The Farmer Bailey Blog
WATCH: Cut Flower Problem Solving & Wisdom
Taking stock of 2023 success and failures, and looking ahead to 2024 goals and plans.
WATCH: Growing Winterberry Holly, Snowberry, and Hydrangea
Farmer Bailey hosts Karl “Stick Man” Vahrmeyer Jr, expert grower of branches at Green Park Nurseries.
Flower Farming for Profit with Lennie Larkin
Small business whiz Lennie Larkin of B-Side Farm shares her unique insight on Flower Farming for Profit.
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.
Instagram Live from ASCFG Conference 2023
Join Bailey as he broadcasts from the ASCFG Conference in St. Louis, Mo.
WATCH: Preparing for Winter
Take a few steps to prepare your fall-planted plugs for their cold winter nap, and a bright spring bloom.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WATCH: Fight Burnout by Finding Fun in Flower Farming
We're pursuing pleasure while planting posies.
Finding the Fun in Flower Farming
Gardening for pleasure fights mid-season burnout and reconnects us to the joy of flower farming.
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.
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.
Meet Felicia, your Director of Customer Experience
Think of the Farmer Bailey team as your friends with experience in flower farming, floral design, sales and entrepreneurship. We exist to help you succeed!
WATCH: Profitable Flower Farming
Learn how strategically narrowing your focus and calling in help from day one will grow your profits.
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.
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.
WATCH: Takin' Care of Business for Flower Farmers
What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started out?
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.
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.
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.