals when days are short and temps cool

Fall-planted Bachelor ButtonCentaurea cyanus ‘Blue Boy’

Bachelor Button Centaurea cyanus ‘Blue Boy’

Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) biennialSown mid-June, planted mid-July to early August for the next year’s mid-May bloom

Sweet William varieties: Super Duplex, Messenger, Electron

Dutch iris late May bloom, from mid-February to mid-March plantingof treated (prechilled) bulbs. Can be planted in fall like tulips, but spring frostscan damage flowers before bloom if bloom is early

Lisianthus

Lisianthus are received in late February as 288 plugs, bumped up to 50 cell trays on arrival, and transplanted to unheatedhoophouse mid-March

Lisianthus Echo Blue late June

Lisianthus Echo Pink

Echo Blue Picotee

7/6

Gladiolus

6/5

5 rows per 4’ bed, 6” apart in rowTrenches fertilized prior to plantingCost: #1 size, approx $.12ea

Gladiolus mulched with straw immediately after plantingand placement of drip tape; plants emerge through straw

Begin plantings 1 month prior to last frostContinue weekly through early-mid July for steady supplyOverwintering glads bloom earliest, but all at onceBulbs allowed to remain in same bed for two years before replacement

ZINNIAS

Benary’s Giant variety for longest stems

Inexpensive to produce and extremely productive, zinnias figureprominently in our summer market displays

Zinnias can be direct seeded or planted as transplants. We use162 or 128-cell winstrip trays and transplant through fabric orplastic mulch film using 4 rows, 6” in-row spacing (4’ beds)

Succession-plant zinnias to keep quality and volume highfor our market and zone 6b, we target 5/1, 6/1, and 7/1 for planting

8/14

Sunflowers

Sunflowers can be direct seeded or transplanted; we primarily usetransplants (128 cell). Planted 4 rows/bed, 6” in row for bouquets andsingle-stem sales. Plant every two weeks for steady supply.

Favorite varieties: Sunrich Yellow, Sunrich Orange, Procut Lemon

Last sunflower crop transplanted early September to unheated hoophouse.Timed to produce after killing frost outdoors.

Celosia

We start celosias (both cockscomb and plumosa types)in 128 cell trays, transpanted 4 rows, 6” in row in 4’ bedCockscomb types are best netted

Celosia ‘golden plume’

Celosia ‘Cramer’s Hi-Z’

Chief Series

Celosia ‘Chief Mix’

Celosia

Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)incredibly fragrantBloom late July, August, Sept.Must be dug and stored in winter north of zone 6bMultiply rapidly

Planting tuberose clumps through black plastic-or plant on bare soil, mulch moderately with straw before emergence

Tuberose are incredibly popular atour Farmer’s Market!

Rudbeckia ‘Indian Summer’

Blue Horizon Ageratum

Marigold Gold Coin

fMillet ‘Purple Majesty’

Dianthus ‘Amazon Neon Duo’

Marigold Babuda Yellow

Marigold Babuda Gold

Bouquet making

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'A' SECTI ON 2010

A19 11/ 1509 oat pea cover 27' 6/3 Gomphrena QI S carmine Wheat/ pea winter cover

A18 11/15/09 oat pea cover 50’ 6/2,3 Sunflowers 4 x 6” followed by direct-sown arugula Wheat /pea winter cover

A17 11/ 15/ 09 Ladoga Tulips 73' 6/ 1 Celosia Red Chief 4 x 6” on fabric wheat/ pea winter cover

A14 f allow 86'

A13 f allow 88’ grass

A8 4/ 29 Calendula I ndian Prince (bed end, too late); 6 x 6” Bunching onions White Spear, Purplette; Tadorna Leeks; King Richard Leeks 89’ 10/ wheat/ pea cover

grass grass 88’

A7 4/22 Statice QIS Dark Blue 10/ wheat/ pea cover 88’

A5 4/ 22 Statice White Swan, sky blue, dark blue 10/ wheat/pea cover 87’

A4 4/ 22 Statice QI S white 10/ wheat/pea cover 87'

A3 4/ 22 Statice QI S rose waldemann’s green lettuce, romaine 4 x 12” on f abric 10/ wheat/ pea cover 84’

A2 4/22 QI S yellow statice 8/ 19 Merlin Beets 10/ wheat/ pea cover 71’

A1 4/ 22 QI S apricot statice 8/ 19 Nero Tondo radish; Miyashige daikon radish 66’ 10/ wheat/ pea cover

grass

A16 6/1 Ageratum Blue Horizon 4 x 12” on fabric wheat/ pea winter cover 83'

A16 fallow 85'

A15 fallow 85'

A6 4/22 Statice QIS light blue magenta lettuce 4 x 12” 11/1 wheat/pea cover 87’

…someone is going over garden maps..

