Comments on: Season Extension

By: Jessey

Jessey — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:47:24 +0000

Hi! I’m curious if you plant earlier in your tunnels than you would outside, or do they just bloom more quickly. I’m thinking specifically of celosia and dahlias. Thanks!

By: Hannah Harvey

Hannah Harvey — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:28:36 +0000

Our squirrels tend to enjoy the bulbs planted by our house more than we ever get to—what is the best and fuss-free way(s) to protect bulbs overwinter when they’re planted in a bed by the house and not in a hoop house? I’ve read about laying down “hardware cloth” to protect bulbs, but I’m not sure if that’s safe to also place near herbs which we eat…? Thank you!

By: Macarena Pinto Piessevaux

Macarena Pinto Piessevaux — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:35:42 +0000

Hellow Erin, I want to know,
You pinching your Dahlias ands flowers you show on de mini course video, just ones?
When the seeds of Dahlias are prouted you put them under the lights or yoy put inside the green house?
You plantas the flower inside the green house for the cold and this way you prevén pollinated to preserve the Dahlias and otber flowers variety?
I have compost lamb, its very good for vegetales grow and plantas and flowers, last year I put to the soil of Dahlias, thes yeta mi patch will be more big, do you think that compost lamb is a good fertilizer for a soil? For Dahlias?
Im so appreciate If your help me with this, for a ssuccesfuly. Regreats.

By: Kathy Groff

Kathy Groff — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 14:05:58 +0000

Hi Erin. Loving my new AYear in Flowers. I’m wondering how you deal with marauding deer as they devour everything in sight. I’m sure a hoop house would help, but not everything can be grown in a hoop house.
I would love to start growing, but this is a huge problem for me. The deer just finished off my fall planted cabbage and broccoli plants; plants they left alone in the spring.

By: Kate and Jon Lockwood

Kate and Jon Lockwood — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:45:25 +0000

Hello Erin and Team Floret,

We’re looking into making these low tunnel hoops. I’ve noticed yours are a bit different than others I’ve seen. The ones at Johnny’s Seeds are more of a complete semi-circle, making them a little wider and shorter than I want. Yours seem rounded at the top and have straighter, less curved sides, making your hoops taller. Can you explain how you did this? What dimensions of conduit and what sized bender you used?

Thank you,
Kate and Jon
Dancing Beetle Flower Farm

By: raised bed tunnels: get growing earlier – DON'T SAY DIRT

raised bed tunnels: get growing earlier – DON'T SAY DIRT — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 22:14:23 +0000

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By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:32:40 +0000

Hi, Erin. I am not a flower farmer– yet but would like to be and want to learn how to grow flowers with low tunnels. I currently live in a neighborhood that has limitations on what you can build in your yard. I was wondering how tall the low tunnels have to be to grow ranunculus? I may be able to make the tunnels as inconspicuous as possible depending on how tall they need to be for flower growth.
Thanks for you help and hard work putting your website and blog together. It is a work of beautiful art.

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 01:01:19 +0000

when planting dahlias in pots before we put them in the ground, should any part of the tubers be above the soil line? one of your instagram photos made me think this. any reply would be so helpful! thank you!

By: Andrea Razul

Andrea Razul — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 08:58:59 +0000

Erin,

As always thank you for your honest advice which draws endless inspiration. I am an engineer in agriculture with Master in Landscape Ecology Management & Design. We have a small cafe-restaurant in a park in Canterbury where we sometimes sell flowers. I’ve done flowers on few occasions, always letting myself inspire from your blog (words & photos) and my dream is one day to go back to our little holding in Uruguay to become a flower farmer as you are. In the meantime I keep that dream alive with your work which I followed for 3 years or so and celebrate your success! All the best and hope you can continue to give so much even if when achieving recognition from what you do. (Please apologise if my English is imperfect as I am native Spanish speaker!)

Andrea

By: Kel

Kel — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:59:27 +0000

Thanks for sharing, great timing as I’m currently looking at crop extension methods. Thanks so much!