The Farmer Bailey Blog

Taking stock of 2023 success and failures, and looking ahead to 2024 goals and plans.

Farmer Bailey hosts Karl “Stick Man” Vahrmeyer Jr, expert grower of branches at Green Park Nurseries.

Small business whiz Lennie Larkin of B-Side Farm shares her unique insight on Flower Farming for Profit.

For the first time, Farmer Bailey is providing a variety of bare root perennials and woody plants straight from Holland.

Whip up a cup of something nice, and join Farmer Bailey and young plant expert JP Williams for a Live chat. 

Join Bailey as he broadcasts from the ASCFG Conference in St. Louis, Mo.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

We're pursuing pleasure while planting posies.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.