2010 Greenhouse Record

I tem Variety Date

# of containers or cells flat type seed/ cell soil mix

seed co/ year

pot up date tray size no. trays comments

Lettuce Red Salad Bowl 18- J an 3 128 ws 1 org J 09Red Sails 18- J an 4 128 ws 1 org J 09Encore Mix 19- J an 6 128 ws 2+ org J 09Waldeman 19- J an 6 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Mizuna 19- J an 2 128 ws 2+ org J 09Arugula Astro 19- J an 2 128 ws 2+ org J 09Spinach Space 19- J an 3 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Tyee 19- J an 3 128 ws 2+ org J 09Spinach Tyee 5- Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J 09

Space 5- Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J 09Lettuce Two Star 8- Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J 09

New Red Fire 8- Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J 10Winter Density 8- Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J 10Tango 8- Feb 1 128 ws 1 org J 09Encore mix 8- Feb 10 128ws 1 org J 10

Broccoli arcadia 8- Feb 2 288 1 org J 10Cabbage gonzales 8- Feb 2 288 1 org J 10

OnionWhite Spear 8- Feb 1 cedar flat broadcast org J 10

Leek Tadorna 8- Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J 10Tomato Celebrity 8- Feb 106 288 1 org J 10

TomatoBush Early Girl 8- Feb 130 288 1 org J 10King Richard 8- Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J 10

Pepper Bell Boy 10- Feb 59 288 1 org Ger10bounty 10- Feb 55 288 1 org Ger10fat n sassy 10- Feb 106 288 1 org Ger10

gypsy 10- Feb 51 288 1 org Ger10ace 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10el jefe 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10red rocket 10- Feb 38 288 1 org J 10

conchos 10- Feb 117 288 1 org J 10King Arthur 10- Feb 36 288 1 org J 10anaheim sahuaro 10- Feb 30 288 1 org J 10lipstick 10- Feb 30 288 1 J 10

and last year’sgreenhouse journal…

Upper Hoophouse Dripping Springs Garden Sample Crop Planning Worksheet sorted by target greenhouse date

arugula n/a 3-Jan 6-Jan 1-Feb 90 5 2" 2700 U2 22 x 128 ws

brassica mixers :tatsoi, ruby streaks, mizuna, endive 3-Jan 1-Feb 5 6" 900 U4 3 x 128 ws each

Lettuce Mix (1st) 1/18, 2/8 3-Jan 12-Mar 1-Feb 90 6 6" 1080 U1, U2 total plants + 20% SF = 1296, 11 x 128 ws

spinach (1st) 1/19, 2/5 3-Jan 5-Jan 11-Mar 1-Feb 90 5 6" 900 U3 9 x 128 ws

Lettuce Mix (2nd) 1-Feb 1-Mar 6 6" 1080 U6 total plants + 20% SF = 1296, 11 x 128 ws

spinach (2nd) n/a 1-Feb 1-Mar 5 6" 900 U5 9 x 128 ws

Tomato, Celebrity 8-Feb 1-Feb 31-Mar 15-Mar 4 x 90 1 24" 360 U3-U6

Lisianthus

bump up to 50's 3/1 24-Mar 24-Mar 2 x 90 4 6" 1440 U1, U2

Marigold, late 1-Jul 1-Aug 4 12" 360 U6

Zinnia, f all 1-Jul 1-Aug 4 6" 1440 U3, U5 grow stocky transplants

Celosia, late 15-Jul 15-Aug 4 6" 720 U4

Sunfl ower, f all, 1st 1-Aug 15-Aug 4 6" 720 U1

Sunfl ower, f all, 2nd 15-Aug 1-Sep 4 6" 720 U2

to come up witha plan for an evenbetter year in 2016….

