The Farmer Bailey Blog

WATCH: Mad for Mums on Instagram Live

Bailey welcomes Steve and Mandy of 3 Porch Farm to Instagram Live on Wednesday, October 4.

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3 Porch Farm Heirloom Mums

Extend your season and liven up autumn bouquets with Heirloom Mums.

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Why Buy Plugs?

Are plugs an expensive shortcut or an important input for a successful flower farm?

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New: Campanula 'Evergreen' from Tissue Culture

Act fast to add brand new Campanula 'Evergreen', 'Mont Blanc' and 'Kilimanjaro' to your farm.

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WATCH Troubleshooting Tricky Crops

Bailey thinks like a plant to troubleshoot common problems in cut flower crops like Asters, Cosmos, Snapdragons, Stock and annual Phlox.

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Growing Great Didiscus

When Christy Muck of Wild Blossom Hollow posted her glorious Didiscus harvest on Instagram, we had to reach out to learn more about how she did it.

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How to Plant Perennials in the Fall

Join Bailey on Instagram Live for an in-depth chat about Fall Planted Perennials, Wednesday August 23 at 9am PT/Noon ET/5pm GMT.

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WATCH: You, Me, and the ASCFG

Val and Bailey dive into the many reasons why all flower farmers should join the ASCFG, whose mission is education and connection.

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WATCH: Fight Burnout by Finding Fun in Flower Farming

We're pursuing pleasure while planting posies.

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Order Now for Fall Shipping

Your favorite cool season flower plugs are now restocked at farmerbailey.com. 

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Bailey's Bookshelf: Post Harvest Handling of Cut Flowers and Greens

This practical, essential guide teaches you how to get the most out of your cut flowers with proper postharvest handling.

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WATCH: Fall Planting for Spring Flowers

Farmer Bailey Hale teaches how to grow the most popular fall-planted cut flower crops from plugs in this one-hour talk.

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Fall Planting for Spring Blooms

Wondering when to plant your Snapdragons, Campanula, Digitalis, Poppies, and Delphinium in the fall? Tune in on Wednesday! 

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WATCH: Growing Scoop Scabiosa, Veronica, Gypsophila & More

Scoop Scabiosa, Focal Scoop and Bon Bon Scoop have revolutionized the use of Scabiosa as a cut flower.

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Growing Scoop Scabiosa, Live

Scoop Scabiosa, Focal Scoop and BonBon Scoop are fluffy, lush, dramatically larger than their predecessors, and almost too productive to keep up with harvesting!

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WATCH: Post Harvest Science and Secrets

This one-hour video recording is a crash course on getting the most out of your cut flower crops.

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From Buds to Flowers with Muckland Hops

Colleen and Orca Bates grow Lisianthus and Delphinium alongside cannabis and hops at Muckland Farm.

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WATCH: Flower Quality on Instagram Live

Learn how to up-level your flower quality and how to price your stems in this one-hour video created for specialty cut flower growers and farmers.

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April 12 Instagram Live: Flower Quality

Increasing your price per stem has an instant, powerful impact on your profit margin and topline revenue. But how do you command a premium price? By improving your flower quality.

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Growing Mustard as a Biofumigant for Fusarium

Mustard is a well understood biofumigant effective against fusarium and other soil pests. 

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WATCH: How to Care For and Transplant Plugs

Farmer Bailey talked everything plugs in this March 22 Instagram Live session, with an emphasis on caring for and transplanting the perennial plugs many of you are currently receiving. 

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How to Transplant Plugs talk and Q&A

That long anticipated moment has arrived. Your plugs have been delivered! Now what?

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Vernalized Perennial Plugs are Shipping... Like This

Don’t panic! Our "Big Burly" perennials arrive in a dormant state. 

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How to Transplant Plugs, on Instagram Live

Join Farmer Bailey on Wednesday, March 22 for an Instagram Live session with Q&A.

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