The Farmer Bailey Blog

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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You, Me, and the ASCFG

ASCFG board president Val Schirmer joins Bailey on Instagram Live to talk about the benefits of membership, the search for a new Executive Director, and more.

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Help Vermont Farmers Recover from Flooding

Even if you only have $5 or $10 to give, every donation to the following vetted fundraisers will be tremendously helpful to affected Vermonters.

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WATCH: Fight Burnout by Finding Fun in Flower Farming

We're pursuing pleasure while planting posies.

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Finding the Fun in Flower Farming

Gardening for pleasure fights mid-season burnout and reconnects us to the joy of flower farming.

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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: Profitable Flower Farming

Learn how strategically narrowing your focus and calling in help from day one will  grow your profits.

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Available Now: Gerberas

This is your last chance to order top of the line cutting strains of Gerberas in 2023.

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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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Post Harvest Science & Secrets

Join Farmer Bailey on Instagram Live this Wednesday, May 10 for a short class on the science and secrets of post harvest care. 

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WATCH: Takin' Care of Business for Flower Farmers

What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started out?

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Bailey's Bookshelf: The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook

Drawing on his 30-plus years of experience operating Cate Farm in Vermont, Richard Wiswall breaks down how to manage finances, crops and staff–while turning a profit. 

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April 26 Instagram Live: Real Talk on the Flower Biz

Farmer Bailey is back on Instagram Live for an open and honest discussion about the business of flower farming, for new and established growers alike.

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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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