Keeping good records is key to crop planning

Farm maps

Greenhouse logMarket log

Harvest logCSA log

'D' SECTI ON 2010

D17 3/ 19 Red Gold potato ~8/ 1 Provider green beans 2 x 12 50’

D16 3/ 19 Red Gold potato ~8/ 1 Provider green beans 52’

D15 6/24 purple and common sage 52’

D14 3/19 Red gold potato ~8/5 transplanted ‘limelight’ millet 52' on bare soil

D13 Red gold potato ~8/5 Celosia Chief Fire, Orange/Peach on fabric 4 x 6” 54'

D12 Red gold/ and Carola potato ~8/5Celosia Kurume Mix, Chief Mix 55'

D11 3/19 Carola potato ~8/5 magenta lettuce 58'

D10 3/19 Carola potato ~8/5Chinese cabbage transplants 58'

D9 (was dahlias) 7/0 ‘Astro’ arugula direct-sown 4 lines 64' 11/1 wheat/pea cover D8 (was dahlias) 7/20 ‘Bolero’ carrots with French Breakfast radish interplant 65’ D7 (was dahlias) 7/20 ‘Bolero’ carrots with radish interplant 67'

D6 3/19 Carola potato 2 x 12” 7/8 Tadorna leeks on fabric 4 x 6” 66'

D5 3/19 Carola potato 7/8 bunching onions white spear, purplette + leeks on fabric 66' 11/1 wheat/pea cover D4 3/19 Carola potato 7/20 Hakurrei turnip direct sown 11/1 winter wheat/pea cover

D3 67' fallow D2 57’ fallow

D 18 11/15/09 oat pea cover 50’ 3/19 red gold potato 2 x 12” ~8/10 Gold Coin marigold on fabric 4 x 12”

D 19 50’

Garden Section map created usingtext boxes. Each box represents a 4’ wide planting bed; because of slope and contour on this site, beds range from 50’ to 275’ long. All beds have been measured, with length displayed on map for planning purposes. Beds are numbered from bottom to top of hill. On flat ground, standard bed length is preferable.

FARM MAPS

A Section

B SectionC Section

D Section

Etc.

BB11 4/30 sunflowers sunrich orange on fabric 106’ *Sweet Williams super duplex, electron

BB9 Gladiolus 7/1/09 from bottom: 250 Ambush/250 Finishing Touch/500 Frosty White/250 Rapid Red/250 Romance/ 500 Violetta/ 250 Red Majesty (overwintered for 2010 bloom) (removed fall 2010) 230’

BB8 10/1/09 Cal Late garlic own seed 7 216’ 7/8 gladiolus: mystery, king’s gold, plum tart, prince indigo, flora red, frosty white

BB7 11/4/09 Bluecrop blueberries, 2-yr plants, with peat as above 200’ Asclepias tuberosa interplant

BB6 11/4/09 Blueray (2-yr plants) Blueberries (with peat addition) Asclepias tuberosa interplant 185’

BB5 11/4/09 Bluejay Blueberries add 5 gal peat moss per plant on bed surface tilled in 177’ Asclepias tuberosa interplant

BB4 11/4/09 Bluejay Blueberries 4’ apart, 1 gal (+peat) one Bluecrop plant at top; 12/16/09 interplant Camelot daffodils (start 11/22) 163’

BB3 4/09/09 Jersey Supreme Asparagus crowns 2 x 12” 155’

Blueberry Field Beds East Side 2010

BB10 late glads 6/19/09 Red Sensation Romance Orange Crush Splendid Orange Red Majesty (overwintered, removed in fall) 241’ 10/2010 Cal late garlic

BB2 4/9/09 Jersey Supreme Asparagus crowns 2 x 12” 137’

BB1 4/9/09 Jersey Supreme Asparagus crowns 2 x 12” 131’

BB12 7/9/09 late Glads 108’ *Sweet Williams super duplex, electron on fabric Driveway to hoophouse

Hoophouse

BB 13 Potatoes 4/21 mixed cranberry red, prairie blush, carola from own stored DSG potatoes 285’ * Cal late garlic

BB 14 Zinnias 5/3 Benary’s giants mixed colors 280’ 11/1 Tulips from bottom: 600 angelique, 600 apricot parrot, 600 avignon, 600 banjaluca, 600 big smile, 600 black jack, some dordogne

BB15 Zinnias 5/3 Benary’s giants mixed colors 280’ 11/2-3 Tulips from bottom: remainder Dordogne, 1200 flaming parrot, 600 gander’s rhapsody, 600 king’s blood, 600 maureen

BB16 Gladiolus 279’

BB 17 Tuberose 273’ 11/3 Tulips from bottom: 600 renown, 1200 spring green, 600 super parrot, 445 Ednie’s sunrise

Blank maps (showing anyover-wintering crops) are assembled into a 3-ring binder at the beginning of the seasonto use in the office or field for recording plantings. At the end of theseason the working copies are transferred to computer format

It’s easy to loose track of varieties plantedif the notebook’s not in the field

Early April salad harvestHoophouses get their own maps

Greenhouse Journal: muy importante!

