The Farmer Bailey Blog

Heirloom Chrysanthemum Growing Guide
3 Porch Farm shares the keys to success with your new Heirloom Mums.

Floret on The Flower Podcast
Farmer Bailey is proud to sponsor The Flower Podcast, a deep resource of education and inspiration for flower farmers.

Bloom Groups, Demystified
Bloom initiation in Lisianthus is a complicated relationship between day length, light intensity and temperature.

Cultivating Winter with Helleborus Gold Collection
When it comes to using Hellebores as a cut flower, locally grown is always best.

PANTONE Peach Fuzz 13-1023 in Flower Form
Is PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz the color of the year?

Sweet Peas & Friendship
An All-Star team of farmers gathered in Madeira for fellowship and a bit of work.

WATCH: Growing Winterberry Holly, Snowberry, and Hydrangea
Farmer Bailey hosts Karl “Stick Man” Vahrmeyer Jr, expert grower of branches at Green Park Nurseries.

WATCH: All About Bare Roots
For the first time, Farmer Bailey is providing a variety of bare root perennials and woody plants straight from Holland.

WATCH: Bailey talks young plants with JP WIlliams
Whip up a cup of something nice, and join Farmer Bailey and young plant expert JP Williams for a Live chat.

WATCH: Preparing for Winter
Take a few steps to prepare your fall-planted plugs for their cold winter nap, and a bright spring bloom.

Chocolate Cosmos 'New Choco'
Lynn Resch of Fleurs du Bien shares her experience growing irresistible New Choco.

WATCH: Mad for Mums on Instagram Live
Bailey welcomes Steve and Mandy of 3 Porch Farm to Instagram Live on Wednesday, October 4.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

WATCH: Fight Burnout by Finding Fun in Flower Farming
We're pursuing pleasure while planting posies.

Order Now for Fall Shipping
Your favorite cool season flower plugs are now restocked at farmerbailey.com.

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.