Pictured here is that rare, perfect dahlia leaf. Often leaves have mosaic spots, which can indicate virus. Read our new fact sheet that discusses the symptoms, disease cycle, and management of dahlia mosaic virus (DMV) here!
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“Overwintering Improves Ranunculus Cut Flower Production in the US Intermountain West” is OUT! The bottom line - fall-planting ranunculus is the way to go, hands down. High tunnels optimized yield, but fall-planting a field with insulation also helped target production during early-season temperatures. This article is open-access (free), so be sure to check it out here!
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Cut flowers redefine profit potentials for small farms, and high-tunnel anemone earn their real estate if proper management for the Mountain West. Read our new economics fact sheet that outlines input costs, yield expectations, and the bottom line.
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Farmers in Utah and surrounding communities: please take our survey on how you grow delphinium and larkspur!
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Lisianthus is known for its rose-like blooms and is a popular specialty cut flower in Utah. Check out our new fact sheet on growing lisianthus in high tunnels and the field.
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Cut flowers redefine profit potentials for small farms, and high-tunnel ranunculus are our highest-value cut flowers yet! Read our new economics fact sheet that outlines input costs, yield expectations, and the bottom line.
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It’s safe to say that Utah flower farms are taking over the state! As of August 2022, we know of 135 flower farms.
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Now is a great time to add cover crops to improve your soil. Check out this USU fact sheet to get started!
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Root rot is the main cause of sick and dying tomatoes this year. Stunting, yellowing, purple veins, and plant death are all symptoms. Make sure not to compost plants once they are removed and to rotate tomatoes/peppers/potatoes/eggplants next year to new locations. Read the USU’s IPM release for more info.
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It was so nice to visit with Punk Rock Farmer on KRCL on August 5 to talk about our first annual Utah Flower Day at Wheeler Historic Farm on 8/12/22! Heather Griffiths, the President of UCFFA and owner of Wasatch Blooms; Taylor Brown, owner of Together We Bloom, and I had a great time sharing a bit about the growth of local cuts and farms in Utah. Check it out if you missed it!
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We met with Western SARE and cut flower farmers to discuss the Farmer/Rancher Research and Education Grant on Zoom on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Here is the recording! The purpose was to get to know each other, learn about available funding, ASK QUESTIONS, and just feel more familiar with this amazing opportunity.
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Our DIY high tunnels are lower cost, rugged, and entirely adaptable. We’ve designed them to stand up to wind, bounce back from huge snow storms, and transition between heating and cooling structures. We now have a COST CALCULATOR to account for changes to size, end walls, and those increasing material costs to go along with our tried-and true, free DESIGN PLANS.
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The conference is 100% virtual this year, and FREE! Registration is required at diverseag.org
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Here ye, here ye, 3 new fact sheets fresh off the press! We’ve just published enterprise budgets for peonies grown in high tunnel and field production systems, and released a beginner’s guide to keeping rabbits as pets!
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On January 28, I am joining the Utah Cut Flower Farm Association (UCFFA) for a Facebook Live event to discuss the kind of data that are worth keeping track of - and some shortcuts to do so quickly.
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