Sample Greenhouse Record

I tem Variety Date

# of containers or cells flat type seed/cell soil mix

seed co/ year

pot up date tray size no. trays comments

Lettuce Red Salad Bowl 18- J an 3 128 ws 1 org J 09Red Sails 18- J an 4 128 ws 1 org J 09Encore Mix 19- J an 6 128 ws 2+ org J 09Waldeman 19- J an 6 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Mizuna 19- J an 2 128 ws 2+ org J 09Arugula Astro 19- J an 2 128 ws 2+ org J 09Spinach Space 19- J an 3 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Tyee 19- J an 3 128 ws 2+ org J 09Spinach Tyee 5- Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J 09

Space 5- Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J 09Lettuce Two Star 8- Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J 09

New Red Fire 8- Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J 10Winter Density 8- Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J 10Tango 8- Feb 1 128 ws 1 org J 09Encore mix 8- Feb 10 128ws 1 org J 10

Broccoli arcadia 8- Feb 2 288 1 org J 10Cabbage gonzales 8- Feb 2 288 1 org J 10

OnionWhite Spear 8- Feb 1 cedar flat broadcast org J 10

Leek Tadorna 8- Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J 10Tomato Celebrity 8- Feb 106 288 1 org J 10

TomatoBush Early Girl 8- Feb 130 288 1 org J 10King Richard 8- Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J 10

Pepper Bell Boy 10- Feb 59 288 1 org Ger10bounty 10- Feb 55 288 1 org Ger10fat n sassy 10- Feb 106 288 1 org Ger10

gypsy 10- Feb 51 288 1 org Ger10ace 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10el jefe 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10red rocket 10- Feb 38 288 1 org J 10

conchos 10- Feb 117 288 1 org J 10King Arthur 10- Feb 36 288 1 org J 10anaheim sahuaro 10- Feb 30 288 1 org J 10lipstick 10- Feb 30 288 1 J 10

Greenhouse Journal

Compositionnotebook with lined columnsfor data entry.Carried to thegreenhouse to record all greenhouse activities.Write it down before you leave!

Harvest Log 2010 

 Date: Monday May 19  ----------------------------------------------------------------Item ****** Pieces, Bunches, Lbs, containers ******---------------------------------------------------------------- 5 lugs strawberries ~5lb ea 30 bu chervil, y section45 bu spinach, hoophouse25 lb salad mix36 bu green garlic, 3/bu 30 bu kale, x section

glads 12 tall bucketslilies 7 tall bucketsageratum 5 1g buckets CSA boxes (x28) :

1 pt strawberries 1 bu baby leeks (Marty).5 lb salad mix 1 bu white turnips (Marty)1 bu green garlic 1 bu kale.5 lb spinach 1 bu chervil 

Flower harvest recorded by # buckets and container size

Market log needs to record what is taken to market and how much is sold

Market Log 2013 Date:________________ Special Orders for Today:Total Receipts_________ ___________________Starting Cash_________ ____________________Net Receipts__________ ____________________5% TuTh/ 7.5%SatCommission____________ ____________________Employee Payments______ ____________________Meals________________ ____________________Weather______________  Special Orders for Future Markets:Date needed who what telephone________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Town List:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MARKET LOG 2013 (back side)

ITEMS TAKEN TO MARKET TODAY QUANTITY/SIZE ITEM PRICE UNSOLD TOTAL________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  ITEMS SEEN AT MARKET TODAY WE SHOULD GROW:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gathering the data and making a plan

Item Variety Date

# cells or number of containers flat type seed/cell soil mix

seed co/ year

pot up date tray size no. trays notes

Larkspur Imp Mix 29-Jan 10 128 ws 2 org ger 10Larkspur QIS blue 6-Feb 2 2 org ger 10

QIS mix 6-Feb 2 2 org ger 10

Dianthuspurple bouquet 11-Feb 271 288 1 org ger 10amazon neon duo 11-Feb 84 288 1 org ger10amazon neon duo 11-Feb 204 288 1 org ger09

CalendulaIndian Prince 11-Feb 2 flats 288 1 org ger09

mistake, use fresh seed

Eucalyptussilver dollar 11-Feb 2 288 1 org j10

Agrostemma

Purple Queen 11-Feb 5 98 cell 1 or 2 org Ger10

Rudbeckia Indian Summer 11-Feb 1 288 1 org ger10

Statice QIS yellow 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10Qis white 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10QIS sky blue 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10QIS dark blue 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10QIS Apricot 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10QIS rose 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10QIS swan lake 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

