Listen in as cut flowers expert Dave Dowling helps you increase your cut flower production as well as your income! Filmed during the 2022 Ball Seed Customer Days event in West Chicago, Illinois (July 29).
Ball Seed has everything you need for a successful cut flower growing season!
.::. Download Successful Succession Planting Guide .::. https://www.ballseed.com/PdfAssets/pdfpage.aspx?pdfid=3318
.::. Visit the Ball Seed Cut Flowers Website .::.
https://www.ballseed.com/cutflowers/
.::. Talk to our Experts at Ball ColorLink .::.
https://www.ballseed.com/BallColorLink/
Jump ahead .. Top tips for increasing cut flower production & income:
1) Extend the season https://youtu.be/fdR0p9h1qSI?t=47
2) Add new crops https://youtu.be/fdR0p9h1qSI?t=578
3) Plant more, and plant more often https://youtu.be/fdR0p9h1qSI?t=806
4) Add new customers https://youtu.be/fdR0p9h1qSI?t=955
5) Hire help https://youtu.be/fdR0p9h1qSI?t=1545
6) Q & A with Dave https://youtu.be/fdR0p9h1qSI?t=1895
~ MORE CUT FLOWER RESOURCES ~
Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) https://www.ascfg.org
The Gardeners Workshop https://www.TheGardenersWorkshop.com
Growing for Market magazine https://www.growingformarket.com
Bloom Beat e-Newsletter https://www.growertalks.com/newsletters
~ BOOKS TO READ ~
“Flower Farmer” by Lynn Byczynski
“The Hoophouse Handbook” by Growing for Market magazine
“Specialty Cut Flowers” by Dr. Allan Armitage
“Woody Cut Stems” by Lane Greer and John Dole
“Post Harvest Handling and Care of Cut Flowers and Greens” by ASCFG