The Farmer Bailey Blog

From Gardener to Farmer

Business ownership has financial benefits far beyond saving on sales tax.

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Your Peonies are Ready for You

Are you ready for them?

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In with the Old: Heirloom Chrysanthemums

Order your rooted cuttings of heirloom Chrysanthemums for spring shipping today!

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Stay in the Know with Text Alerts

Join the Text List.

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New Sumika Lisianthus for 2025

Feminine, Macherie and Macherina join our bevy of beauties on October 1.

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Spring-Summer 2025 Preview

Sneak a peek at new & notable products for Spring & Summer planting.

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Essential Reading: Account Changes for All Farmer Bailey Customers

Add your Company Name by September 18 to keep your account up to date.

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Sneak a Peek at Next Season's Blooms

Preview our Spring 2025 offerings ahead of October 1's launch.

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Troubleshooting Brown Spots & Edges on Lisianthus

Lisianthus expert Bob Croft helps you keep your Lisis picture-perfect.

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Double Campanula Evergreen, Kilimanjaro & Mont Blanc

Cutting-edge double flowered Campanula are back for fall planting.

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Thrips in Your Flowers

Learn to identify and prevent thrips damage to your flowers.

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Peonies in Year 1-3

Why do peonies take three years to reach their cut flower potential?

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How to File A Claim

Plugs arrived in disarray? We're here to help.

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Preventing Fusarium in Cut Flower Crops

Like it or not, Lisianthus growers will get to know Fusarium. Horticulturalist Bobby Bowen breaks down how to deal with the fungus among us.

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Limonium & Statice for Spring 2025

If you’ve had your eye on Limonium from tissue culture, don’t delay: quantities will be extremely limited after August 1.

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What is Plant Tissue Culture?

Tissue culture propagated plugs yield bigger, taller, fuller flowered, and FAR more productive plants than seed-grown strains. 

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WATCH: How to Fall Plant for Spring Blooms

Jump-start your spring season with fall planting.

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Introducing Pansy Flamenco

Flamenco, true to its fiery name, can handle autumn's chill and even dips into freezing temperatures while young.

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Peony & Eremurus Updates

Wholesale Peonies by the crate and Eremurus launch on June 20.

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Rave Reviews for Italian Cutting Pansies

Shanti Rade of Whipstone Farm shows off her stems.

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Charming Campanula with Linda Doan

Fall-planted Campanula is a May queen.

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Bonus Farmers Market Q&A with Bailey and Thomas

Farmer Bailey managing partners and veteran farmers market vendors Thomas & Bailey answer viewer questions in this honest Q&A.

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WATCH: Farmers Market Success Webinar

Farmers Markets can be a powerful sales channel for flower farmers, but are they right for you and your business?

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*New* Daucus Growing Guide

Our new Daucus Growing Guide is a complete reference on how to grow, harvest and handle this lovely, fuss-free filler. 

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