Astermatsumoto blue 9-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

Asclepias tuberosa 22-Mar 1.75 288 1 org ger10Lepidium 22-Mar 2 288 1 org geo10Helenium 22-Mar 3 288 1 org ger10Helichrysum ? 22-Mar 2 288 1 org geo10

First step: Collecting greenhouseand field transplantinginformation into a useful format—here,flowers, vegetables,and bulbs have been separated out from greenhouse journal records

Flowers 2010

Flower I tems

ageratum blue horizon 1st 22-Mar 7-Mar 1-Jun 16-May 83 100 4 12 400

ageratum blue horizon 2nd 4-Apr 13-Jun 50 4 12 200

agrostemma purple queen 11-Feb 1-Feb 12-Apr 15-Mar 44 50 4 6 400

anenome galilee blue, red, pink; meron bordo 11/13/2009 11/4/2010 1-Jan 7-Jan 7-Jan 180 180 4 6 1400

aster matsumoto 9-Mar 1-Mar ~5/13 1-May ~40 50 4 6 400

bachelor buttons overwinter crop 2010/11 9/7,16

10/13, 11/2/2011 90'

bachelor buttons, spring crop 12-Jan 1-Mar 60 4 12 240 BW

bachelor buttons, spring crop 15-Feb 1-Apr 80 4 12 320 A?

bachelor buttons overwinter crop 2011-12 1-Sep 1-Oct 200 4 12 800

basil, cinnamon 1st 8-Mar 1-Mar 6/4? 15-May <55 55 4 12 220

basil, cinnamon 2nd 15-Apr 15-Jun 55 4 12 220

calendula indian prince 11-Feb 1-Feb 29-Apr 3 ~15 4 6 440

celosia chief fire, kurume scarlet, orange/peach, others 4/20,26 15-Apr 6/1,3 20-May 153 150 4 6 1200

Flower worksheet with added target greenhouse/transplant dates and amount

Resources for Cut Flower Production

Seeds, Plugs, BulbsGermania Seed Company 800-380-4721Gloeckner 800-345-3787Geo 888-645-2323Johnny’s 877-564-6697Ednie Flower Bulb 800-243-3643Fred Nagel (gladiolus) 269-279-2379Flamingo Holland 760 734-1033 Floral Support Netting: Gloeckner, Hummert Int’l 800-325-3055Winstrip trays contact Scott Arrington 404-509-8338 $4.76/trayComposted 5-3-2 poultry $330/ton FOB Memphis: contactScott Burgeson 714/904-9670 scottburgeson@yahoo.com

Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers www.ascfg.orgGrowing For Market www.growingformarket.com Specialty Cut Flowers Allen Armitage, 2008

Production Equipment

Irrigation SystemsDrip tape /fittings: Morgan County Seed tel. 573-378-2655$.02-.05/foot depending on roll length

TillageBCS tractors from www.cedarfarmok.com, www.earthtoolsbcs.com ,Market Farm Implements, others. We use BCS 732 11HP $3,085(body only) Rototiller attachment 26” $615

Celli Spaders from Market Farm Implements, www.marketfarm.com , Friedens, Pa (814)-443-1931 We use 51” model, rated 40HP, digs to depth of 10”, approx. $5,300 (MFI also carries 32”-75” models ranging from $4,675 to $8100) MFI carries bed shapers, mulch layers, specialized tillage equipment, transplanters, spreaders and sprayers

Bedding “Buckeye Junior Bed Shaper”, 35HP rating, $1860 Buckeye Tractor Co. www.buctraco.com Columbus Grove, OH 800-526-6791. Other models available BCS rotary plow (Berta Franco model for BCS) $1140 from Earthtools

HarvestingUndercutter blades, available in 4’, 5’, 6’, and custom widths. Comes on tool bar. 4’ undercutter $1120 plus shipping. Market Farm Implements.

Aldo Biagioli Potato / Tuber Digging Plow for BCS ~$260 plus shipping, from Earthtools

Weed Control fabrics from Morgan County SeedWoven ground cover 4 x 300’ $65/roll plus shipping, other widths, lengths available

Mowing Walk-behind flail mower, 26” $1499 (Berta Franco for BCS), other models available, from Earthtools

Hoophouses -Morgan County Seed (many others) Morgan County’s Zimmerman construction is gothic style; 30’ x 96 with 5’ sidewalls $6420 does not include endwall lumber or doors, other lengths and sidewall widths available

Deer Fence -bekaertfence.com (woven wire); stevenspipe.com (uprights)Texas Gate and Panel, tel. 1-800-795-7655