It’s been a busy summer but a busier fall, if you can imagine.

While summer has been about harvesting all the beauties and trying to stay on top of the weeds, fall has been about cleaning out the fields and prepping to plant the little plant babies that like the cold temperatures. They will grow slow but strong roots over the winter and bloom magnificently in early to late spring and summer. I can’t wait!

Although this is our second winter on the farm, it is the first one that I will concertedly plant as many of the cold hardy flowers as I can. And, to my surprise, it’s a long list; in fact, I think it’s the majority of what I will be growing next season. If you’re interested, here’s a link to my cold hardy flowers I’m planting this fall.

If you follow me on social media, you know about my attempt to grow Iceland Poppies from seed. I’ve tried for 2 years and have failed. This year, it’s looking promising and fingers crossed I’ll have these gorgeous flowers for you early spring. And, once you personally experience these poppies yourself, you’ll understand my persistence. You can thank me later. :)

After planting the seedlings the next task is planting flower bulbs. We will be planting tulips again, but on a limited scale. Growing tulips as a cut flower means we pull the whole plant (bulbs too) before the flowers bloom so you can have the longest stem and vase life. Tulips are tricky because if the weather conditions are not ideal you are left with short stemmed flowers. Or, if it’s warmer than expected, you’re left with a ton of tulips that need to be harvested before you were ready. Because of these challenges, we’ve scaled down the quantity. However, new this year, are fancy daffodils (there are some that look like peonies, for goodness sake!) and hyacinths. Frankly, I’m not a big daffodil fan, but discovering these fancy ones changed my mind. We’ll be purposefully planting them in the front part of our farm so that you can see the beauty from the street. Of course, we’ll also be planting beautiful ranunculus and anemones, but they’ll be in our back fields.

Here’s a few of the bulb flowers we’ll be planting for next season. Can you wait?

Some other tasks to hopefully complete before winter is the the mulching of our fruit trees and perennials before the cold temperatures arrive.

Are you planting any cold hardy flowers this fall? I highly recommend it.

If are local (or happen to be visiting) and have planting space outdoors, I’m giving away extra seedlings of yarrow and foxglove. As I continue to plant out my seedlings, I may have others I’ll add to give away. They’ll be on the lower shelf of our flower stand, just come by and take some, first come, first serve. Sorry, can’t hold them for later pick up, EXCEPT, if you work with a local school that have a gardening program, then I’m happy to reserve some for you.

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