Cut Flowers to Fall Plant for Early Spring Blooms with Farmer Bailey

Harvest spring blooms earlier by fall-planting plugs of Campanula, Delphinium, Digitalis (aka foxglove), Snapdragons, Stock, Trachelium, Feverfew, Yarrow, Ammi, Godetia, Bupleurum, Rudbeckia, Strawflower and many more.
Farmer Bailey Hale teaches how to grow the most popular fall-planted cut flower crops in this one-hour talk. Please note, this talk is focused on fall planting plugs, not direct sowing seeds. Learn more about how plugs can improve your stem quality and quantity as well as save valuable space and time at farmerbailey.c....
Planting certain cut flower crops in the cool and short days of the year tells the plant to put its energy into developing leaves, and more importantly, a strong root system, rather than flowering. Establishing in the autumn allows the plant to leap into action once spring arrives, delivering an earlier harvest of cut flowers. Many annuals, biennials, and perennials benefit from fall planting.
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere with Farmer Bailey is an educational video series for flower farmers that broadcasts Live on Instagram every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Noon ET / 9am PT / 5pm GMT. Watch the entire series on our KZbin Channel and let us know what other topics you'd like Bailey and expert guests to dig in to!

[@cbak1819]

Google calendar also has week numbers. I like that one better.

[@cbak1819]

🤔Q? LAST FROST DATE MAY 4,WHEN WOULD YOU START AND PLANT OUT campanula? In Spring?? I sowed in 3x3 rose pots canturberry bells cup snd saucer spring mix, of 22. They grew to about 3 inched.. nothing much more😢I had no place to put them so I took it out side put it in a tray in a part shaded area, 😆I watered occasionally. I finally planted it in a galvanized tub in my front garden bed along house steps, which gets sun in the afternoon, in Aug. It grew some.. 😊 over winter the deer chompt it down and we had a snow storm.. piles of snow from shoveling.. in the Spring it started growing😮I staked and fertilized it. That plant was 3-4 ft tall, gorgeous! They bloomed for 6 weeks until rain and cutting for bouquets took it tole. I had three under a tree that only got a foot tall and one in another bed along house.. that one was rangy but grew 24 ish inched. I'm sowing them for early spring for a cutting garden.

[@raisingsunshine351]

There is come great information in here! Thank you

[@farmerbaileyplugs]

You're so welcome. Thanks so much for checking it out!

[@sheelaghomalley5459]

I presume you are talking about Fahrenheit rather than Celsius? Love you wine o'clock chats. Watching from Ireland so would love to know if you are talking Celsius or Fahrenheit

[@farmerbaileyplugs]

Hi there, thanks for watching! Yes, Bailey is using Fahrenheit when speaking about temperatures. ~Felicia

[@cbak1819]

Q? When a culture sheet lists start seeds 12-14 weeks before planting date is that planting date generally 4 weeks BLF? How is it determined? Thanks Soo Much 🎉

[@cbak1819]

I thought I read snaps 1 are more cold hardy than 2 or 3?

[@firehorsewoman414]

Omg I don’t drink (ok only at family weddings to get through the drama), but Thomas is making me want to drink LOL. Does he have his own channel for all of these wonderful concoction he makes? Ok on to watch your video . . . Thank you for all of the detailed information.

[@sislertx]

I dont drink at all but a drink with cherries .omg yummy..one with out the alcohol sounds so good cool and refreshing...

[@farmerbaileyplugs]

Noted! The world needs more Thomas TV!

[@TheAndreawixson]

Thanks for all the info! I’m curious, do you sell seed or are you just talking about buying seed to start your plugs? 🌱🌸💗

[@farmerbaileyplugs]

Hello! We do not sell seed, Bailey is referring to seed and cutting purchases by our grower, Gro 'n Sell, to start the plugs. Thanks for tuning in!